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January 23, 2024By0

UN General Assembly President visits Mak Innovations Hub

Makerere University was yet again privileged to host UN General Assembly President H.E. Dennis Francis, who visited the newly equipped Innovation Pod/Hub to see the ideas that students have turned into innovative products. H.E. Dennis Francis, on January 20, 2024, challenged innovators to convert their brilliant ideas into meaningful assets, emphasizing that this is what...
January 10, 2024By0

First Entrepreneurship Congress: Businesspersons tipped on using AI to grow companies

The Dean, School of Business, Prof. Godfrey Akileng (Rear 4th Left) with Staff, Officials and Panelists at the first ever Uganda Entrepreneurship Congress and Exhibition held from 16th to 17th November 2023. Instead of taking jobs away from people, artificial intelligence is meant to broaden people’s perspectives and stimulate the production of new content. By...
Dr. Stephen Ojiambo Wandera and Dr. Monica Maria Diaz at Makerere University.
December 11, 2023By0

Two GloCal Alumni Collaborate on Dementia and Frailty Research in Uganda

The GloCal Health Fellowship is excited to share that two of its alumni are collaborating on a new research study to assess dementia and frailty among older persons in rural Eastern Uganda. Dr. Stephen Ojiambo Wandera, a gerontologist and demographer at Makerere University, and Dr. Monica Maria Diaz, a neurologist, and an Assistant Professor at...
December 10, 2023By0

Makerere Innovations Hub celebrates Persons living with Disabilities

Makerere University Innovations Hub has commemorated the international day for persons living with disabilities by celebrating these young innovators. The celebrations were held at Makerere University in the Yusuf Lule Teaching Facility-Auditorium on December 01. The persons living with disabilities showcased different skills in shoe making, soap making, bracelets making, weaving among others, parading their...
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