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CEDAT Energy Saving Round Table

The Makerere University Estates and Works Department in conjunction with the Planning and Development Department have carried out an Energy audit across the university. The reason for this audit was to find lasting solutions to the high monthly electricity bill generated by the University. It also sought to curtail energy wastage and improve efficiency of energy use in the...

Kabbo ka Muwala exhibition opens at Makerere

The exhibition “Kabbo ka Muwala”, conceived as an itinerant project taking place in Zimbabwe, Uganda and Germany, artistically explored perspectives on the multitude of migration processes in and from Southern and Eastern Africa primarily through the eyes of artists from these regions. A wide range of media, including photo works, videos, mixed media, and installations...

Makerere to host first regional Renewable Energy Centre

Mr. Philipe Scholtes and Prof. Henry Alinaitwe exchange copies of signed MoU Makerere University’s College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT), is privileged to host the first ever Centre of excellence for  East African Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (EACREEE). Launched by the Minister (designate) of Energy and Mineral Development Hon. Eng....

2017 Fulbright Research Awards for African Scholars

Research in the United States The U.S. Mission is now accepting applications for the 2017 Fulbright African Research Scholar Program. This award funds African university lecturers & professors to conduct post-doctoral research or undertake a planned program of reading and research during the 2017-2018 academic year at a U.S. academic or research institution. Programs involving...

Makerere signs MoU with Korean University, internship opportunities available

Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) on May 30, 2016 signed a memorandum of understanting with Makerere Univesity in which the two universities agreed collaborate in the areas of research, staff and student exchange as well as proposal writing. The Korean delegation met with the management of CEDAT after the signing of the MoU....

CEDAT TO GET Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

CEDAT was recently designated, by the East African Community, as the East African Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. The  centres’ main objective will be to contribute towards increased access to modern, affordable and reliable energy services, energy security and mitigation of negative externalities of energy systems (such as pollution) by creating...
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