PRESENTATION ON THE GOOD AND BAD OF MAKERERE UNIVERSITY BY CHRISTOPHER TUSIIME Email: tusiime.chris20@gmail.com Contact: +256 781255120 11/12/2018

Brief history of Makerere University Established in 1922 as a humble technical school, Makerere University is one of the oldest and most prestigious English Universities in Africa. In January of that year, the school, which was later renamed Uganda Technical College, opened its doors to 14 day students who began studying Carpentry, Building and Mechanics. The College soon began offering various other courses in Medical Care, Agriculture , Veterinary Sciences and Teacher Training. It expanded over the years to become a Center for Higher Education in East Africa in 1935. In 1937, the College started developing into an institution of higher education, offering post-school certificate courses. In 1949, it became a University College affiliated to the University College of London, offering courses leading to the general degrees of its then mother institution. tusiime.chris20@gmail.com 11/12/2018

History Continued With the establishment of the University of East Africa in June 29, 1963, the special relationship with the University of London came to a close and degrees of the University of East Africa were instituted. On July 1, 1970, Makerere became an independent national university of the Republic of Uganda, offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses leading to its own awards. Makerere University offers not only day but also evening and external study programmes to a student body of about 35,000 undergraduates and 3,000 postgraduates (both Ugandan and foreign). It is also a very active centre for research. The University transitioned from the Faculty-based to the collegiate system on 1st July 2011 and as of Friday 30th December 2011, Makerere University officially transformed into a Collegiate University with 9 Constituent Colleges and as at 1st July 2014, 10 Constituent Colleges including the School of Law, all operating as semi-autonomous units of the University. tusiime.chris20@gmail.com 11/12/2018

The good at Makerere University Conducive learning Environment Makerere University has the most conducive learning environment. The university is a so Spacious with most lecture rooms apart which enables students to concentrate on their studies tusiime.chris20@gmail.com 11/12/2018

Students from all religions are welcome at Makerere University 2. Freedom of Worship Students from all religions are welcome at Makerere University The University mosque for the Islamic community. St Augustine chapel for the catholic faith St Francis chapel that cater fro the protestants tusiime.chris20@gmail.com 11/12/2018

3.Well stocked and biggest library in Uganda It is the oldest academic library in Uganda, established in 1949. In addition to its primary role as an academic library, it also serves as the national reference library and the legal depository of all works published in Uganda. It has been a depository for the United Nations since 1956. It is 130,000 square feet and contains the majority of the collection. It has undergone numerous renovations and extensions in 1962, 1972 and 2006. The most recent occurred in December 2012, after which the President of the Republic of Uganda officially reopened the library tusiime.chris20@gmail.com 11/12/2018

4.Improved infrastructure Due to several years of facing space challenges, Makerere later got a ADB loan And constructed very spacious central teaching facilities to tackle the issue Central teaching facility 2 occupies the plot next to the College of Business and Management Sciences-CoBAMs at the former UCB slab. This is a five-storeyed building that will house a state-of-the-art auditorium with a capacity of 1000 seats, flexible and dynamic lecture rooms for both medium and big classes, and seminar/breakaway rooms. The procurement process for equipment and furniture is in the final stages. Central Teaching Facility 1 at College of Humanities Social Sciences tusiime.chris20@gmail.com 11/12/2018

THE BAD AT MAKERERE UNIVERSITY Sexual harassment scandals Unending strikes Poor financial management system tusiime.chris20@gmail.com 11/12/2018

Sexual harassment scandal. tusiime.chris20@gmail.com 11/12/2018

Unending strikes tusiime.chris20@gmail.com 11/12/2018

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