Education

In the article titled “Why is Makerere drifting on academic freedom?”, we delve into the perplexing issue surrounding Makerere University’s struggle to uphold academic freedom. It is crucial to comprehend the fundamental disparities between universities and primary/secondary schools, as they possess distinct ethos, standards, principles, and practices. At the heart of the matter lies the understanding that Makerere University holds ...

The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB), has provided an update about the release of the 2023 the UACE results. It should be noted that this will be the last batch of national exams at the secondary level done last year. Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) and the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) exams have all been released. According to the board, ...

Former member of parliament Hon Mubarak Munyagwa has asked parents to stop torturing kids in primary school. He said it is not worth it for them to wake up at 6 am every morning in coldness and rain to go to school. He said there isn’t any content in primary school that requires a pupil to wake up that early. ...

The Chancellor of Victoria University Uganda, Dr Lawrence Muganga has continued his criticism of the current education system in the country. He has now revealed that graduates who contribute nothing to the country’s economy is the biggest pandemic. In fact, he said that this is worse than the COVID-19 pandemic. Muganga has been so vocal and critical of the current ...

Following a recent statement from the Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Museveni, while addressing concerns about the grading system used by the Uganda National Examinations Board (Uneb). The Minister, through a statement issued by the Ministry’s spokesperson, Mr Denis K. Mugimba, emphasized that the Uneb grading system is not selective. The Minister’s statement comes in response to claims made ...