collaboration

The grounds of Makerere University came alive with energy and ambition as students, graduates, and industry leaders gathered for the 2026 Makerere Careers Fair, an engagement that continues to cement the University’s role as a bridge between academic training and the realities of the modern workplace. Held in partnership with the National Social Security Fund […]

Makerere University and the Tumusiime Mutebile Foundation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance the Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile Centre of Excellence for Private Sector Development, marking a significant step toward strengthening collaboration between academia, policy actors, and the private sector. The agreement formalises a strategic partnership aimed at promoting research, policy dialogue, entrepreneurship […]

By John Omoding When Immaculate Acom inhaled smoke from traditional firewood stoves, it was a daily struggle. Her eyes watered, her lungs ached, and cooking became a source of illness rather than nourishment. Today, Acom’s home in Aten Village, Odudui Parish, Arapai Sub-county, Soroti District, has transformed into a living laboratory for green energy solutions, […]

On 5th March 2025, the Vice Chancellor, Makerere University, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, paid a courtesy visit to Stanbic Bank Uganda’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Mumba Kalifungwa. The purpose of the visit was to explore areas for further collaboration with Stanbic Bank Uganda to strengthen innovation, entrepreneurship, and strategic investment. The engagement reaffirmed the long-standing relationship […]

On 2nd March, 2026, representatives from the Advancement Office, the College of Business and Management Sciences and the University Innovation Pod visited Psalms Food Industries to discuss a prospective partnership aimed at strengthening university–industry collaboration in manufacturing, research, innovation, and skills development. Psalms Food Industries, a homegrown snacks innovation and manufacturing company, operates three major […]

Delivering the public lecture, titled: Research Collaboration across borders, Prof. Ken Kamoche from Nottingham University, urged researchers at Makerere University, to undertake research that will strengthen and empower Africa, including fields that are ignored. “My research has focused on those pertinent issues and fields that are always ignored. I call upon you to re-consider undertaking […]

Kampala, Uganda – 25 February 2026 A delegation from Botswana’s public investments sector on 25th February 2026 visited Makerere University’s Public Investment Management Centre of Excellence to benchmark its sustainable training model and draw lessons from Uganda’s well-established Public Investment Management (PIM) framework. The team, composed of specialists in public investments, is exploring ways to […]

Makerere University continues to deepen its global engagement agenda through strategic partnerships that enhance research, innovation, and graduate training. On Friday, 13th February, 2025, during a recent engagement with a delegation from the University of Warwick (UK), university leaders, researchers, and administrators explored potential collaborations to address pressing development challenges and strengthen institutional capacity. Expanding […]

The second cohort of procurement and project officers from the Ministry of Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs (MoKCC&MA) has commenced a four-day training in Integrating Environmental and Social (E&S) Safeguards in the Procurement Cycle at Makerere University. The training, which started on 17th February, is being conducted by the Public Investment Management (PIM) Centre […]

The Makerere University Public Investment Management (PIM) Centre of Excellence has awarded certificates to over 30 officers from the Ministry of Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs (MoKCC&MA) following the successful completion of a four-day training on Managing Environmental and Social Safeguards in the Procurement Cycle. The certificate award ceremony, held on February 13, 2026 […]