Total PLC Uganda has launched a challenge named “Startupper of the year by Total.” Initiated simultaneously by the Total Group in 34 countries in Africa, the competition aims to identify, reward and provide support to the best business creation and business development projects under two years of existence in Uganda. The winning projects will be granted the “Startupper of...Read More

The University on Thursday 29th October 2015 officially admitted all first year students in a ceremony presided over by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. John Ddumba –Ssentamu. The colourful ceremony, which started at 2pm, saw academic and administrative staff join the process and witness the swearing-in of the new students. The students swore allegiance to Makerere...Read More

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in partnership with Ericsson Uganda recently conducted the first ever Annual Ericsson challenge.  The Final round of this inaugural event was held on 28th August 2015 at Ericsson Uganda offices Plot 24B, Akii-Bua Road Nakasero. This was preceded by the first round of presentations before a select panel...Read More

The College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) will on 23rd and 24th October 2015 host the 5th Annual CEDAT Open Day and Fashion Show, under the theme “Enhancing Employment Opportunities for Today’s Youth through Technological Innovations”. You are invited to explore the creative and innovative projects done students in collaboration with their tutors....Read More

Collaborations, Cross and Multi-Disciplinary Research in Science and Technology and Capacity Building to advance Geomatics Research. The five-day Advances in Geomatics Research Conference called for forging Collaborations, Cross and Multi-disciplinary research in science and technology and Capacity building. The Conference under the theme “Celebrating 25 years of Geomatics Education: Building for the Future” brought together...Read More

The iLabs@MAK Project will be hosting the 3rd annual Science and Technology Innovations Challenge this year. This event will bring together schools from around the country in a competition where secondary school students present their different Robotics innovations. These Secondary School Students schools will each present robotic application projects under the theme “Agricultural Transformation, The Role...Read More

The innovation of bark cloth paper and its use in art work, coupled together with different research and experiments with alternative, organic materials for canvas such as grass, sisal, sugar cane husks and maize covers. This was the innovative art work showcased at the Art and Community Exhibition, by artist, Mathias Tusiime. Art and the...Read More

The four-dayKampala International Design Conference 2015 has called for more research and solutions to design sources, processes and systems. The Conference convened under the theme “Design Unlimited, to explore how indigenous design processes and systems can interfere in ever increasing demands of globalisation” brought together scholars from different parts of the world to share their...Read More

making sculptures from construction materials such as bricks and wood. This form of art has come to characterize the works of Dr Lilian Nabulime and Prof Andrew Burton from the University of New Castle. The exhibition, which opened on July 16, 2015 explored the use of local materials such as brooms, wood and brushes as...Read More

The January-June 2015 Newsletter is here. Download a copy and read about all the activities that took place in CEDAT during the 1st half of 2015. Ranging from staffing changes, New research findings, Graduation, workshops, exhibitions and much more. Jan-june 2015 newsletterDownloadRead More