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Thursday, November 11, Sign in. Forgot your password? Get help. Privacy Policy. In his address, the Ambasssador of France to Uganda, H. Aniambossou reminded the audience that one of the main ideas behind the Kampala Geopolitics Conference was to promote freedom of speech.

Turning to the Conference theme, she noted that the crises caused by the COVID pandemic and the opportunities that are arising from it have placed Africa as an important region on the global map. She added that Africa is an important player in the peace and security dialogue, as an investment destination and trading partner, as a contender in addressing global challenges as well as an arena where different powers compete for influence.

Still on the topic of influence, Ms. Sylvie Matelly, Deputy Director of the French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs IRIS who addressed the conference virtually admitted that it was a source of great pride for her institution, that their annual conference on contemporary international relations held in Nantes, France had birthed the idea of an annual Kampala Geopolitics Conference.

The topics range from climate action to feminist movements building to transitional justice and to engagement in outer space. The elevation, she noted, should be viewed in the light that gender equality is not only a pressing moral or social imperative but is a critical economic challenge.

Ndieli continued to say that whereas COVID had had disproportionate and devastating effects on social and economic life, these effects were more pronounced among the most vulnerable and as such, had tested the ability of states to come together to address the global challenges.

Barnabas Nawangwe was joined by Ms. Sylvie Matelly, Mr. The Vice Chancellor shared that through partnerships with international collaborators, Makerere University had built a formidable force of academics that do research in all areas, and in the case of COVID, were very much aware of issues to do with online education. Nawangwe said the university had taken advantage of the resources it had to train all staff in online education as well as alternative methods of education.

This panel was followed by another on Vaccine Nationalism and Diplomacy in the Times of the Pandemic , moderated by Dr. Panelists included Ms. Alfred Driwale MoH , Prof. Andrew Bakainanga WHO. Wanyenze in her submission had noted that the struggle of who wins the vaccine war had given rise to a vaccine infodemic characterized by misinformation about the efficacy of some vaccines, resulting in their rejection by some sections of the public.

At the beginning you could hardly get them and buy them even when you had the money on the table. The group will break off in May for a week and resume on May 15, , for semester two. The calendar also shows that senior candidates who will sit their finals in March will be admitted in September They will also study for three months and break off on December 18th, This is expected to close the gap caused by the lockdown by January 22, , when the students will return to allow things to return to normal.

Prof Umar Kakumba, the Makerere University Deputy Vice-Chancellor in-charge of Academic Affairs says they intend to integrate online and physical classes while observing the standard operating procedures. He says that fresh students will be required to study under the open, distance and e-learning arrangement, adding that they intend to have a full orientation program teaching the new entrants how they can use the e-learning platform.

And the good thing is that the first-course units are not so much practical, they can be handled on ODEL or blended. Kayiwa International University Admissions King Ceasor University Admissions Kisubi Brothers University College Admissions Kumi University Admissions LivingStone International University Admissions Muteesa I Royal University Admissions Mountains of the Moon University Admissions Ndejje University Admissions Nkumba University Admissions Nile University Uganda Admissions Nsaka University Admissions St Augustine International University Admissions St Lawrence University Uganda Admissions Stafford University Uganda Admissions Team University Uganda Admissions