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The National Humanities Conference (HumanitiesCon2021) will take place next week between Wednesday, 11th-Friday, 13th August 2021. The event will be fully virtual and will start with an opening ceremony on Wednesday, 11th August 2021 from 2:00pm-4:00pm.

***See links to the different conference sessions in the attachment below.

***Conference programme at: http://chuss.mak.ac.ug/events/invitation-participate-national-humanities...

We look forward to your participation.

The National Humanities Conference (HumanitiesCon2021) will take place next week between Wednesday, 11th-Friday, 13th August 2021. The event will be fully virtual and will start with an opening ceremony on Wednesday, 11th August 2021 from 2:00pm-4:00pm.

***See links to the different conference sessions in the attachment below.

***Conference programme at: http://chuss.mak.ac.ug/events/invitation-participate-national-humanities...

We look forward to your participation.

The Principal, College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) cordially invites you all to participate in the National Humanities Conference (HumanitiesCon2021) scheduled for Wednesday, 11^th August-Friday, 13^th August 2021.  The event is one of the activities to celebrate 100 years of Makerere University. The purpose of this conference is to centre debates and discussions on how the Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences can critically grapple with challenges in the era of globalisation, decolonisation, technological advancement and novel global pandemics. The scholars at this conference will seek to reimagine how these disciplines can contribute towards repositioning and re-centring the Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences in debates on key global and national challenges. The conference will also feature the launch of the Twin MAWAZO Publication. 

**Please note that due to a temporary ban on physical workshops as a measure to curb the spread of COVID-19, the conference will be fully online.

THEME OF THE CONFERENCE: Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences Scholarship for a New Era

GUEST OF HONOUR:  Mrs. Lorna Magara, Chairperson, Makerere University Council

Note: The conference will be graced by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

1. Prof. Paul Tiyambe Zeleza, United States International University, Nairobi

Presentation: Rethinking the Place of the Humanities and Social Sciences in the Post Covid-19 Academy

2. Prof. Monica Chibita, Dean, Faculty of Journalism, Media and Communication at Uganda Christian University, Mukono

Presentation: Humanities and Social Sciences Research for the 21^st Century: Reclaiming Scholarly Agency

***REGISTRATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONFERENCE

Please click on the link below to register for the conference.

https://bit.ly/3zYVJSS 

***OPENING CEREMONY

The opening ceremony will be held on Wednesday, 11^th August 2021 starting at 2:00pm and will be presided over by Mrs. Lorna Magara, Chairperson, Makerere University Council.

-Zoom link for the Opening Ceremony

https://bit.ly/3yj4NS1

Webinar  ID: 927 2442 3707

Passcode: 791936

**DAY TWO & DAY THREE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Please note that the conference proceedings/presentations for Day Two, 12^th August 2021 and Day Three, 13^th August 2021 will be held between 8:00am-4:00pm.

***SPONSORS

The conference is sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in New York with support from Gerda Henkel Stiftung.

***LIVE STREAMING

All conference proceedings will be streamed live through our social media platforms;MakerereCHUSS MakerereCHUSS

Conference hashtag: #HumanitiesCon2021

***For inquiries about the conference, please contact;

1. Dr Aisha Nakiwala Sembatya - Chair, Organizing Committee, email: aisha.nakiwala@mak.ac.ug, Tel:  +256 772516078
2. Dr Levis Mugumya – Conference Convener, email: lmugumya@gmail.com, Tel: +256772475807
3. Hasifa Kabejja – Principal Communication Officer, CHUSS, email: pr.chuss@mak.ac.ug, Tel: +256774904211

For details on the conference visit: http://chuss.mak.ac.ug/news/call-abstracts-national-humanities-conferenc...

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME, BOOK OF ABSTRACTS & LINKS TO THE DIFFERENT SESSIONS ATTACHED BELOW

The Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund (Mak-RIF) is a special funding stream to support generation and translation of high impact research and innovations to drive Uganda’s development Agenda. This unique initiative is supported by the Government of Uganda.

***THE THREE OBJECTIVES OF THE FUND INCLUDE;
1. Developing and funding a robust research agenda based on National development priorities identified from academia, government, implementing partners and industries

2. Supporting the dissemination of high quality research and innovations in a way that impacts on development policies and programmes

3. Supporting the growth of research leadership capacity in the university

***PROJECTS SO FAR SUPPORTED BY MAK-RIF
Since FY 2019/20, the fund has supported 588 multidisciplinary research and innovation projects across
the various colleges. The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) has obtained 61 projects across the two financial years. It is upon this background that the Mak-RlF office in collaboration with CHUSS is organizing an Open Day to showcase some of the outputs of the different research and innovation projects in line with objective 2 of the Fund. The College will also showcase research outputs from non-RIF supported projects.

***INVITATION TO CHUSS OPEN DAY
Mak-RIF in collaboration with CHUSS invite you all to participate in the event scheduled to take place on Thursday, 29th April 2021 from 8:00am-1:00pm in the Arts Quadrangle. The event will be presided over by the Vice Chancellor of Makerere University, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe. It will be graced by representatives from Mak-RIF led by Prof. William Bazeyo, Chair of the Makerere University Grant Management Committee and stakeholders in the various research projects.

***ONLINE PARTICIPATION
To participate virtually, please register using the link below;

https://bit.ly/3x9YPmx

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

NOTE: Please ensure you wear your mask and observe other SOPs at the event venue.
Attached is the programme  for the event.

We look forward to your attendance.

See programme and event poster below

The University of Turin, Italy invites applications for the 2021 TOAfrica Summer School set for 14-18 June 2021. Due to COVID-19, the 2021 edition of the TOAfrica Summer School will be held online. Application deadline - 20th May 2021. Access details at: https://www.toafrica.it/

***About the TOAfrica Summer School

The TOAfrica Summer School offers Master’s students and professionals an introductory framework to the African continent with particular attention to the sub-Saharan regions, that in recent years have undergone impressive changes: demographic and economic growth, fast urbanization, internal and external mobility, the development of digital technologies, artistic creativity, social, cultural and religious transformations, but also conflicts and environmental, health and political crises. A new landscape which has repositioned the continent in the global perspective, generating interest in international observers and investors.

The program, entirely offered in English, is organized by the Africanistic section of the Department of Cultures, Politics and Society (CPS Africa) of the University of Turin and the Torino World Affairs Institute (T.wai), in collaboration with with the Nordic Africa Institute (Uppsala, Sweden) and the Makerere University (Kampala, Uganda), one of the most renowned academic institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa and with whom UniTo has been conducting an Erasmus Partner Countries Program for the last four years.

Candidates are preferably enrolled in a master's or doctoral degree program, and are selected on the basis of their academic and professional profile. Merit bachelor’s students and professionals with relevant experience in sub-Saharan Africa will also be considered during the selection process. Scholarships are available.

See Summer School poster and other details below

The academic registrar Makerere University has set Saturday 19th June, 2021 as the end for Continuing Students' Examinations

The academic registrar Makerere University has set Monday 7th June, 2021 as the date for the begining of Continuing Students' Examinations

The academic registrar Makerere University has set Sunday 06th June, 2021

The academic registrar Makerere University has set Monday 24th May, 2021