1. Makerere University is Uganda's largest and oldest university. It was first established
as a technical school in 1922.
Makerere University offers Bachelors, masters and PhD programmes. Makerere
University has approximately 40,000 students of whom 5-10% are graduate students.
Female students comprise about 45% of the total student population.
Approximately 12,000 students graduate from Makerere University annually.
There are approximately 3,500 International Students at Makerere University,
from over 10 countries in and outside Africa. See Chart below;
3. The University employs about 3,000 staff (of whom, 60% are Academic
Staff, 11% Administrative Staff and 29% Support staff). See illustration on
chart below
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4. In 2009, the university adopted a system that saw to the merging of former
faculties into colleges. They include; College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences (CAES); College of Business and Management
Sciences (COBAMS); College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology
(CEDAT); College of Health Sciences; College of Humanities and Social
Sciences (CHUSS); and College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and
Biosecurity (COVAB).
The school of Law which was a department of social Sciences broke off to
become an independent entity. All these colleges are shown in the video.
9. Students at the College of Engineering Art, Design and
Technology made the first ever electric car that excited
many; Kiira Ev, pictured below:
10. At Makerere University, it never passes without the hot presidential
elections th at determine the students’ leaders annually.
A number of prominent politicians in Uganda have gone through the
political circles at the Ivory Tower.
The race for 2014/2015 was as shown in this video.
