Education

TECH Global University, recognized by Forbes as “the best online university in the world” ChimpReports

Lira, Uganda | City Parents School has challenged pupils who did not finish among the top performers in Term Two to work harder and improve their academic performance next term.…

Lira, Uganda | City Pearl Junior School headteacher Robert Obene has urged parents to start preparing early for the third term, saying timely payment of school fees will help prevent…

Heath Mulondo Walugembe has emerged as the best Economics student at Vienna College Namugongo, winning the Chris Kassami Memorial Economics Award after scoring 91 per cent in the 2026 Cambridge examinations. Walugembe received the award on Tuesday during the school’s release of this year’s Cambridge results, where Vienna College recognised students who excelled in different […] The post Heath Walugembe Wins Shs1m Eco

Makerere’s new critical thinking course attracts 350 applicants in first intake Daily Monitor

25 new holiday travel rules for schools Daily Monitor

Students and staff at the Uganda Aviation Academy have joined the national blood donation effort, collecting more than 30 units to help patients requiring urgent transfusions.

The Ministry of Education and Sports has approved plain white head veils for Muslim female trainees in health institutions following a petition by the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council over religious dress requirements.

Four days of fun as Victoria University ushers in over 5,000 new students PML Daily

Woman arrested as police probe suspected food poisoning at Luuka school Daily Monitor

Lira, Uganda | Private primary schools have dominated the 2026 Lira City Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) mock results, with City Parents Primary School–Anai, Global View Primary School–Kitgum and Saving Grace…

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Mountain Infantry Division has appointed Col Innocent Tukashaba as its new Division Operations and Training Officer. Col Tukashaba takes over from Col Richard Kitata Sseguya, who has been appointed Commandant of the Mountain Warfare Training School (MWTS). Speaking during the handover ceremony, Mountain Infantry Division Commander Maj Gen Stephen […] The post UPDF Mountain In

Nansana schools get science kits to boost new curriculum implementation Daily Monitor

Pallisa, Uganda | What started as a fundraising for St. Jude Catholic Church Opogona on Sunday ended as a community cry for help. At Opogono Primary School in Kibale Town…

Police warn schools, drivers against overloading, night travel Daily Monitor

Police in Luuka District are investigating how 26 pupils at Buwanda Primary School fell ill after eating white ants allegedly brought to the school by a fellow pupil.

Missing student found dead as roadside murders alarm Greater Masaka Daily Monitor

Lira, Uganda | Schools in Lira City have urged parents to use the three-week second-term holiday to closely supervise learners, promote revision, control electronic gadget use, and teach children road…

Education is meant to prepare young people for the future. But we need to ask an honest question: Are our schools preparing young people for life, or mainly for examinations? Across Africa and the Arab world, many young people leave school with academic qualifications but limited knowledge of how to manage money, find employment, start […] The post HALIMA NANSUBUGA: Beyond the classroom — Why Education must prepare y

Missing student found dead in Masaka Daily Monitor

A primary school teacher is in police custody as investigations continue into allegations involving a 12-year-old pupil, with district officials warning educators against exploiting children.