Makerere University
Established in 1922 as a humble technical school, Makerere University is one of the oldest and most prestigious English Universities in Africa. In January of that year, the school, which was later renamed Uganda Technical College, opened its doors to 14 day students who began studying Carpentry, Building and Mechanics.
The College soon began offering various other courses in Medical Care, Agriculture , Veterinary Sciences and Teacher Training. It expanded over the years to become a Center for Higher Education in East Africa in 1935. In 1937, the College started developing into an institution of higher education, offering post-school certificate courses.
In 1949, it became a University College affiliated to the University College of London, offering courses leading to the general degrees of its then mother institution.
With the establishment of the University of East Africa in June 29, 1963, the special relationship with the University of London came to a close and degrees of the University of East Africa were instituted.
On July 1, 1970, Makerere became an independent national university of the Republic of Uganda, offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses leading to its own awards. Makerere University offers not only day but also evening and external study programmes to a student body of about 35,000 undergraduates and 3,000 postgraduates (both Ugandan and foreign). It is also a very active centre for research.
The University transitioned from the Faculty-based to the collegiate system on 1st July 2011 and as of 1st July 2014, Makerere University officially transformed into a Collegiate University with 10 Constituent Colleges including the School of Law, all operating as semi-autonomous units of the University. The University comprises the University library and other research-oriented units such as the Directorate of Research and Graduate Training (DRGT) and Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR).
Makerere University staff and students are obliged to archive all research output from Makerere into its institutional repository. Some of the research is in open access while the other is still in closed access.
The College soon began offering various other courses in Medical Care, Agriculture , Veterinary Sciences and Teacher Training. It expanded over the years to become a Center for Higher Education in East Africa in 1935. In 1937, the College started developing into an institution of higher education, offering post-school certificate courses.
In 1949, it became a University College affiliated to the University College of London, offering courses leading to the general degrees of its then mother institution.
With the establishment of the University of East Africa in June 29, 1963, the special relationship with the University of London came to a close and degrees of the University of East Africa were instituted.
On July 1, 1970, Makerere became an independent national university of the Republic of Uganda, offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses leading to its own awards. Makerere University offers not only day but also evening and external study programmes to a student body of about 35,000 undergraduates and 3,000 postgraduates (both Ugandan and foreign). It is also a very active centre for research.
The University transitioned from the Faculty-based to the collegiate system on 1st July 2011 and as of 1st July 2014, Makerere University officially transformed into a Collegiate University with 10 Constituent Colleges including the School of Law, all operating as semi-autonomous units of the University. The University comprises the University library and other research-oriented units such as the Directorate of Research and Graduate Training (DRGT) and Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR).
Makerere University staff and students are obliged to archive all research output from Makerere into its institutional repository. Some of the research is in open access while the other is still in closed access.
