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Strengthening Europe-Africa Higher Education Collaboration through the NEAR-ER Project

Makerere University in Uganda, is implementing the Network on Europe and Africa Relations-Education and Research (NEAR-ER) project, which seeks to strengthen collaboration in higher education through dialogue, events, scholarly debates, exchange of best practices, and dissemination of research and techniques.

Prudential Uganda invests UGX 135 million in Makerere University’s Top 5 Actuarial Graduates

In a strategic move aimed at strengthening Uganda’s financial and insurance sectors, Prudential Uganda has awarded UGX 135 million to the top five graduates of Makerere University’s Actuarial Science program, underscoring its firm commitment to nurturing globally competitive actuarial talent within the country.

GAMSU Training Workshop Urges CoBAMS academic staff to embrace grant writing On 4th June 2025, the leadership and academic staff from the College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS) participated in a training workshop aimed at empowering them with knowledge and techniques on grants administration and management.

GAMSU Training Workshop Urges CoBAMS academic staff to embrace grant writing

On 4th June 2025, the leadership and academic staff from the College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS) participated in a training workshop aimed at empowering them with knowledge and techniques on grants administration and management..

AERC and Mak School of Economics strengthen partnership to shape Africa’s future in research and development

On Friday 23rd May 2025, a delegation from the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) visited Makerere University to strengthen partnership with the School of Economics through re-engineering economic research, capacity building, policy formulation and collaboration to impact Africa’s development and transformation.

Prof. Bbaale participates in Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) Academy in Rabat, Morocco The Principal, College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS), Prof. Edward Bbaale participated in the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) Academy in Rabat, Morocco, from 21st to 23rd May 2025.

Macroeconomics Conference addresses opportunities and challenges of digital payment systems

On 8th May 2025, the School of Economics under the College of Business and Management Sciences (COBAMS) hosted the Macroeconomics of digital payment system conference at Makerere University.
The conference was organized in collaboration with the Bank of Uganda (BOU) and International Growth Centre (IGC), to promote use of digital financial services.

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Mak, ITC sign MoU to Strengthen Actuarial Science & Insurance Education

Makerere University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Insurance Training College (ITC) aimed at enhancing professional training, research, and industry engagement in the fields of actuarial science and insurance.

Mak receives ICT equipment to boost teaching, learning, and research

On 5th May 2025, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints handed over 40 high-tech laptops and 10 projectors to Makerere University to facilitate teaching, learning, and research at the School of Business under the College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS).

CoBAMS holds Strategic Planning Retreat: Prioritization of research-driven strategies, graduate training, quality teaching and internationalization

The College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS) led by the Principal, Prof. Edward Bbaale organized a two-day strategic planning retreat bringing on board a representative sample of staff classified as the College management team to critically discuss the research direction of the college and come up with strategies aligned to the Makerere University strategic plan.

CoBAMS holds Strategic Planning Retreat: Prioritization of research-driven strategies, graduate training, quality teaching and internationalization

NAECHSTENLIEBE donates second smart board to Makerere University On Monday 24th March 2025, Makerere University received a donation of an interactive smart board worth USD 10,000 from NAECHSTENLIEBE, a German Charity Organisation to facilitate teaching, learning and research.

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The College of Business and Management Sciences is a constituent College of Makerere University. It was formed in 2011 as a merger between the then Faculty of Economics and Management (FEMA) and the Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics and is composed of three (3) Schools, seven (7) Departments and a Center.

The College is currently home to 5500 students across 21 taught programs from undergraduate to doctorate levels. The training programs seek to prepare learners for further studies and also to enable them analyze and deal with problems of development in the region through a blend of theory from the classroom with practice from the ‘world of work’ through the internship program…

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