Daily Archives: July 7, 2020

UGX 55.8b Release to Education Ministry for COVID-19 Emergency Education Response

Uganda has secured a grant of USD 15 million (55.8 billion Shillings) to facilitate the COVID-19 Emergency Education Response project by the Ministry of Education and Sports. The funding is part of the Global Partnership in Education-GPE program channeled through the World Bank. The COVID-19 Emergency Education Response project is expected to run for 18 months and will… Read More »

Govt will not open schools Soon: Education Minister reveals

The Minister of Education and Sports Janet Museveni has on Friday, July 3 addressed the nation on the Ministry’s Preparedness and Response to COVID-19. Ms. Museveni in her address said her Ministry is working on strengthening interventions for continuity of learning during the closure of Institutions of Learning and that, ” the government is opening schools soon”. Minister… Read More »

Gov’t sets guidelines for Academic Staff, Students ahead of e-learning

The guidelines were issued on Friday by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE), in a document dubbed Open Distance and e-learning (ODeL). The Government has issued guidelines for Higher Education Institutions (HEI) to roll out the distance and electronic learning. The guidelines are part of measures to ensure that teaching in higher institutions of learning continues despite the closure of educational… Read More »

National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) issues Guidelines for E-learning

The Government has issued guidelines for Higher Education Institutions (HEI) to roll out the distance and electronic learning. The guidelines are part of measures to ensure that teaching in higher education institutions continues despite the closure of educational institutions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Below are the Guidelines for the adoption of an emergency open, distance and e-learning (ODel)… Read More »

Ministry of Education allows Institutions to conduct Online Classes: Minister Address

Ms. Janet Museveni, the Minister of Education and Sports has said the ministry has received Sector-specific Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) from the Ministry of Health to guide in determining readiness to re-open schools and all institutions of learning. Addressing the country of Friday evening, the education minister said her Ministry shall review these SOPs and advise Cabinet in… Read More »

Mbarara University Admission List of Gov’t Sponsored Students

The Office of the Academic Registrar, Mbarara University of Science and Technology has released the Official admission lists for Government students for A ‘ Level Applicants. It is one of the ten public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country. MUST is accredited by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education. The admission list is simply the names of successfully admitted applicants… Read More »