This document summarizes the good and bad aspects of Makerere University in Uganda. It notes that Makerere is the largest and most prestigious university in Uganda, established in 1922, and offers degree, postgraduate and doctoral programs. It highlights positives such as academic reputation, libraries, places of worship, and recreational activities. However, it also outlines negatives like long queues, poor garbage disposal, dilapidated buildings, rowdy students, and security issues. The document provides details on the main library and other college libraries, as well as the various religious sites on campus. It aims to present both the beauty and ugliness of Makerere to motivate improving current problems.

1. NAME: KUSEMERERWA JULIET
REG NO: 10/U/2562
STU NO: 2IOOO4478
TOPIC: THE GOOD AND BAD OF
MAKERERE UNIVERSITY

3. Makerere University is the largest and
most prestigious institution of higher
learning in Uganda
It was established in 1922
Offers degree, postgraduate and
doctoral programs
Once called the “ Harvard of Africa.”

4.  There are very many beautiful things
in and associated with Makerere
University
 Academic reputation
 The library
 places of worship
 Recreational activities
 Open spaces
 The banks
 Beautiful buildings

5.  Makerere is the
best university in
Uganda
 It is the 4th in Africa
 Second in Africa in
research and
publications
 Referred to as “
Harvard of Africa”
 Has the largest
percentage of

6.  This is the
largest library in
uganda
 Constructed in
1959
 Has capacity of
over 2800
 Has 8 sections
 Has ICT facilities
 Acts as national

7.  There are 9
college libraries &
1 school library
 Health sciences
 Business &
management
sciences
 Computing and
information
 Education and
external studies
 Design, Art, &
Technology
 Humanities and
Social sciences
 Natural Sciences
 Veterinary
medicine, animal
resources and
biosecurity
 Agriculture &
environmental

8. Although Makerere is a secular
university there are places of worship
These include
 St. Augustine Chapel
 St. Francis Chapel
 The University Mosque
 Other areas for Adventists
 Several places for born Again
Christians

9.  This is for
Roman Catholics
 It is located
behind the main
building
 Holy Mass is on
Sundays
 There are also
lunch and mid
week services

10. This is for
Anglicans
It is located
behind the main
building
 services are in
English and
Lugbara
There is also the
youth service

11.  This is for
muslims
 It is located near
the main gate
 Congregational
prayers are held
five times daily
 Juma prayers are
at 1:00 pm on
Fridays

12. There are other places of worship
 The seventh day Adventists church
 The born again Christians churches
 Different fellowship points in halls of
residence and faculties

17.  Makerere has an ugly side to it
The ugly things in Makerere are
 long queues
 poor garbage disposal
 Bad roads
 Dilapidated buildings
 Filthy washrooms
 Rowdy students
 Insecurity

18. This is the first thing any student
applying in Makerere will encounter
These queues are for;
 Application
 Registration
 Library
 Computers
 Banks

20. Garbage disposal
is very poor
The street are
littered
This brings
vultures that feed
on this garbage

21. One would think Makerere should have
the best roads
However, this is not the case
Makerere has the worst roads
They are all out of shape
Potholes are a fashion in Makerere

23. Makerere has
very many
dilapidated
buildings
Notable are the
department of
music, dance &

24. This might be Makerere’s biggest
problem
The places of convenience are places
of distress
The wash rooms are too filthy
Be it in halls of residence or faculties

26. Strikes and
rowdy students
are synonymous
with Makerere
On average there
is a strike every
month in
Makerere

27. Despite being the best University,
security in Makerere is very poor
Students are robbed of their property
Some are raped
 some are beaten
The latest threat is bomb scares
 Makerere is too porous

28. Makerere is a mixture of beautiful and
ugly things
Efforts should be made to promote the
beauty
More efforts should be made to correct
all the ugly things at the “hill of
intellectuals”