Makerere University has welcomed 17 students from 16 countries under the Erasmus+ funded Master of Humanitarian Response, Health and Displacement (Human Response) programme, bringing together an international cohort to study humanitarian crises, displacement, health, migration and development. The students were officially welcomed and oriented at Makerere University on September 7, 2026, in a ceremony attended...Read More

Makerere University has celebrated Professor Philip Kasaija Apuuli’s academic journey and contribution to international relations during his inaugural professorial lecture, with university leaders, scholars, former classmates and national leaders hailing his research, mentorship and commitment to peace and conflict resolution. Vice-Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe said inaugural professorial lectures are an important part of university life...Read More

Witswatersrand University emeritus professor says Africa can learn from 250 years of U.S. nation-building, but warns against copying its model Africa must focus on building strong and durable institutions rather than relying on individual leaders, Professor Gilbert Khadiagala has said, urging African countries to learn from the United States’ long experience of nation-building. Khadiagala, Professor...Read More

Students at Makerere University’s Department of Social Work have been challenged to rethink conventional approaches to mental health following a week-long academic visit by UK scholars Dr. Jill Childs and Dr. Gillian Nightall from 9th to 13th March 2026. The two experts conducted a series of lectures and seminars aimed at introducing a transformative model...Read More

Two research fellows at the Great Lakes Centre for the Study of the United States in the Great Lakes Region at Makerere University have presented significant progress on their respective chapters, marking a key milestone toward the publication of a major book project scheduled for August 2026. On 19 February 2026, Dr. Bernard Luwerekera and...Read More

More than 130 cadet officers from the Uganda Military Academy (UMA) in Kasambya have been oriented on library use and access to electronic resources during a one-day academic visit to Makerere University, as part of preparations for their Bachelor’s Degree in Defence Studies. The cadets, who are enrolled under Makerere University through the College of...Read More

Makerere University has strengthened its drive toward global academic competitiveness through a high-level capacity-building workshop on Virtual Global Exchange (VGE)—an innovative model that links students and lecturers across countries for joint coursework, multicultural dialogue, and collaborative learning. The training, held on 30th October 2025, capped a one-month academic residency by Professor Judithanne McLauchlan, a U.S....Read More

The Great Lakes Center for the Study of the United States at Makerere University has welcomed Professor Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan from the University of South Florida , St. Petersburg Campus (USF), for a month-long academic engagement aimed at strengthening the Center’s research on U.S.–Uganda relations. Professor McLauchlan, an Associate Professor of Political Science and Director...Read More

KAMPALA, September 17, 2025 — The Makerere University Centre for American Studies, in collaboration with Universität Erfurt, Universität Leipzig, and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), has launched The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook of Peace and Conflict Studies for the Global South. The hybrid event, hosted in the School of Social Science’s  Smart Room, attracted academics,...Read More

By Jane AnyangoMakerere University, Kampala | 29 September 2025 Over 300 students from the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Makerere University attended an orientation session organized by the Great Lakes Centre for the Study of the United States, a newly established academic initiative aimed at deepening Uganda–U.S. relations through education, research, and...Read More