Prof. Umar Kakumba, PhD: “Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, the story of Rwanda since the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi is one of resilience and determination. It is one founded on the ethos that one does not recover by ignoring uncomfortable truths but by confronting them

Representing Makerere University Vice Chancellor Barnabas Nawangwe, DVC Academic Affairs, Prof Umar Kakumba, PhD applauded Prof. Gakwandi & Mwalimu Bukenya for the impactful contribution to building literature Makerere UniversityCHUSS & the body of knowledge Makerere University. #GakwandiBukenya80

Mufti Mufti Menk praised #Uganda for the good weather and the good environment, preached about behavioral changes including working hard, living in harmony with others most especially from a different faith.

Thank you, Mufti Menk, for the great gesture in being hosted Makerere University. Thanks for delivering such an insightful and inspirational message in your public lecture that was appealing to thousands of youths and older people, across the religious divide.

Led by H.E. Xavier Sticker, a delegation from Campus France & reps. from 🇫🇷 universities were this morning received by Ag. Vice Chancellor Prof. Umar Kakumba, PhD. Present were officials from Ministry of Education and Sports - Uganda. Discussions preceded the #FrenchStudyAndJobFair #HappeningNow at Makerere.

This afternoon Deputy Vice Chancellor Umar Kakumba, PhD met with Drs. Robert Salat, Joseph Willis and George Yendewa from Case Western Reserve to discuss the construction of a facility for TB and HIV/TB Education, Research and Care Centre.

The facility is to consolidate 35 yrs of collabolation with Mulago National Referral Hospital, Makerere University, Case Western Reserve Ministry of Health- Uganda, Uganda Heart Institute & Uganda Cancer Institute.
Under the partnership, more than 150 Ugandans have been trained in Masters and Doctoral Programs and 98% trainees are serving in Uganda.

DAY 5 of the #MAK74thGrad gown distribution is already ongoing.

If you are part of the scheduled graduands, please head over to any of the distribution centres with your Student ID & Payment slip for your gown and you will be happily served.

.Makerere University Deans' Forum (MDF) is holding a one-day training.
MDF is a platform for Deans in the quest to build individual and joint capacity to influence processes and decisions as academic leaders. The Chairperson of MDF is Dr. Arthur Tugume and patronised by DVCAA Umar Kakumba, PhD

#HappeningNow Makerere University Deans' Forum training.Discussion: Deanship as a node of academic excellence (Experiences from sciences & humanities), intellectual property management, understanding the Makerere University research innovations policy etc
Arthur Tugume Umar Kakumba, PhD

I appreciate media interest in exposing alleged malpractices at Makerere University, but it would be professionally prudent to always cross check such allegations with Management.

Congratulations, Dr. Susan Kiguli Makerere Department of Literature Dept. for winning the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award in poetry. Continue shining; Makerere University is proud of you.

Welcoming the new Executive of Makerere University Deans' Forum, the Patron, Prof Umar Kakumba, PhD reiterated the need for the academic leaders to champion multi-disciplinary research & joint partnerships. He has congratulated the outgoing Chairperson, Prof Rhoda Wanyenze for fostering this.

#HappeningNow
The Deans' Forum (MUDF) led by the Patron; DVC -Academic Affairs, Umar Kakumba, PhD is holding an engagement on the agenda of safeguarding Makerere University, Career Guidance and the development of the necessary guidelines and policies.

Here inviting the Makerere University academic community and the Public to the Inaugural Professorial Lecture to be delivered by Prof. John Muyonga, Friday 23/6/2023 starting 2pm. Makerere University CAES Mak Directorate of Research & Graduate Training Makerere University Convocation Makerere Endowment Fund MUASA

Assoc. Prof. Umar Kakumba, PhD said that #research is beyond publications, universities should change communities through #research

Deputy Vice Chancellor Umar Kakumba, PhD has just opened the Final Dissemination workshop for Carnegie Corporation of New York supported project: Supporting Early Career Academics Programme 2019-2022 #MakResearch

Dr. Michael Pippenger: You need to listen first to know your partners.
To produce a global student citizen, you must have a global mechanism. Being a global student allows you to listen to different voices & perspectives. #MakerereAt100 U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Barnabas Nawangwe Lorna Magara

You can't talk about a University in the 21st century unless it deals in research. - Prof. Umar Kakumba

#MakerereAt100

We need to heavily invest in internationalisation because there are dividends such as building capacity. Today we have 75% staff with PhDs because of global partnerships,' Prof. Kakumba. #MakerereAt100