The curtains came down on the fourth and final session of the 69th Graduation Ceremony of Makerere University held on Friday, 18th January 2019, after the Chancellor, Prof. Ezra Suruma conferred degrees and awarded diplomas to graduands from the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT), the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) and the...Read More

The teaching timetables for Semester II 2018/2019 are as below. Please check for your respective program and download accordingly. No.DescriptionAttachment1.       Bachelor of Industrial and Fine ArtDOC2.       Department of Construction Economics and Management TimetablePDF3.       Department of Civil & Environmental EngineeringPDF4.       Department of Mechanical EngineeringDOCX5.       Department of Electrical & Computer EngineeringDOCX6.       Master of Art in Fine ArtsDOC7.     ...Read More

Students of CEDAT have partnered with their counterparts of Alto University in Finland to recycle plastics. The students who include artists, construction managers, surveyors and engineers have worked together on this project under the Problem Based Mode of learning. PBL gives students an opportunity to interact with the community in identifying a problem and also...Read More

Over 30 students of mechanical engineering, on Friday May 27, 2016 received certificates after undergoing an 8-weeks training in lubrication. The training was conducted by Mogas Uganda as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility. The certificates were handed over to the students by the Managing Director of Mogas Uganda, Mr Mubiru Joseph Jabs. In his...Read More

Four final-year students of Civil Engineering took part in a student’s challenge dubbed the Trail, by Vinci Construction and emerged the winners in East Africa, Anglo Speaking Africa and Africa as a whole. The Trail Challenge by VINCI Construction tasked its participants to imagine how companies working in the construction sector should make use of...Read More

The Africa Center of Excellence in Materials, Product Development and Nanotechnology (MAPRONANO ACE) supported by the World Bank and hosted by the College of Engineering Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) at Makerere University, Kampala Uganda is announcing Master’s and PhD scholarships for academic year 2018/2019. The scholarship program is meant to support research costs for...Read More

Student teams from the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology, Makerere University and Aalto University (Finland), have been working together under the umbrella of the Problem Based Learning East Africa Initiative to find ways to turn plastic waste into valuable products. One of the concepts they developed was showcased in an event called Up-Plastic...Read More

Today’s world is faced with a number of challenges, including significant growth in the global urban population and increasing transportation requirements in a context of new climate and environmental issues. Buildings and infrastructure alone account for 40% of energy consumed and greenhouse gas emissions produced worldwide. And this means that they are at the heart...Read More

Makerere University, together with the University of Dar-es-Salaam, University of Nairobi and Aalto University in Finland, recently teamed up on a project on “Strengthening Problem- Based Education in East African Universities 2017-2020”, funded by the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Problem-Based Education/ Problem- Based Learning (PBL) is a particularly powerful multidisciplinary approach to seeking and...Read More

The Principal, College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT), Prof. Henry Alinaitwe has advised fresher’s to shun actions that will hinder them from successfully  pursuing their academics at Makerere University. Speaking to over 200 students during the freshers orientation meeting on 14th August 2017, Prof. Alinaitwe cautioned students on excessive drinking of alcohol and...Read More