The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), Makerere University received a grant from the Mellon Foundation of New York for the establishment of a Center of Excellence in Research, Teaching and Learning (CERTL). The primary aim of CERTL was to explore and develop mechanisms of strengthening and promoting teaching and learning in the Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences that had been adversely affected by large student numbers, reduced faculty, inadequate physical and ICT infrastructure, and inadequate funding.
Launched on September 16, 2020, CERTL was mandated to improve research, teaching, and learning in the Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences in the college. Its activities in the past four years have spotlighted the challenges and opportunities of ensuring quality research, teaching, and learning in Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences in resources constrained context of Global South Higher Education.
