By Ritah Namisango On 30th October 2026, the Makerere University Entrepreneurship and Outreach Centre (MakEOC), in collaboration with the Department of Marketing and Management, School of Business at the College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS), recognised and awarded outstanding student innovators and entrepreneurs during the 10th Annual Makerere University Students’ Expo. Held at the...Read More

October 29, 2026:  Makerere University has convened its 4th Entrepreneurship Congress, positioning youth innovation at the absolute center of Uganda’s ambitious Tenfold Growth Strategy. The long-term economic framework aims to skyrocket the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from roughly US$50 billion to US$500 billion by 2040. According to the National Planning Authority (NPA), the strategy...Read More

29th-30th October 2026: Makerere University, College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS), through the Entrepreneurship and Outreach Centre (MAKEOC), will host the 4th Uganda Makerere Entrepreneurship Congress and the 10th Makerere University Students’ Expo. The two-day event, organized under the theme “Youth Innovations to Scale Uganda’s Growth Tenfold,” will be starting on 29th -30th October...Read More

By Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa-Guest Writer 28th October 2026 – Kampala, Uganda: The enforcement of Presidential Executive Order No. 3 of 2023, which banned charcoal burning and trade in Northern and North-Eastern Uganda, has triggered a fresh debate on Uganda’s clean energy transition after Parliament halted its enforcement. The Order, issued by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni...Read More

By Monica Meeme October 28, 2026: Makerere University, College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS) has conducted training in the Research Information Management System (RIMS), to equip staff with practical skills in research management, graduate supervision and effective system application. Organized by the CoBAMS leadership, the session also served as the official launch of RIMS...Read More

Dear reader, We welcome you to this edition of the CoBAMS newsletter. Inside this edition, we feature some of the following news items: CoBAMS UGX 96.6billion Expansion Project Message from the College Principal Research Focus: African Centre of Excellence for Noonomy Pictorial: Noonomy at a Glance Mak and CoBAMS Continental Leadership in Noonomy GIZ calls...Read More