College of Computing and Information Sciences

MPs on Science and Technology Committee …

Members of the Parliamentary Committee on Science and Technology visited the College of Computing and Information Sciences and were impressed by the infrastructure the College has put in place in...

Cisco Academies in Uganda to adopt new o…

With effect from 1st March, 2012, all Cisco academies in Uganda are supposed to adopt a new operating model – the Open Model. “The new model, as opposed to the...

Makerere to carry out a needs assessment…

Makerere University is carrying out a needs assessment in educational institutions within the East African region to establish a mechanism of delivering online educational programmes within the region. This activity...

Donate towards a Kidney transplant

Mable Atemo a 2010 IT graduate of Makerere University lies in Mulago hospital on life support as she undergoes dialysis, to rid her blood of impurities. Atemo was born with...

EASLIS awards its first PhDs

Sarah Birungi Kaddu, Nathaniel Mukungu and Hellen Musanabera are the first students to obtain PhDs from the East African School of Library and Information Science (EASLIS). The trio were awarded...

CoCIS graduands @ the 62nd Graduation

A total of 939 students from the College of Computing and Information Sciences will be graduating on 17th January, 2012 with Diplomas, Bachelors, Masters and PhDs. Of these, 55 got...

EASLIS starts Research Seminars

The East African School of Library and Information Sciences (EASLIS) held a one-day research seminar on 15thDecember, 2011. This seminar was aimed at providing reviews and guidance to the researchers on...

PSD, DISD and E-Learning Centre merge

The Professional Skills Department (PSD), E-Learning Centre and the Department of Innovations and Software Development (DISD) have been merged to form the Centre of Innovations and Professional Skills Development (CiPSD)....

EASLIS students present PhD research fin…

Three students from the East African School of Library and Information Sciences (EASLIS) presented their PhD research in November, 2011 and their studies were found to be worthy of the...

Graduate students to write Research Poli…

As part of the strategy to disseminate EASLIS research and engage policymakers on critical issues in Information Science, all EASLIS graduate students on completion of their dissertations will ...

First cohort of Makerere-Amity students …

The first group of students who enrolled for the Tele-Education programmes conducted by Amity University of India in partnership with Makerere University have graduated. A total of 44 students obtained...

CoCIS improves safe water access in rura…

Approximately 20% of water systems in Uganda do not function or operate significantly behind design expectations with failure rate high especially for hand pump based technologies. To improve the functionalist...

CIT masters students present papers at t…

AFRICOMM 2011 aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, and policy makers in ICT to discuss issues and trends, recent research, innovation advances and on-the-field experiences related to e-Infrastructure, e-Governance, e-Business,...

Vast and Fertile Ground in Africa for Sc…

He might have been content simply to teach thousands of university students in Uganda how to use computers, assemble them into networks, manage them and write basic software programs. In...

CIT research agenda to accelerate develo…

The School of Computing and Informatics Technology (CIT) has successfully launched its Research Agenda aimed at providing computing and informatics solutions for development in Uganda, the region and beyond. CIT’s...

CoCIS Project Impresses President Museve…

The CU@School Project that was designed by the College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS) has impressed President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. The President viewed this presentation during his visit to...

Uganda’s first Microsoft Innovation Cent…

The first Microsoft Innovation Centre (MIC) in Uganda will focus on skills building, jobs and opportunity creation and fostering innovation. “This centre is a major milestone for our country particularly...

CWG rewards Best Computer Science studen…

Joseph Lutaaya, the best Computer Science student for the 2008/09 academic year has received a new Dell Laptop from the Computer Warehouse Group (CWG). Lutaaya, with a Cumulative Grade Point Average...

Nokia to promote local mobile applicatio…

Nokia is committed to promoting local applications that are relevant to the African market. “We shall help the local developers market their applications on our Nokia website and through other...

CIT seeks to improve Computer Studies in…

The School of Computing and Informatics Technology (CIT) has held a workshop aimed at identifying strategies to improve the implementation of the computing curriculum in secondary schools. During the workshop...

CoCIS hosts the WaterHackathon Event

For 48 hours, seventy (70) software developers (mainly students) and professionals in the water sector worked tirelessly and developed applications that address a number of water problems that Ugandans are...

Governments urged to leverage ICTs to pr…

More effective use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by government and other stakeholders to support micro and small enterprises (MSEs) will help accelerate job creation, the ...

The power of the phone

Cellphones have triggered a wave of technological innovation in the developing world. The cellphone has revolutionized life in the western world. Now thanks to plummeting hardware prices and homegrown innovation, the...

Mozilla Firefox now in Luganda

Mozilla Firefox, one of the internet web-browsers, has been translated into Luganda. This means that more people can now use the internet in this local language. Luganda...

Makerere University 2011/2012 Semester D…

Semester One: Sunday 25th September 2011 to Saturday 14th January, 2012 (16 weeks)Semester One Vacation: Saturday 14th January, 2012 to 28th January, 201262nd Graduation: Monday 16th to Friday 20th January, 2012Semester Two: Saturday 28th...

CoCIS holds 7th ICCIR

The CoCIS held its 7th annual International Conference on Computing and ICT Research, ICCIR, on the 7th – 9th Augusts 2011 in Kampala. The conference was held under the theme...

CoCIS students graduate

On 22nd July 2011, Makerere University held a special graduation ceremony, in which 1190 students graduated. 100 of these students were from CoCIS with one PHD in Information Systems. In...

Lectures urged to develop online course …

The College Principal, Prof. Ikoja Odongo has urged academic members of staff to develop online content for their courses since Makerere University is now moving towards having more academic programmes...

CWG to reward best student

The best Computer Science student will receive a High End Dell Laptop from Computer Warehouse Group (CWG), a new IT firm in Uganda. Michael Manzi, the CWG Country Director, said...

Incubation Centre releases six Projects

The Software incubation Centre has identified six viable projects to be developed further by the industry. The projects, Bluetooth Proximity Marketing Services (local proximity marketing service for musicians and...

Mentoring Team Quest-0 From Uganda At 9t…

The Microsoft Imagine Cup is the world’s premier student technology competition. It provides an opportunity for students to use their creativity, passion, and knowledge of technology to help solve global...

Incubation Centre releases six Projects

The Software incubation Centre has identified six viable projects to be developed further by the industry. The projects, Bluetooth Proximity Marketing Services (local proximity marketing service for musicians and small-medium...

CWG to reward best Computer Science stud…

The best Computer Science student will receive a High End Dell Laptop from Computer Warehouse Group (CWG), a new IT firm in Uganda. Michael Manzi, the CWG Country Director, said...

Rockefeller Vice-President applauds CoCI…

The Vice-President of Rockefeller Foundation, Heather Grady has applauded the College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS) for engaging in research aimed at enabling communities cope with the effects of...

Orange launches African Social Venture A…

Orange has launched the African Social Venture Prize. This prize, aimed at promoting social business projects largely focusing on ICTs and innovation will reward three projects addressing needs of the...

Business Process Outsourcing Certificate…

All BPO graduates are informed that their certificates are ready and should come along with their receipts for verification when picking them. The certificates can be collected from the...

CISCO Academy Award

The College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS) has received an award for having the best Cisco Academy Sustainability Model on the African continent. The award was announced by Hital...

The 7th Annual International Conference …

This year’s International Conference on Computing and ICT Research (ICCIR) will take place at Protea hotel, between 7th and 9th August 2011. For details follow the link below http://cit.mak.ac.ug/iccir. More information: College of Computing...

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