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    Bitature, Balunywa tip students on wealth
    (New Vision, 2018-04-23) Mulondo, Moses
    The principle of Makerere University Business School (MUBS) Prof. Wasswa Balunywa, and the chairperson of the Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU), Patrick Bitature, have advised salary earners to desist from corruption and venture into side businesses in order to create wealth.
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    Exam body gets extra sh18.6b
    (New Vision, 2018-05-22) Mulondo, Moses
    Parliament's budget committee has accepted a request by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) for the allocation of an additional sh18.6b.
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    Teachers to get equal salary increment
    (New Vision, 2018-05-21) Mulondo, Moses
    Parliament's budget committee has resolved to redistribute the sh98bthe Government had earmarked for the enhancement of science teachers' salaries so that both science and arts teachers get an equal increment.
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    Bugiri district secure sh500m for micronutrient foods
    (New Vision, 2018-04-23) Bikala, Moses
    Bugiri district has secured a sh500m grant from the World Bank to help provide micronutrient foods to over 200,000 pupils in 100 primary schools.
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    Students blocked from sitting UCE over fees
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-10-17) Monitor Team
    A number of Senior Four students were yesterday blocked from sitting their final national examinations because they had not cleared school dues. The parents and schools are supposed to negotiate. As UNEB, we don't want to get involved in school fees issues," Dan Nokrach Odongo, UNEB Executive Secretary.
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    Higher educatiob body to block students graduation over fees
    (New Vision, 2018-05-26) Kitubi, Martin
    The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) has warned students at higher institutions of learning against failing to remit their annual contributions of sh20,000, adding that they will not graduate before payment.
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    Public varsities advised on funds
    (New Vision, 2018-05-21) Kitubi, Martin
    The first lady and the Minister for education and Sports, Mrs Janet Museveni, has urged public universities to establish endowment funds to promote self-reliance.
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    Higher education council, BTVET clash over course accreditation
    (New Vision, 2018-06-07) Kitubi, Martin
    A row has erupted over who has autonomous powers to accredit post O' level and A' level certificates and diplomas. The squabble is between the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) and the Business, Technical, Vocational education and Training (BTVET) department.
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    Teaching methods frustrating skills development- experts
    (New Vision, 2018-05-21) Mulondo, Lawrence
    Experts is the education sector have pointed at teaching methods in schools today as one of the challenges frustrating skills development in the country.
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    The game of merchants of education
    (New Vision, 2017-07-31) Nkuba, Kihura
    The current education system is 20 to 30 years of school, a student spends those years eating, drinking, sitting, singing, playing, and sometimes being driven to school to get a non-inheritable, non-transferable certificate. The food and provision for that individual is provided or obtained from the sweat of normally ageing and sometimes malnourished or geriatric relatives. After spending this unrewarding, time wasting years sitting, it is no wonder that one is fighting to get a sitting job. They want to eat but eat what? Eat what is produced by who? our country's problem is too many eaters, but too few producers.
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    Poor primary schools performance in Busoga
    (New Vision, 2018-04-24) Kiyimba, Justin
    I have listened to and read in newspapers lots of lamentations and accusations about poor primary schools performance in Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) in eastern Uganda, Julius Kiyimba writes.
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    KCCA to raise sh1.9b for schools infrastructure
    (New Vision, 2018-05-31) Waiswa, Juliet
    The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) executive director, Jennifer Musisi, has launched the 2018 Kampala City Festival (KCF), which is expected to raise sh1.9b for city schools.
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    Celebrating 75 years of academic excellence.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-09-29) Karungi, Zuurah
    Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga is one of the oldest girls' school in Uganda. The school has retained its position among the best performing schools in Mukono district and the country as a whole. The O and A-level girls school, which was founded by Sr Theresa Kearney commonly known mother Kevina,
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    Was called by God to teach.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-11-13) Amanyisa, Zadock
    With all her present day achievement, one would imagine Dr. Edidah Mujinya, 58, has had a smooth sail through life. But you would not be more wrong. In fact, the 58-year-old's illustrious journey started on a rocky ground. She lost her father in 1966 aged only six in primary one at Masheruka girls primary school.
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    Retired teacher empowering girls.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-10-02) Amanyisa, Zadock
    Everyday Mable Twinamatsiko wakes between 4am and 5am says a prayer, reads the bible and posts a prayer on her Facebook page. In 2025, Twinamatsiko retires from active service. But the former English, Literature and Christian Education teacher at Ntare school,
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    Private school owners protest scrapping of USE.
    (Saturday Monitor, 2017-10-07) Kitunzi, Yahudu; Ahimbisibwe, Patience
    Owners of private secondary schools partnering with government to implement Universal Secondary Education (USE) have protested government's decision to stop funding their institution to enable children from poor families access higher education.
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    Tororo school wins spelling contest
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-10-16) Kato, Joseph
    Tororo Parents School has beaten city schools in the national spelling competition.
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    Mountains of the moon university given charter status
    (Sunday Vision, 2018-06-03) Semakula, John
    The community at the Mountains of the Moon University (MMU) in Fort Portal, Kabarole district is in high spirits after being awarded a charter.
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    New institutions to pay sh100m for licences
    (New Vision, 2018-06-04) Semakula, John
    Anyone planning to start a private tertiary institution without evidence of having capital worth sh100m in the near future may have to look for another cheaper business idea. The executive director of NCHE, Prof. Opuda-Asibo, said the new proposal is intended to sleve "who is not able to start an institution". He said whenever institutions close, the council faces a big challenge of how to handle the affected students, particularly their records. He said that was the case when Namasagali and Lugazi universities closed sometime back.
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    Makerere, Chinese varsity to exchange students, lecturers
    (New Vision, 2018-05-18) Agaba, John
    Students at Makerere University now have a chance to study part of their programmes in China, after the institution entered an agreement with Guangdong University of foreign studies, which will allow the exchange programme.