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Starting in 1922 as a humble technical school, with 14 day students studying Carpentry, Building and Mechanics, Makerere University has grown to become one of the oldest and most prestigious Universities in Africa.
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Starting in 1922 as a humble technical school, with 14 day...
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Established in 1922 as a technical college, Makerere...
- About Makerere University
- How Culture Influences Young Adults
- Cultural Evolution and Transmission
- Beyond Makerere
We conducted our research with the help and expertise of a team mostly composed of recent Makerere alumni. The team interviewed over 3,000 Makerere students in 2015 who were then living in the halls as well as over 1,000 alumni who attended Makerere between 1970 and 2000. In our article, we advance that hall cultural influence is stronger for inter...
How stable are these findings over time, though? The advantage of interviewing alumni that graduated between 1970 and 2000 is that we can learn whether they change over time. We found that hall cultural influence seems to wane over time. Cultural influence was smaller among alumni, likely because they left Makerere a few decades ago. We also learne...
The broader question of cultural influence is ever-present across Africa and beyond. It extends to any university, to political organisations such as political parties, and to professional organisations, including labour unions and business associations. The University of Ghana, for example, provides a comparable setting of young elite socialisatio...
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Starting in 1922 as a humble technical school, with 14 day students studying Carpentry, Building and Mechanics, Makerere University has grown to become one of the oldest and most prestigious Universities in Africa.
Makerere University (/ m ə ˈ k ɛr ər i /; [6] Mak) is Uganda's largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922, and the oldest currently active university in East Africa. [7] It became an independent national university in 1970.
Established in 1922 as a technical school offering courses in carpentry, building and mechanics, Makerere University in Uganda is the oldest higher education institution in the country. It grew quickly in size, expanding into medical care, agriculture, veterinary sciences and teacher training courses.
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Established in 1922 as a technical college, Makerere University was affiliated to the University of London until 1963 when it became one of the three constituent colleges of the University of East Africa.
Makerere Innovations Hub celebrates Persons living with Disabilities. Director, Makerere University Innovations Hub and Project PI-Dr. Cathy Mbidde (Right) with officials and some of the persons living with disabilities during the celebrations on 1st December 2023. New Integrated System to track research and Innovations.
