In a momentous handover ceremony on Friday, November 8, 2024, Dr. James Wokadala, the outgoing Dean of the School of Statistics at Makerere University, officially transferred the mantle of leadership to his successor, Dr. Margaret Banga. This transition marks not only the end of a progressive five-year tenure by Dr. Wokadala but also the dawn...Read More

The Public Investment Management Centre of Excellence (PIM CoE) at Makerere University, in partnership with the Ministry of Finance, Planning & Economic Development (MoFPED), recently launched an intensive training program aimed at enhancing public officers’ skills in assessing the financial implications of proposed policies and legislation. This training, sanctioned by MoFPED, is being led by...Read More

At the recent Makerere University Entrepreneurship Congress 2024, held under the theme “Entrepreneurship as a Catalyst for Inclusive Growth”, Uganda’s State Minister for Gender, Labour, and Social Development, Hon. Balaam Barugahara, highlighted the transformative power of entrepreneurship. “Entrepreneurship promotes social mobility, fosters innovation, and empowers young people,” he said, emphasizing its role in addressing unemployment,...Read More

The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has inaugurated a research lab, aimed at boosting collaboration between URA and the academic community. The lab, which opened in 2022 with support from the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UN-WIDER), was officially launched at a recent event attended by URA officials, faculty members, and students....Read More

The College of Business and Management Sciences today hosted a diverse gathering of government officials, policymakers, researchers, and other key stakeholders for the inception workshop of the “Land Market, Use Patterns, and Relations in Uganda” study. The event, held at Mestil Hotel in Kampala, was inaugurated by Honorable Minister of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development,...Read More

Hoima and Kikuube Districts, Uganda – October 20, 2024 A group of third-year students from College of Business and Management Sciences’s Energy and Natural Resources Economics program visited the Kingfisher oil operations and Kabalega Airport in Hoima and Kikuube districts on October 20, 2024. Led by Dr. Peter Babyenda and Dr. John Sseruyange, and with...Read More