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Strengthening Early Childhood Care Education: MakCEES earmarked to host daycare facility On 5th November 2025, the Principal of the College of Education and External Studies, Professor Anthony Muwagga Mugagga, hosted an inception meeting to discuss the modalities of setting up a daycare facility anchored within the Early Childhood Care Education strategy and the Competence Based Education trends.

Makerere University and Malmo University hold holistic programme to strengthen Early Childhood Care and Education From 27th to 31st October 2025, members of faculty at Makerere University and Malmo University, will undertake joint programme activities aimed at strengthening Early Childhood Care and Education in Uganda and Sweden.

Collaboration: CEES and UWE discuss innovative teaching, research, education and mobility On 20th October 2025, Makerere University College of Education and External Studies hosted a delegation from the University of the West England to discuss research and collaboration.
At the College of Education and External Studies, the delegation led by the Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of the West England, Ms. Jo Midgley, was received by the College Principal, Prof. Anthony Muwagga Mugagga.

Mak staff and students tipped on Building Wealth, Securing the Future, Smart Investment and Retirement Strategies “Salaries alone rarely make people wealthy. Financial growth comes from savings, investments, entrepreneurship and innovation. Those who invest collectively in ventures, saving clubs or small businesses, pool resources for projects, and often live comfortably and educate their children with ease,” said Mr. Sulaiman Kiggundu, the Director-Budget Office at the Parliament of Uganda, during a guest lecture at Makerere University.

Makerere University and Ministry of Education Reinforce Commitment to Early Childhood Education in Uganda Over 200 stakeholders in the education sector have convened at Makerere University to participate in the Early Childhood Teacher Education Policy awareness workshop organised by the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) and the College of Education and External Studies (CEES).

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CEES Orientation 2025: Students tipped on academic excellence, setting goals and development of work plans On 6th August 2025, the College of Education and External Studies (CEES) held a lively orientation ceremony to equip new students with the requisite knowledge required to gain a deeper understanding of the College structures, academic programmes, services, and, its contribution to the University’s core functions of teaching and learning, research and innovations, knowledge transfer partnerships, and community engagement..

Secondary School Administrators Urged to Champion Competency-Based Curriculum in Science Subjects Makerere University’s College of Education and External Studies (CEES), through its Department of Science, Technology, and Vocational Education (DSTVE), on Friday 18th July 2025, hosted a high-level workshop for secondary school administrators focused on the implementation and assessment of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) in science subjects.

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Mak CEES discusses partnership with King Salman Global Academy for the Arabic Language On 17th June 2025, the Principal of the College of Education and External Studies at Makerere University, Prof. Anthony Muwagga Mugagga hosted a meeting with Dr. Hanan Al Malki, the Director of Program and Centre Planning and Management at the King Salman Global Academy for the Arabic Language, aimed at building institutionalized partnerships in language education in Uganda and globally.

Phase 1 of the e-Learning initiative at Makerere University registers remarkable achievements On Thursday 24th April 2025, the Director of the Institute of Open, Distance and E-learning under the College of Education and External Studies presented the dissemination results of phase 1 of the e-Learning initiative at Makerere University to over 75 participants and key stakeholders.

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MakCEES develops an Entrepreneurial Leadership Initiative for UPE Schools School Managers have been urged to incorporate entrepreneurship as an innovative solution aimed at addressing the existing problems in Universal Primary Education (UPE) schools.
Studies indicate that in most UPE Schools in Uganda, learners still lack parental support, mid-day meals, scholastic materials, clean water, and are often unattended to by teachers, which undermines children’s desire to learn or stay in school because hunger impairs their ability to concentrate and learn effectively.

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About CEES

CEES aspires to excel in the provision of professional educational approaches relevant to national and global needs.

In the next decade, CEES plans to grow into an effective and efficient modern College with improved and relevant education, lifelong learning and external programmes; better access to higher education opportunities; increased research and innovations, an enabling environment for private and public sector interface; increased partnerships with communities; a sufficient well trained and motivated staff and an improved academic and social environment of staff and students.

College Mission Statement

To be the leading institution for academic excellence and innovation in Africa

College Vision Achievement

To Provide innovative teaching, Learning, Research and service responsive to National and global needs

eLearning at Makerere University (MUELE)

Makerere University E-learning Environment (MUELE) is the official online learning platform for the university and it is managed by the Institute of Open Distance and eLearning. MUELE is a self-service system and allows a student with the requirements to create their own account in order to: Access class materials for different course units, Do Assessments such as quizzes