In a strategic move to expand access to higher education and empower young Ugandans with global learning opportunities, Stanbic Bank Uganda has partnered with UNICAF, a leading pan-African online education platform, to offer up to 82% scholarships to qualifying students. The partnership will support Stanbic Bank clients pursuing internationally accredited Bachelor’s, Master’s, and doctoral programs,…
Col Edith Nakalema, Head of the State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU), has called for skills development tailored to individual interests starting at the primary level. Nakalema made the plea during a meeting with the leadership of the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) in Kampala. “Can we enable children to pursue their passions from primary…
Stanbic Bank Uganda has launched a new Dollar school fees payment function on Flexipay where parents can pay school fees in Dollars, which makes it much easier for parents to pay tuition fees to international schools. The schools can now receive fees directly in United States dollars. This reduces the transaction costs and the inconvenience…
Makerere University Hospital yesterday made history by officially launching the Olink Proteomics Platform, the first of its kind in East and Central Africa. The landmark event, presided over by Dr. Monica Musenero, Uganda’s Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, took place at the School of Public Health auditorium. The platform positions Uganda as a pioneer…
 The Vice Chancellor of Makerere University, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, has called on the government to prioritize investment in research and innovation as critical drivers of development in educational institutions. Nawangwe made these remarks during the 18th graduation ceremony of Makerere University Business School (MUBS), where over 500 students graduated with various qualifications. He emphasized that…
On May 4, while on a school trip to Western Uganda, Godfrey Muwumuza, a teacher at Kabojja Junior School in Kampala, asked one of his pupils to help him with a torch. According to court documents, Muwumuza appeared to be looking for something in a suitcase. Since he was the pupil’s supervisor and they were…
For the next seven days, over 150 schools are participating in the highly demanding, but exciting boot camp stage of the annual Stanbic National Schools Championship (NSC) taking place at Seroma Christian High School in Mukono District. Diana Ondoga, Head of Social Corporate Investment at Stanbic Bank said, “Here we take them through skilling on…
Morning and night preps in boarding primary and secondary schools could be banned or limited if the ministry of Education and Sports adopts a proposal to do so, sources in the ministry have told Bbeg Media. Sources have told us that the proposal was highlighted in the report of Education Review Commission (which has not…
The government has allocated Shs 7.1 billion for the implementation of the new A- level curriculum, MPs have been assured. The assurance was given after Members of Parliament sitting on the committee of Education and Sports put the Minister of State for Finance (Planning), Amos Lugoloobi to task to ensure that funds are allocated to…
Chris-Vincent Agyapong Let me start with my own credentials—I hold two master’s degrees in Law, both earned in the UK. The second one was funded by a £10,000 student loan, not because I couldn’t pay for it myself (I covered my first degree and first master’s out of pocket), but because a friend convinced me…
