Education

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 ...

According to a report by UNICEF, Uganda is among the only five countries in the world that is still keeping schools shut during the pandemic. James Elder, a spokesperson at a UN Geneva conference said over 600 million children not on academic break are still affected by school closures. He said this is due to the Covid-19 pandemic. He said ...

Bridget Namutebi can ably fix water in a house and work independently on any plumbing contract that generates money thanks to her plumbing diploma certificate she obtained from Nakawa Vocational Institute courtesy of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). “I have mastered all plumbing and other technical welding works. I can handle any technical works with much ease,” Jolly Namutebi  said ...

Education is critical to ensuring a brighter future for young people. Going to college is a life-changing moment, but it can also be challenging for students having difficulties writing essays they are assigned. This is a particularly serious problem for technical college students. Essay writing is critical to determining their final grade. Those students unable to write good essays are ...