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For the first time in the history of the Microsoft Imagine Cup, two teams from Africa won prizes at the worldwide finals.Team Code8 from Makerere University that represented East Africa in the just concluded 11th annual Microsoft Imagine Cup competitions in Russia received the Women’s  Empowerment Award presented in partnership with UN Women.While Team Masked Ninjas from...Read More

he Renewable Energy Incubator at Makerere University is a partner to Fredskorpset (FK) Norway, a Norwegian Government body supporting professional exchange between institutions in Norway and Africa, Asia and Latin America. The south-south exchange programme involves 3 partners (Husk Power Systems, India, Renewable Energy Incubator, MUK and Space Engineering Limited, Tanzania). The exchange period is 13...Read More

Makerere University has teamed up with National Instruments (NI) (www.ni.com), to bring you the 2014 Planet NI competition. The goal of the competition is to nurture innovation and entrepreneurship among future and recent engineering graduates in Africa through support towards market-ready projects that support the sustainable development of their local community. Through the Planet NI program,...Read More

The Executive Director of Uganda Investment Authority, Eng Dr Frank Ssebowa, has, on behalf of the Government , handed over 100 acres of land to Makerere University’s Centre For Research in Transportation Technologies (CRTT). The land, in the Jinja Industrial park, is located in Kagogwa village.  CRTT will build a production plant for the Kiira Electric...Read More

As part of the Sida Annual Planning Meeting, the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology successfully hosted the 4th Annual Science Day. The conference and exhibition was characterised by dissemination of research in various areas such and Infrastructure and Land management, Architecture, Urbanism and Planning; Water Resources and Environmental Engineering; Engineering Materials and Applications; Renewable...Read More