Makerere University graduation week starts today

The five-day graduation ceremony which will be held at the University’s Freedom Square will be concluded on Friday, February 17.

The ceremony will see a total of 13,221 students graduate in different disciplines. Out of these, 6809 (52%) are females and 6412 (48%) males will graduate during the five-day ceremony. Of these, 102 are PhD graduands, 1,378 Master's, and 108 Postgraduate diplomas among others.

This means more females will graduate this year.

The Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Kataha Museveni, is expected to grace the ceremony, according to a press statement from the university released last week.

The graduation plan seen by this reporter indicates that graduands and invited guests are expected to be at Freedom Square by 7:00am in a ceremony set to be presided over by the University Chancellor, Prof. Ezra Suruma. Additionally, each graduand is expected to attend with only two guests.

Colleges slated to graduate students include: College of Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, School of Law, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, College of Education and External Studies, Business and Management Sciences and College of Computing and Information Sciences.

Others are: Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Bio-security, Engineering, Design, Art and Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences and Makerere University Business School.

This is the second physical graduation ceremony the university is holding after COVID-19 disruption that saw educational institutions conduct their ceremonies virtually. Makerere held its 72rd graduation ceremony in May 2022.