Summary:

The Africa Centre of Excellence for Pharm-Biotechnology and Traditional Medicine (PHARMBIOTRAC) is based at the Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) a public university located in Western Uganda about 260 Km from the Kampala the capital city of Uganda.

PHARMBIOTRAC is pleased to invite applications from highly motivated, talented, research-focused and qualified candidates for admission in the Study Programmes MSc (by Coursework and Dissertation) and PhD (by Research) in Pharm-Biotechnology and Traditional Medicine, for the academic year 2017/18 starting mid-August, 2017.

MUST has been ranked the best medical school in Uganda and in the region by the National Council for Higher Education and The East African Medical Council.

Background:

Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), is the second oldest public University in Uganda established by an Act of Parliament of the Republic of Uganda, and with a vision "to be a centre of academic and professional excellence in Science and Technology".

MUST is one of the 24 competitively and transparently selected institutions of higher learning in Eastern and Southern Africa and is receiving funding under ACE II Project from the International Development Association (IDA)/World Bank.

ACE II project is a regional project involving eight countries namely; Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

The project seeks to promote regional specialization among participating institutions within areas that address regional development challenges through strengthening the capacities of higher education institutions of learning to deliver high quality, market-relevant post-graduate education, and build collaborative research capacity as well as conduct high quality applied research in five regional priority areas: industry, agriculture, health, education and applied statistics.

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