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In 2013, the MasterCard Foundation partnered with Makerere University to offer 1,000 scholarships to disadvantaged youth from the African continent through a programme that run between 2013 and 2023, where students are provided with all the necessary requirements, such as tuition, laptops and complementary payments like allowances, insurance, free counselling programmes and travel to other […]
Corporate Bonds “The demand for universities to borrow over a long term is exactly matched by the desire for investors to find places to put long-dated sterling debt.” – Sarah Seed, The Guardian (2014) A corporate is issued by a corporation in a bid to raise financing for a variety of reasons. In the case […]
Word on the street is that Makerere university‘s woes have supernatural origins. Apparently in 1920 one Buganda chief whose land was grabbed so room could be made for Makerere University cursed the day Makerere University was born and lamented that Makerere will never be peaceful. And so it began, on the very day Makerere opened […]
It’s less than a fortnight since the Governing Council of Makerere University declared the University closed until further notice, as a result of industrial action by the lecturers. Industrial action and demonstrations are a perennial fixture at Uganda’s oldest university and mostly result into prolonged semesters and shortened vacations. With the latest break students can […]
The Uganda Cranes secured victory over Botswana in a football contest for the 2017 African Cup of Nations Qualification. Victory in Gaborone brought Uganda a step closer to qualification for the premier football competition in Africa, for the first time in 39 years. Both nations have not had much luck at the tournament, with Uganda’s best […]
Earlier this week, a study published in Nature, the International Weekly Journal of Science, uncovered a collection of genes that influence how long people spend in education. In the study, conducted by more than 250 scientists, 74 genetic variants were found which are believed to shape the number of years people spend at school and […]
Makerere University is amongst the top five universities in Africa, according to The Times Higher Education World University Rankings. As the only institution in the top 5 that is located outside South Africa, Makerere is the highest ranking university in Sub-Saharan Africa. The news is welcome positive PR for the university following the much publicized […]
Early this week, it was reported that Makerere University is facing a huge debt of UGX 21 billion, and followed up with pleas to have the government take over the huge wage bill. The University has repeatedly faced financial uncertainty, amidst academic staff opting for industrial action to enforce wedge increaments. On the other hand, […]