The World Bank is about to call for proposals on developing African Centres of Excellence (ACEs). The Support totalling USD 150 m is directed towards funding ACEs with emphasis on the following; STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics): Energy, Value addition, Infrastructure, Urban Design and Construction, ICT, Product Design and manufacturing, Disaster analysis and Management, Water...Read More

Makerere University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UNICEF to collaborate in the area of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) at an event held on 9th May 2014. The event also involved a launch of a three year project code-named Unicef-Academia-Private Sector Partnership (UNAPP) WASH Innovations Project, at the College of Engineering, Design, Art...Read More

Students and researchers from Makerere, Aalto and Helsinki Universities are developing innovations jointly with school children to address Water, sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) challenges in select schools in the Acholi sub-region of Northern Uganda, under the UniWASH project. The project involves researcher from CEDAT who include; Dr Venny Nakazibwe, Dr. Michael Lubwama, Dr Richard Kabiito,...Read More

The College on Wednesday April 28th 2015 hosted a delegation from University of Gezira – Sudan as part of an implementation process for the Mou the university signed with Makerere University. The two universities signed a Memorandum of Understanding in July 2014 to foster cooperation in the fields of research and higher education. The Sudanese delegation was...Read More

Mr Abubaker Waswa Matovu , an assistant lecturer in the Department of Electrical and computer Engineering, won  “The Best Paper Award” during a conference held on 25-26 April, 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. His paper “Design and Implementation of a GSM based Fuel Leakage Monitoring System on Trucks in Transit” was chosen best during the 3rd International...Read More

The Vice Chancellor Makerere University Prof. John Ddumba- Ssentamu has recognised A/Prof. Henry Alinaitwe and A/Prof. Mackay Okure for their contribution to the growth and sustainability of the Makerere– Sida Collaborative Research Program. This was during the Makerere – Sida International Research and Innovations Dissemination Conference that took place from 20th -21stApril,  2015 at Hotel Africana,...Read More

“Ziliwa ziliwa? Zibuze, ziliwa?” (Where are they? Where are they? I can’t find them, where are they?) renown Ugandan Artist, fashion designer and poet Xenson (Samson Ssenkaaba) shouted, as he looked through the sack of old shoes that he’d just torn open. Donned in a dirty, old overall coat and a hat, one could tell...Read More

CEDAT community on Thursday April 2, 2015 witnessed the swearing in of new student leaders for the year 2015/2016.    The Principal, Dr Henry Alinaitwe, thanked all staff and students of the commitment shown towards ensuring a good academic and social environment at CEDAT. He congratulated the new and old leaders upon the smooth transition of...Read More

The College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology on Wednesday January 21, 2015 witnessed 674 students graduate. Five of these graduated with PhDs, 17 masters, seven post graduate diplomas and 645 graduate degrees. Speaking at the ceremony, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. John Ddumba-Ssentamu applauded the college for its continued leadership in research and innovation in...Read More

The Coordinators of the Master of Science Degree in Technology Innovation and Industrial Development held a dissemination workshop on the 16th and 17th of December 2014.  The workshop aimed at evaluating the progress of the Masters’ degree from its inception in 2011 to date. The workshop was attended by delegates from the industrial sector, from...Read More