Eid Mubarak!

Keep in mind that the seeds of the nation have been watered by the blood of the martyrs. Happy Martyrs day 2023 from all of us at Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program @Makerere.

It's been a week of fulfilling engagements for Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program @Makerere as we Co-create the Research Collaborative with a critical lens of Inclusivity. Persons with Disabilities & Refugees are some of the focal groups as their Voices shape the initiatives. Thanks Mastercard Foundation

The team from Makerere University led by Umar Kakumba, PhD visiting Arizona State University have been treated to a reflection session on the E-learning initiative under implementation. Great Thanks to Mastercard Foundation for Pairing the 2 Universities in the bid to improve access to Quality & inclusive Education mak

Today Makerere University represented by Umar Kakumba, PhD, has concluded a Formal collaboration with Arizona State University. Looking forward to a very meaningful partnership

.Makerere University is excited to have signed partnership with Arizona State Univ Arizona State University to build capacity for Quality E-Learning infrastructure & Online Course Dev't; Research; Faculty/ Student exch. To foster transition Initiatives 4 Mastercard Foundation Scholars Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program @Makerere Barnabas Nawangwe

𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑵𝒐𝒘 𝓕𝓲𝓷𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓼𝓽 𝓟𝓪𝓻𝓽𝔂 We are happy to celebrate our Final Year Scholars. Congratulations upon finishing your final examinations👏 We can't wait to see you at Freedom Square, come January 2024💪💪 #MCFScholars

Proverbs 15:22 Refuse good advice and watch your plans fail; take good counsel and watch them succeed. Thanks always for guiding me and all those students that you have supported👏👏 #GiveThanks9

Join us today at 15:00 CEST for an insightful webinar on youth employment and school-to-work transitions in Africa. Gain valuable insights into major trends and join the conversation on promoting #DecentWork for young Africans. Register here bit.ly/42ZsJbD

Don't miss out on The 2023 Nelson Mandela Public lecture that will host a panel of distinguished speakers who will each bring unique perspectives to the topic discussion. #MandelaDay2023

Uganda is truly the Pearl of Africa as evidenced from Murchison Falls National Park! #ExploreUganda

Give credit where it is due, Uganda Airlines is professionally run, I loved my maiden flight on the Bombardier, especially the warmth with which the flight attendants received me! Thank you Uganda Airlines, keep flying the Crane to the Pearl of Africa!

𝑇𝑖𝑝𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 𝐴𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 When you become a Mastercard Foundation Scholar, you join a network of young people embarking on a journey toward inclusive and equitable socio-economic change in Africa. mastercardfdn.org/all/scholars/m…

Makerere University is keenly following the ongoing conversations on X. We cherish feedback from our stakeholders and we will respond in due course. We remain truly committed-to serve this great nation and beyond through transformative education.

Through the Makerere University Council Scholarships, we have to date supported 299 female students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds to graduate with various degrees. Meet our recent graduates Mercy, Joselyn, Peruth, & Jennifer. #MakOnTheRise

Thank you Reeta Roy for your industrious service to the world!

Vice Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe has urged young people to prepare for leadership roles in innovation, especially starting with their communities, if they wish to see the positive transformation they desire in Africa.. Read more: news.mak.ac.ug/2025/02/prof-n…

Last week, President Yoweri K Museveni announced plans to ban the sale of shelled groundnuts in Uganda due to cancer-causing aflatoxins. Inspiringly, a group of Makerere University students have designed a device to detect aflatoxin contamination. Link: endowment.mak.ac.ug/pages/students…

Nothing beats winding up a busy Monday like a good workout at the Gym. Let's go and work out.

Is AI coming for your job? If you are operating in the dark, here is a great piece published by LSE that gives insights into what you need to do to remain relevant in the job market.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-comin…