Masaka City authorities have condemned 160 schools and ordered them not to resume operations for the new term, next month. According to a circular written by Stephen Kakeeto, the Masaka City Education Officer, the affected schools have been declared illegal and are not allowed to open for classes when the first term starts on February […]
Professor Celestino Obua, the Vice Chancellor of Mbarara University of Science and Technology, has been appointed the new Chairperson of the Uganda Examinations Board (UNEB). Professor Obua’s appointment was announced by Education Minister Janet Museveni. He was subsequently sworn in during a Friday afternoon board meeting convened at the UNEB headquarters in Ntinda. During the […]
Before this intervention, Kyambogo University had adopted a policy of withholding academic documents from students until their respective colleges settled their outstanding balances. The Ministry of Education and Sports has intervened to alleviate the financial burden faced by five National Teacher Colleges (NTCs), resulting in relief for students eager to obtain their academic documents. Professor […]
By Frank Obonyo There is a lot that universities and other institutions of higher learning can emulate from Uganda’s newly introduced competency based O-Level curriculum. If implemented well, the new Ordinary-Level curriculum, which was rolled out in 2020, will be a game changer in our country’s development. Within the qualification, framers identified a solution for […]