Education

Six students of Excel Vocational Training Institute in Kalule, Luwero district have been transferred to Bombo Military hospital after suffocating while trying to retrieve their belongings from the dormitory during a Tuesday afternoon fire outbreak. The fire started while the students were attending lessons. Upon discovering the flames, an alarm was raised, and students hurried to save their belongings. The authorities promptly responded to the incident, with the police arriving at the institute to battle the fire. Fortunately, no deaths were reported. Acting Savannah Regional police spokesperson, Sam Twiineamazima, named five out of the six students who suffocated as Kakabigwa Patrick, Kavuma Ibra, Ayubu Back, Bukenya Richard, and Sentamu Sulaiman. Initially, the students were rushed to St...

Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has blamed the current expired courses crisis on misuse of strong words and directed National Council for Higher Education to declassify ‘expired’ courses as “under review”. While presiding over plenary on Wednesday, 24 May 2023, the Deputy Speaker also challenged the Ministry of Education and Sports on its programme accreditation and review policy. "Sometimes we love using string words without knowing the impact they can have. Why use the word expired? Hon. Muyingo you need to write to the National Council for Higher Education so that these programs are marked as programs under review." The Deputy Speaker ordered— noting that the word expired is being used unnecessarily. "When you say a bachelor's degree's curriculum is reviewed every after five years, when y...

Primary and secondary schools across the country have started the process of registratiing of candidates slated to sit the 2023 end of cycle Uganda National Examinations Board (Uneb). According to Uneb, the registration of candidates slated to sit Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE), Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) started on April 1. The spokesperson of Uneb, Ms Jenipher Kalule toldthis reporters that the registration is slated to run for two months, ending May 31. According to her, the registration fees have been maintained at Shs34, 000 for PLE, Shs164, 000 for UCE and Shs186, 000 for UACE for privately sponsored learners. “The government, as the policy has been, will pay for all candidates funded under Universal Primary Education...

The National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) has announced that the number of subjects offered by students at A-Level will be reduced in the proposed curriculum under review. The revision of the A-Level curriculum began earlier this year to benefit the students currently undertaking the new lower secondary school curriculum. According to Dr. Richard Irumba, the Deputy Director of Research, Consultancy, and Library Services at NCDC, this change means that students will only study two principal subjects, which will be considered by higher tertiary institutions when admitting students into courses of their choice. This move has been welcomed by education experts, who believe that it will reduce the workload and make students more focused on key areas. However, career guidance will be ess...

Makerere University says it has taken a strategic decision to spend sh30b on supporting PhD students to aid them to do research and write theses that address national transformation. Makerere University Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, said that the university aims at conducting research that can address societal challenges. He was addressing academia, politicians, students and religious leaders during the Makerere University Symposium on National Transformation at the Department of Food Science and Technology. “I believe that this is a matter of priority for our country to address the urgent need for us to come up with solutions for our national transformation,” he said. "As impactful as this is going to be, our ultimate wish is to see a scholarship or loan scheme dedicated to gr...