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Kampala, Uganda – May 15, 2025The Environment for Development (EfD) initiative at Makerere University has launched a two-year research project aimed at studying energy demand and efficiency among Ugandan households and small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The project, supported by a $30,000 grant from the Carnegie Corporation under the CECAP program, officially kicked off with […]

Makerere University, through the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and ClimaticSciences and the School of Social Sciences & Makerere University Business School, incollaboration with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway), University ofStavanger (Norway), University of Juba (South Sudan) and Technical University of Kenya(Kenya) received a grant from NORAD under NORHED II projects to implement […]

Experts gathered at Makerere University to strategize on extending mini-grids to rural areas across Africa, with a focus on ensuring reliable, low-cost electricity. The three-day policy dialogue, held from September 10th to 12th, brought together specialists from Africa, the United States, and Europe. Prof. Edward Bbaale, Principal of the College of Business and Management Sciences […]

Graduation statistics The College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) has presented 638 students for the award of degrees and diplomas at the 74th graduation ceremony of Makerere University. Of the 638 students, 20 have graduated with PhDs (7 female, 13 male), 104 with Masters degrees (49 female, 55 male), 3 with a Postgraduate diploma […]

On Friday 5th January 2024, Makerere University was privileged to host delegates of the 27th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) hosted by the Parliament of Uganda from 3rd to 6th January 2024. A biannual event, the 28th Edition of CSPOC will be hosted by India in 2026. The delegation was […]