Education

Minister for higher education, Dr. John Chrisostom Muyingo says they are not going to allow any school that is not ready to follow guidelines to open. This comes after the president announced that Universities and tertiary institutions will open in November. He said this while inspecting Busitema University’s school of health science to assess their compliance to the guidance. “Definitely ...

The Ministry of Education has asked all proprietors of private schools to register afresh. This has come after the ministry withdrew all certificates from private schools. Assistant Commissioner in charge of private schools and institutions, George Mutekanga said that this exercise will help government. Apparently, they need to weed out schools that are no longer functioning. “We are trying to ...

The ministry of health has written a letter to all district commissioners directing them to prioritize the vaccination of all students above the age of 18 years. Apparently, teachers have been on the front line of vaccination but students should join in too and this should be done by the end of September. “Going forward, all students above the age ...

Makerere University has suspended online exams after the mode of examining crushed further than expected. The Makerere University Electronic Learning Environment (MUELE) is the mode the university intended to use in the assessment of the students. During a survey they conducted over the weekend, there are technical glitches that authorities think might affect students. The Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs) ...

The minister of State for Primary Education Joyce Moriku Kaducu has said Covid-19 will give them a go ahead on whether schools are to open or not. Currently, she says there is no definite answer on when schools can actually resume due to the situation at hand. “Covid-19 should give us the answer. The answer is two things, number one ...