Over 100 tertiary institutions face closure

TERTIARY institutions which will not have upgraded from the Provisional licenses to Classification, in the next six months, will be shut, the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) has said.

In a circular spelling out tough conditions for offering higher education, the education watchdog said tertiary institutions that will not have upgraded their provisional licenses will be closed without further notice. Of the 122 private tertiary institutions in the country only nine meet the required standard.  Is your institution safe? Find a detailed story in New Vision or subscribe for the Epaper

PROFILE

Kibwota turns into girls' education champion

When Christine Ayat Kibwota was posted as headteacher to St. Peter's primary school, Laroo Division in Gulu Municipality, in 2007; she noticed something amiss. Girls were dropping out of school in hordes. She had to find the cause and a quick solution; and her move worked. What did she do? Find a detailed profile in Mwalimu today. 

SCIENCE

Technology, practical hands-on skills right for future 

HAMIDI Subhi, a Year 12 student at Galaxy International School, steps up to the podium beaming with joy. "It is great to win again at this level. My dream seems clearer than ever before." He has just scooped his second gold medal in the two consecutive years, in the regional technology competitions-the GISUTECH Competition 2017. The event was held at the end of last month.

The two day competition at the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Expo at Freedom City attracted 200 participants from  11 countries, including Uganda, Afghanistan, Angola, D.R. Congo, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, and Tanzania. Get details in Mwalimu.