Dr Kabagambe noted that the new programme has been brought closer to teachers in need of upgrading from certificate to diploma and from diploma levels to degree programmes which will help in improving the quality of teachers.
Samuel Robert Okwir, the Omoro District Chief Administrative Officer told Uganda Radio Network Wednesday that they made the decision because the school didn’t meet the required standards of operating as a learning institution. Okwir noted that they also established that the school hadn’t been registered with the Ministry of Education and was operating illegally in the district without any license.
Rev. Fr. Robert Odong, the Dean Cathedral Deanery, who also doubles as the Education Secretary Archdiocese however noted that most of the church funded schools are currently struggling with low enrolment.
The former Chief Justice pointed out that by integrating traditional African conflict resolution methods with modern legal framework, the move can foster justice that is restorative rather than punitive thus promoting social cohesion.
Emmanuel Orach, the Nwoya District LCV Chairperson proposed that Total Energies E&P should revise the scholarship selection to include six girls and 4 boys describing it as a fair “deal” in promoting education of both boys and girls.
Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo while unveiling operation of the Dero Kwan and the lists of it's beneficiaries noted that the scholarship is fully funded by contribution of the Acholi people who responded to their calls for revival of the education sector.
In schools across Wakiso and Kampala, health awareness materials concerning the ongoing Ebola and Mpox outbreaks were prominently displayed. Posters reminding students and parents about public health precautions, such as frequent handwashing and avoiding contact with potentially contaminated surfaces, were seen across school compounds.
The University management entered a contract with Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) on June 19, 2019, at a contract sum of 30.12 billion Shillings for the construction of the Gulu University Business and Development Centre.
Dr Otunnu on Sunday announced during the second edition of Gure me Pongdwongo (the convocation at Pongdwongo) at Restore Leadership High School in Amuru District that success was already being registered with the collection of funds towards the Acholi Education Fund.
According to Lanyero, seven students will be selected from each district, while two others will be chosen from Gulu City and two from Kitgum Municipality to be sponsored in senior one up to senior four.
Sunday Okwera, one of the parents of the students noted that he paid a total of 380,000 shillings to the school director Ting Traa who had demanded the amount for the registration of his child.
Prof. Eriabu Lugujjo, the Executive Director of UVCF told its members that they need all the essential input for the forum for it to perform to the optimum and attract the government’s attention.
Kevin Anena Okumu, a social worker and keynote speaker at the event says many times students make big and ambitious plans that are unachievable in the shortest time after the University.
Dr. Jerry Bagaya, the Gulu University Academic Registrar in an April 4 circular noted that the second-semester examination has been rescheduled to start on April 22 and end on May 7 this year.
Dr Mutyaba was interdicted by the University management in December last year after his academic documents were found to bear inconsistent names, dates of birth, and years of study.
Philip Oryema, the acting Nwoya District Education Officer however says while the initiative of sponsoring girls in school is welcomed, the district is grappling with a decline in enrolment of boys sitting for PLE since they are left out.
This is the first time the University is issuing transcripts to graduands before graduation following years of complaints over delayed release of transcripts to former students since the institution’s inception in 2002.
Gulu University Secretary David Obol Otori, in a December 8 interdiction letter seen by Uganda Radio Network notes that different documents among them academic documents, National Identity Cards, and employment identity cards belonging to Dr. Shadat bear different names.
Okello notes that the region witnessed a two-decade-long Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel insurgency that affected many families, leaving them unable to educate their children.
Patricia Bageine Ejalu, the Deputy Executive Director in charge of Standards at UNBS says food quality remains a key issue that needs to be addressed in the education sector if learners are to be safe since most food suppliers are not certified.
Julius Ocungi · author