THE GREAT MAKERERE UNIVERSITY • This presentation is about Makerere University. • It includes different Colleges and Schools within the university, areas of worship, halls of residence, the university hospital, among others.
1. THE GREAT MAKERERE UNIVERSITY This presentation is about
Makerere University. It includes different Colleges and Schools
within the university, areas of worship, halls of residence, the
university hospital, among others.
2. BRIEF BACKGROUND Makerere University is one of the oldest
and most prestigious Universities in Africa established in 1922 as
a technical school. It was later renamed Uganda Technical College,
with 14 day students. It expanded over the years to become a Center
for Higher Education in 1935. In 1937, the College started
developing into an institution, offering post-school certificate
courses. In 1970, Makerere became an independent national
university of the Republic of Uganda, offering undergraduate and
postgraduate courses leading to its own awards. Today the
University offers not only day but also evening and external study
programs to a student body of about 30,000 undergraduates and 3,000
postgraduates both Ugandan and foreign.
3. THE UNIVERSITY ANTHEM The rich words and timeless message in
this Anthem, are an eternal inspiration to the countless
generations that have gone through these gates as well as a source
of inspiration for those within the institution, and the
generations yet to come.
4. THE COLLEGES Makerere adopted the College system in July
2011 under which the governing authority and functions are divided
between a central administration and a number of constituent
colleges. Unlike the previous 110 departments and 21 academic
units, the University now operates under eight colleges each led by
a principal appointed by the Vice Chancellor.
5. THE COLLEGES Below is a video about the tour of Makerere
University Colleges, that was done by; Moses Walugembe and Marion
Alina.Makerere adopted the College system in July 2011 under which
the governing authority and functions are divided between a central
administration and a number of constituent colleges. Unlike the
previous 110 departments and 21 academic units, the University now
operates under eight colleges each led by a principal appointed by
the Vice Chancellor.
6. COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES.(CHUSS) This is
the largest college and it comprises of five(5) schools namely;
School of languages, literature and communication. School of social
sciences. School of psychology School of women and gender studies
School of liberal and performing Arts. The college also comprises
one institute called Makerere Institute of Social Research(MISR)
The college aims at promoting the disciplines of humanities and
social sciences through teaching , learning, research and knowledge
transfer partnerships.
7. COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES.(CONAS) IMAGES OF CONAS The
college trains students in Petroleum Geo studies, mineral
exploration among others. It comprises 6 departments namely; Bio
chemistry and sports science Biological sciences Chemistry Geology
Mathematics Physics The college is committed to giving students at
all levels excellent exposition in scientific thinking and high-
level foundation of science that will shape and direct their lives
long after school.
8. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,ART AND TECHNOLOGY(CEDAT) The college
includes the following departments. Architecture and physical
planning Electrical and computer Engineering Construction Economics
and Management Geometrics and Land Management Mechanical
Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Fine Art Industrial
Art and Applied Design Visual communication As well as the
institute of heritage and various centers. The college aims at
undertaking high quality research relevant to the region's and
global development needs consequently produce highly qualified
students with specialized skills.
9. COLLEGE OF BUSSINESS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES(COBAMS) The
college was formed as a merger between the faculty of Economics and
Management(FEMA) and the institute of Statistics and Applied
Economics.(ISAE) The college comprises of three schools namely; The
school of Economics with two departments. School of business also
with two departments School of statistics and applied Economics
consisting of three departments. The college aims at producing high
caliber professionals and promoting research and knowledge transfer
in Economics, Statistics, Business Management and Population
Sciences, for informed and sustainable development.
10. COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES. Lies within Mulago hospital .
It initially started as a faculty of medicine in 1924 . It was
established on 1st Dec 2007 under the universities and other
Tertiary institutions Act. The college comprises four schools
namely; The school of Medicine. The school of Public Health The
school of Biometric Sciences The school of Health sciences. The
college is dedicated to improving the health of the people in
Uganda and beyond promoting health eqity by providing quality
education, research and health services.
11. COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE ,ANIMAL AND
BIOSECURITY.(CoVAB) It consist s of two schools namely; The school
of Biosecurity, Biotechnical and Laboratory services. The school of
veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources. The college focuses
mainly on training, research, and outreach services. The college
aims at driving transformative skills, knowledge, technology,
enterprise, learning, research and engagement services for the
continuous well being and socio- economic growth.
12. COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND EXTERNAL STUDIES The college was
formed following the merger of school of Education and Institute of
Adult and continuing Education. It has three school and two centers
namely School of Distance and Lifelong learning. School of
Education East African school of Higher Education Studies and
Development Centre for Teaching and Learning Support Centre for
Life long Learning. The college aims at excelling in the
preparation of teachers, other education practitioners, adult
education providers ,community workers and providers of open,
distance learning; to excel in the provision of quality Odel.
13. COLLEGE OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SCIENCES(CoCIS)
Speaking in an exclusive interview, Nelson Bamwine an IT graduate
from CoCIS and Consultant at Data Care gave his opinion about the
College. The college was established on 13th December 2010. It is
made up of two schools namely; school of computing and informatics
technology, (CIT) and this has four departments. East African
school of Library and Information Sciences (EASLIS) with two
departments. The college is committed to delivering excellent
services in the area of computing, Library, Records and Information
Sciences and attracts both local and international students.
14. SCHOOL OF LAW The school of Law was established as the
department of Law under the school of Social Sciences at Makerere
University College in June 1968. The Department became the school
of Law on 1st July 1970. The school of Law offers programs that
include a four year Bachelor of Laws Degree (L.L.B), a two year
Master of Laws program (L.L.M) as well as a Doctorate program
(L.LD). The School aims at keeping pace with the changing legal
environment among other aims. Its curriculum has programs that are
tailored to produce a more relevant and all round legal
profession.
15. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT.(CAES) It comprises
three schools ,namely; The school of Forestry, Environment and
Geographical science with three departments. The school of Food
Technology, Nutrition and Bio Engineering with two departments. The
school of Agricultural sciences with three departments. The college
aims at advancing training, knowledge generation and service
delivery in order to enhance agricultural development, sustainable
natural resource utilization and environmental management.
16. THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Makerere University library
comprises of the Main Library and seven specialized Branch
Libraries, five located Makerere University main campus and two off
campus. The library is adjacent to the freedom square, opposite the
Faculty of Agriculture. The library aims at meeting the study,
teaching, research and outreach information needs for sustainable
national and regional development. In its capacity, it serves as a
National Reference Library . it is also a legal depository of all
works published in Uganda, including government publications. It is
also the depository of United Nations' publications and related
bodies. The Library also boasts of a special collection of
information resources, consisting of the University archives,
Africana materials, manuscripts and photographic materials (all
located in Africana section); and the history of medicine in Uganda
(located in Albert Cook Branch Library). These unique collections
are preserved and provide access to interesting information on
Uganda's heritage.
17. THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL The Hospital is managed by the
Director in conjunction with the Hospital Administration and also
assisted by the Senior Nursing Officer. It comprises of various
units which render different services to the University Community.
It has medical units which are available to staff and to students.
It offers both curative and preventive services. The Hospital has a
32 bed in-patient ward and admissions to the ward are exclusively
for students only. However, the Hospital Administration is trying
in every ways possible to improve on the services and aspects of
the Hospital so as to provide wider and better services to the
University Community.
18. THE UNIVERSITY PLACES OF WORSHIP These are basically three,
including the university mosque for the Muslim believers and two
churches that is; St. Augustine and St. Francis for the Chapels.
St. Augustine St. Francis
19. THE UNIVERSITY HALLS OF RESIDENCE Every students at
Makerere is attached to a given hall of residence. These are
divided into boys and girls halls , where every student is attached
to a given hall. However, this gives students an option of either
sleeping inside or outside the University. There are six halls for
the boys and three for the girls making them nine halls in total.
Namely; Mitchell, Nkrumah, Nsibirwa, Lumumba and Living Stone halls
for the boys. Complex, Mary Stuart and Africa for the girls.
20. LUMUMBA HALL Lumumba hall was built in the late 1960s and
was opened in 1971. It was named after Congolese freedom fighter,
Patrice Lumumba. It is the biggest hall on campus, located on
Lumumba road just next to Mary Stuart. The hall accommodates about
752 students, with 241 double rooms and two open blocks.
21. MARY STUART HALL This was the first female hall that
started in 1945 housed in a small house at the current Guest House.
The hall was named after the wife of the missionary Dr. Stuart of
Mengo Hospital known as Mary Stuart The hall is the biggest female
hall known as box due to the physical structure of the hall. It
houses female students and they call themselves boxers. The hall
has a total of 208 rooms, in the eight-storied tower block and two
wings. The hall has a monument of Gongomesi a symbol of a woman
believed to be wife of Gongom. It has solidarity with Lumumba Hall
which houses male students. The solidarity is known as Lumbox.
22. UNIVERSITY HALL (UH) UH is a service oriented unit for
students and staff. It was opened as a Hall of residence in July
1957. The structure of the building was of a rectangular form.
During the 1960/61 the original plan was alternated. The students
call their hall, the only hall on campus, with a culture of a
special and strong meekness symbolized by their association with a
goatthus the language of goat land, Heb! Heb! Heb! In 2004 the
goats decided to look for she goats, the hunting ended up at the
hostel called Garden Courts which is found off Sir Apollo Kaggwa
Road. They united both cultures and came up with a new name,
Unicorts Solidarity. Since that day, all the cultural activities
are carried together as Unicent solidarity
23. LIVING STONE HALL The hall was opened at the beginning of
the 1959/60 academic year. Mr. Temple was the Halls first Warden
and only 146 students occupied the hall at its first opening.
Livingstone residents are referred to as Gentlemen and have a
solidarity with the Ladies of Africa Hall called Afrostone. This
solidarity was formed in 1976 and its activities became more
pronounced in the 1980s.
24. MITCHELL HALL Mitchell Hall traces its origins from the
very first Hostels that were built in the 1920s to house Students
of the initial Technical School from which the present day
University was founded. These Hostels (named after their first
prefects e.g. Sepuya, Semakokiro, Bamugye) were merged in the 1930s
to form one hall named Mitchell, after the then Governor of the
Uganda Protectorate, Sir Philip Mitchell. Mitchell is between
Mitchell Hall who refer to themselves as Rats, and Complex Hall,
women who are popularly known as Crocodiles.
25. NSIBIRWA HALL This hall started in 1952, it was originally
called Northcote and was named after Geoffrey Northcote, who was
the Chairman of the University Council in 1948 at the time of his
death. The hall had an anthem, culture of having generals, a drum
(known as stereo) and a tractor (state car). Their history has been
somewhat volatile and at one time 23 students from Northcote Hall
were dismissed due to invasion of Livingstone and Africa where
seven kilogrammes of red pepper were poured in their food. Current
capacity of the hall is 475 residents, comprising government and
private sponsored International Students on Inter University
Exchange and other nationals.
26. NKRUMAH HALL Nkrumah hall was named after the great African
leader Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana. The hall was at first known as new
Hall under the management of Northcote, but gained its independence
after a while though it still shares a kitchen with Nsibirwa Hall.
It is well known for the culture of Pan Africanism. In front of the
hall you find Kwame Nkurumahs monument. Nkrumah Hall is located on
Pool Road after the swimming pool opposite Faculty of Economics and
Management. It accommodates a total number of about 500 students.
The Hall also uses Osagyefo to mean Nkrumah. It is in solidarity
with Mulago View Hostel and Nkruview solidarity binds the two
residences together.
27. COMPLEX HALL (CCE) The hall originally started as the Old
Mitchell hall and CCE main hall of adult education studies. The
hall started in 1982 as complex It is located at the southern end
of the main campus about 150 metres from the main gate. The hall
has 157 rooms, 101 are triple, 56 double, and a single. The hall
comprises four blocks. Complex hall is identified by the symbol of
a crocodile. Hence complexers are referred to as the gallant
guaranteed crocodiles. The origin of the symbol started way back
when complex hall would flood a lot but the students persisted,
therefore acquiring the title crocodile. Harmony with Diginity are
the hall values that encompass all cultural norms and disciplinary
values of complex hall. It is affiliated to Mitchell hall of male
students.
28. AFRICA HALL The New Womens Hall as Africa Hall was called
then, first opened its doors to 75 freshers on June 29, 1971.