PSFU-NBS Television e-conference: In Support of Prof. Wasswa Balunywa on Education Reform in Uganda

I followed the views of Professor Waswa Balunywa, Principal of Makerere University Business School during the online NBS television e-conference organised by the Private Sector Foundation Uganda and the UN Women from May 3-4, 2020. This was among the first and enriching conferences during the Lockdown imposed by the government due to the Covid 19 Pandemic. Other speakers in the conference were BarRead More…

Uganda Communications Commission to Establish an Innovation Test-bed for Existing and Emerging Technologies.

According the UCC Website, the Uganda Communications Commission, plans to Establish an Innovation Test-bed for Existing and Emerging Technologies (5G, IoT, AI, ML/M2M, DLTs, IPV6, etc.). The Commission shall hold an online stakeholder consultation meeting for the same, on Thursday, May 7th 2020. The meeting will explore the setup & implementation of sustainable innovation test-beds that provRead More…

KAWA and Makerere University Business School to Launch an eLearning Platform

This innovation has developed as a collaborative initiative between KAWA, Association of Secondary Schools Head teachers of Uganda and Makerere University Business School as a quick response to the challnges brought by the closure of schools. The Corona Virus pandemic and the associated mitigation measures such as country wide lockdown has limited student’s access to education. Primary SchoolsRead More…

Survival During Corona Virus time: How online teachers can engage students using Multimedia

The Corona Virus has presented the most challenging period and disaster to the education sector in Uganda. As secondary schools were struggling with understanding the implementation of the new curriculum reform, as parents were struggling to pay the second fees bankslips and schools were excited to welcome them on visitation days, the government decided to close all schools. All teachers are aRead More…

KAWA opens a Technology and Hospitality Institute

A new Institute known as KAWA Institute of Technology and Hospitality Institute (KITH) in Jinja. It is located at Nile Gardens near the New Vision office. This Instiute which earlier started as design hub for sharing space and promotion of start ups has grown to offer short courses to one year courses focussing on developing of both the you and the working groups. There are plans to use tRead More…