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...Read More

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...Read More

President Museveni on February 16, 2016 formally launched the Kayoola EV, with a promise to increase funding for Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC). The president, siad the vehicle, which runs on solar power, was the future of the motor industry in Uganda. “Solar energy is the way of the future – the only challenge is to...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 Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and Fine Art, together with History in Progress Uganda on 14th May 2015 opened a unique Photography exhibition and launched two books, Ebishushani 2 and Ebishushani 3, showcasing work from two Ugandan photographers: Musa Katuramu and Elly Rwakoma. Musa Katuramu, 1913-1986, was a carpenter, a constructor of houses and...Read More

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

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 College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology on July 20th – 23rd successfully hosted the 9th Annual Regional Collaboration Conference which brings together researchers from Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique and Sweden. The conference which was officially opened by the Minister of Education and Sports, Hon. Jessica Alupo, brought together over 100 delegates in the fields...Read More

represented the Minister of Works and Transport, Hon. Abraham Byandala, CEDAT celebrated the successful use of the bicycles at Makerere. The bicycle project is a result of collaboration between UN-Habitat and the Dutch Cycling Embassy as well as UST-Network. The project was introduced to CEDAT in February 2014, as a way of encouraging students and...Read More