Kampala: Uganda’s swift growing institution of learning, Victoria University (VU) has announced twenty vacancies for admissions assistants, the capital times has learnt. The University says over 20 positions are waiting for determined workers and asked for those interested to send in their credentials via the head of marketing at @vu.ac.ug. The University further added that…
Parents of St John Comprehensive Secondary School Kaliiro in Lyantonde District have been asked to repair and replace the property that was destroyed in a students’ strike. On Sunday, students held a strike accusing the administration of feeding them poor quality food and high-handedness the teachers among others. The students destroyed all windows and door…
The Minister of Education Janet Museveni has invited Uganda National Teacher’s Union-UNATU officials for dialogue. UNATU declared a nationwide strike at all levels starting Wednesday in their quest for equality and harmonization of salary enhancement among teachers of different subjects, support staff, and school administrators. Unlike previous incidents where the government has been threatening to…
The content of the curriculum used to teach students in Uganda’s medical schools is out of touch with the current needs of the country, and experts are worried. Prof. Joel Okullo, the Chairman of the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council that regulates medical practice told scientists attending a symposium organized as part of the…
Fire has gutted the boys dormitory at Mbarara Secondary School. The fire that started at 10:30am destroyed Nyerere dormitory which houses S1, S2, and S3 students. The fire destroyed mattresses, clothes, books, shoes, and basins worth millions of Shillings. Monica Ashaba, the Deputy Headteacher in charge of Academics says that the students were attending campaigns…
Security and education, and health sectors are the biggest beneficiaries of the National Budget for the Financial Year 2022/2023 that was released on Tuesday, 14 June 2022 during a Parliamentary sitting held at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds. Finance minister Matia Kasaija unveiled the sh48.1 trillion national budget, indicating that government anticipates generating Shs25.7 trillion from revenue…
The former Director of Legal Services at Makerere University has appealed to the staff tribunal over his dismissal. Javason Kamugisha and Davis Malowa Ndanyi, the Director of Human Resources were dismissed early this month after serving for a year. They were appointed on probation and were supposed to serve for five years upon confirmation by…
The proposed Uganda National Institute for Teacher Education-UNITE has failed to kick off. This is a specialized higher education institute for teacher education mandated with the supervision of teacher education programmes in all higher institutions As part of the initiatives to raise the quality of teachers and teacher education in Uganda, the education ministry through…
Delhi Public School International (DPS), a world-class international CBSE curriculum – based school in Uganda has announced it has opened doors for your child to pursue their aspirations and encourages them to dream the dreams that they can envision and achieve. The Naguru based school says its admissions for new entrants to join its academic…
Kampala Parents’ School, a world-class private primary school based in Naguru has emerged second in the latest rankings of best primary and nursery in Uganda. The survey to determine the best 20 Primary and Nursery schools in Uganda was conducted by Public Opinions. The survey involved the engagement of parents, teachers as well as Government…
