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or 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...Read More

A senior official of Tullow Oil visited the Office of the Principal and discussed opportunity for collaboration in developing courses in occupational health and safety, either as part of the current programmes offered at CEDAT or as short refresher courses. Tullow also offered to sponsor CEDAT staff to take courses in this important area. They also...Read More

The University of the Witwatersrand, in South Africa, has set up a residency programme for primarily young and emerging (attained a PhD in the last 5 years) African academics working in universities on the continent (outside South Africa) or who have recently completed a PhD and have recently been appointed to an academic position in an...Read More

The Centre for Research in Transportation Technologies (CRTT) represented Makerere University at the 8th Higher Education, Science and Technology Exhibition in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The group exhibited a model of the KAYOOLA BUS. The Kayoola will be the first Ugandan-made Electric bus. It is the first clean-technology interception of public space mobility, using Lithium ion...Read More

As a precursor to the ICT4Ag conference, Plug and Play Day offers participants a valuable and very practical insight into the latest technological developments in the field of ICT for agriculture. This is a true hands-on experience with demonstrations and in-depth sessions by prestigious application providers and experienced practitioners. Test drive the latest m-apps, Web2.0 and...Read More