Electrical & Computer Engineering Department

Electrical and computer engineers are at the heart of the smart world’s rapid evolution. These engineers create, build, deploy, and maintain systems that we utilize in our daily lives. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Makerere University strives to produce engineering graduates who will be leaders in research, innovation, and industry.
The department also offers service courses in Mathematics and engineering to the medical students pursuing Biomedical Engineering.. At the postgraduate level, ECE provides one research Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and three coursework-based Master’s degrees. The Master of Science programs available are MSc in Power Systems Engineering, MSc in Telecommunications Engineering, and MSc in Renewable Energy Engineering. A new MSc in Computer and Communications Engineering has been established to allow students to specialize in either computer or communications engineering.
ECE has highly qualified faculty members who are eager to advise students and assist them in exploring the various areas of ECE’s engineering programs. Students are not only challenged when they are asked questions, but they are also taught to ask questions of their own and to explore alternative answers. Students are encouraged to participate in the following research areas; Power Systems and Renewable Energy, Embedded Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Communications and Networks, and Biomedical Instrumentation.