Education – Page 2

Apr292024 by Abel kawereNo Comments

The Prime Minister,Rt Hon Robinah Nabbanja Launches theHuawei DigiTruck project in Kakumiro District,

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Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja launched the Huawei DigiTruck Project in her home district of Kakumiro yesterday Sunday, 28 th April, 2024 at colorful event attended in large numbers by students, youth, parents and various district officials. The launch was held at the Kakumiro District Headquarter grounds. At the launch the Prime Minister urged the people of Kakumiro to embrace such initiatives from the Uganda government with key partners like Huawei Technologies Uganda. She thanked the management of Huawei Uganda for bringing such initiatives to the people of Kakumiro and Uganda at large. “ICT is the way to go. The whole world is moving digital and Kakumiro can not be left behind. Uganda is also equally moving forward.” said the Prime Minister. She went on to encourage the learners who have be...

Apr82024 by Abel kawereNo Comments

MTN Uganda Unveils New WakaNet Offers: Empowering

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MTN Uganda, the country's leading telecommunications provider, announces the launch of its latest internet offerings under the WakaNet Home Internet. With a focus on delivering high-speed internet access to cater to the diverse needs of Ugandans, these new packages represent MTN's commitment to advancing connectivity and driving progress across various sectors. The latest offers bring great value to customers with the WakaNet Router offer, priced at Ugx 130,000, includes a free router and provides users with high-speed internet at 10Mbps for 30 days. Similarly, the WakaNet Fiber offer, also available from as low as Ugx 130,000, ensures reliable connectivity with internet speeds of 10Mbps for 30 days. For those with heavier internet usage demands, MTN introduces the new Prestige Fiber p...

Apr82024 by Abel kawereNo Comments

MTN Uganda launches computer lab for Gulu High School

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MTN Uganda, in a strategic collaboration with Sense International Uganda, a non-governmental organization, has officially launched an assistive technology computer lab at Gulu High School. This groundbreaking initiative is set to benefit over 700 learners including 45 with visual impairment by providing them with digitised learning materials and specialised technological tools. The project is a key component of the Digital Access for Inclusion initiative spearheaded by the MTN Foundation, the philanthropic arm of MTN Uganda, aimed at fostering educational, employment, and entrepreneurial opportunities for the youth of Uganda. This support follows the successful launch of similar projects at Salaama School for the Blind in Mukono District, Ngora School for the Deaf in Ngora District, Masaka...

Feb262024 by Abel kawereNo Comments

MTN Foundation champions diversity, equity, and inclusion with the graduation of 156 youths from empowerment programs

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MTN Uganda’s corporate social responsibility arm, MTN Foundation, has today facilitated the graduation of 156 youths from its prestigious Computer Applications User Occupation and vocational and business skills programs as it continues with its journey to enhance diversity, equity and inclusiveness in the communities. 123 youths, predominantly women, successfully earned the Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT) certificates in Computer Applications User Occupation, while another 33 earned the Uganda Business and Technical Examinations certificates in the vocational and business skills. The second cohort of learners in the Computer Applications User Occupation program underwent an intensive one-month training, mastering key software tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Eq...

Feb232024 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Ayra Starr- I started university at 14

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Nigerian singer Ayra Starr has revealed that she got admitted to the university at the age According to her, she had bagged her degree early because her mother said she must graduate before pursuing her music career and she wanted to be a teenage pop star. She disclosed this in a recent interview with American media giant Billboard News. Starr recounted: “I got into the university at 14. I feel like my mum has been using music to blackmail me since I was a child. She was like, ‘If you want to do music, you have to do this.’ When she suggested we relocate to Lagos from Benin Republic, I declined initially, but she convinced me that Lagos is the land of music. “She insisted that if I want to do music, I would have to finish school first. Usually, a lot of people in Nigeria finish secondary s...

Feb222024 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Global Bishops welcomed by UCU

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Uganda Christian University (UCU) hosted a delegation of 60 bishops from the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Bishops. The bishops, on a visit to the UCU Main Campus in Mukono, engaged with university management, led by Vice Chancellor Prof. Aaron Mushengyezi. The goal of their visit was to learn about the university’s rich academic legacy. The group met with university officials, led by vice-chancellor Prof. Aaron Mushengyezi. The bishops expressed their appreciation with recent campus enhancements such as newly paved and rebuilt pathways, refurbished infrastructure, and newly created buildings. Many of the visiting bishops, who are UCU alumni, reminisced about their academic path as they wandered over the campus, admiring the rich flora and pristine atmosphere. The conference provided...

Feb12024 by Abel kawereNo Comments

19% surge in exam performance for 2023.

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The Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB) has reported a significant 19% improvement in overall performance in the November/December 2023 examinations compared to the same period in 2022. This announcement was made by UBTEB’s Executive Secretary, Onesmus Oyesigye, during the release of the November/December 2023 results. Out of the 4344 candidates who took the examinations, an impressive 4059 candidates successfully demonstrated proficiency in their respective trades. Breaking down the results by gender, 89.5% of the 832 female candidates acquired all competencies, while 94.4% of the 3512 male candidates achieved the same feat. Oyesigye acknowledged the low enrollment of females in Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) programs but commended the high performance...

Nov172023 by Abel kawereNo Comments

How a S6 candidate died in a pit-latrine.

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Police in Sheema district are investigating circumstances under which a pit-latrine collapsed on a Senior Six Candidate at Kitagata Secondary School a few hours to his Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) exams. The deceased was identified as Caption Rwamamanzi, 23, a Senior Six student with a subject combination of Physics, Economics, Mathematics, and Information Computer Technology (ICT) at Kitagata SSS in Kitagata Town Council, Sheema District. The deceased went missing on Sunday, November 12, as Senior Six Candidates prepared for the National examinations on Monday. The following morning of November 13, the school management reported a case of disappearance and the search began. “The school management tried checking in all the school buildings to see if he could be hiding in...

Nov132023 by Abel kawereNo Comments

UPE school on sale over Shs65m debt.

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There is panic among parents and leaders after Wobulenzi Public Primary School in Luwero district was put on sale over failure to repay a loan. In 2019, Richard Mukasa former headteacher with the approval of the office of Luwero Chief Administrative Officer acquired a loan of 100 million Shillings from Equity Bank, Luwero branch. Mukasa mortgaged the land title of the government school to acquire the loan to buy a plot and construct staff houses. The school has 2, 300 pupils under Universal Primary Education and it has the biggest population of learners in the district. Since then the loan repayment period has elapsed and the school administration failed to clear 65 million shillings of the debt. As a result, Equity Bank this week put an announcement on the school gate that the school is n...

Nov82023 by Abel kawereNo Comments

PLE exams kick off today.

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The Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) have kicked off this morning across the country with 749,347 candidates slated to participate in this year’s PLE. The examination schedule for PLE candidates has begun with mathematics this morning and will shift to social studies in the afternoon. Tomorrow, candidates will sit for their English and science papers. The examinations will take place in 14,442 centers, encompassing both government Universal Primary Education (UPE) schools and non-UPE schools. In an effort to guarantee the smooth conduct of the examinations, an extensive workforce of 11,758 scouts, 10,664 chief invigilators, and 30,059 invigilators has been deployed across the country to supervise and manage the examination process. A total of 2,580 candidates with Special Needs Education...