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CoCIS graduands @ the 62nd Graduation

A total of 939 students from the College of Computing and Information Sciences graduated on 17th January, 2012 with Diplomas, Bachelors, Masters and PhDs. Of these, 55 got First Class Degrees and Joseph Lutaaya (Bachelor of Computer Science) was the overall best student with a CGPA of 4.80. The new PhD holders are Benedict Oyo – PhD in Information Systems. Sarah Birungi Kaddu, Hellen Byamugisha and Nathaniel Mukungu got PhDs in...

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 Postgraduate Diplomas and Master’s degrees. The online graduation ceremony which was conducted in India was held simultaneously in five African countries including Malawi, Rwanda, Ghana and Botswana via Video Conferencing on 16th December, 2011. Several students from Uganda excelled tremendously in various disciplines...

CoCIS improves safe water access in rural areas

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 of these water points, the College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS) has designed a mobile application that facilitates the availability of actionable and timely information to the district water engineers who ensure that these water points are functioning efficiently. According...

CIT masters students present papers at the AFRICOMM 2011 CONFERENCE

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, and enabling policy and regulations with a deep focus on developing countries. Accepted papers were presented at the conference and published by Springer’s LNICST series. AFRICOMM 2011. The 1st AFRICOMM conference was held in 2009, Maputo Mozambique, 2nd was held 2010,...

Vast and Fertile Ground in Africa for Science to Take Root

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 a poor African country with one of the world’s fastest-growing populations and rising Internet use, that alone would have been an enormous achievement. But Venansius Baryamureeba had bigger ideas. In 2005, when he returned home with a doctorate from the University...

CIT research agenda to accelerate development in the region

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 four research groups; Artificial Intelligence (AI), Development Informatics (DI), Wireless Networks & Systems Security (WN&SS) and Software & Enterprise Engineering (S&EE) will address the ongoing national and global challenges like climate change, food security, health and education. Speaking at the launch...

CoCIS Project Impresses President Museveni

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 Makerere University today, 24th November, 2011. The CU@School is a teacher: pupil attendance monitoring tool that uses an OpenXdata application that enables primary school head teachers to report pupil and teacher attendance to their District Education Officers. The collected data is...

Uganda’s first Microsoft Innovation Centre to spur Technology Innovation

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 the young people who now have a world-class facility to hone their skills,” said Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda, the Minister of Information and Communications Technology (ICT). Rugunda, who officiated at the launch of the Centre at the College of Computing and Information...

Nokia to promote local mobile applications

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 media channels. This raises the developers’ platform for marketing their applications and thus exposes them to more business opportunities,” said Annie Njenga, the Developer Outreach Manager for Nokia East and Southern Africa. Njenga was speaking during the handover of certificates to...

CWG rewards Best Computer Science student and lecturers

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 (CGPA) of 4.8 beat over 300 students to win the coveted award which comes with an opportunity to undertake a one year internship with CWG. Handing over the award to Lutaaya on Friday 18th November, 2011 at the College of Computing...

CIT seeks to improve Computer Studies in Secondary Schools

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 held at the School of Food Technology, Nutrition and Bio-Engineering, Makerere University on 13th October, 2011, the participants noted that improving the quality of Computer Science education in Uganda can be achieved through the implementation of a comprehensive Computer Studies...

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 currently experiencing like low safe water coverage. These developers participated in the WaterHackathon Event that was held at the College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS), Makerere University from 21st to 23rd October, 2011. The WaterHackathon is the first global event...

Governments urged to leverage ICTs to promote Private Sector Development

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 growth of business and women entrepreneurs, according to a report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The Information Economy Report 2011: ICTs as an Enabler for Private Sector Development launched at the College of Computing...

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 developing world is poised to reap the benefits of this game changing technology read more

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 is one of the widely used local languages across Uganda’s central region. Speaking at the launch on 29th Oct. 2011 in Kampala, the Prime Minister of Buganda Kingdom, Eng. JB Walusimbi pledged the Kingdom’s support towards similar...

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, 2012 62nd Graduation: Monday 16th to Friday 20th January, 2012 Semester Two: Saturday 28th January, 2012 to Saturday 26th May, 2012 (17 weeks) Semester Two Vacation: Saturday 26th May,2012 to Saturday 18th August, 2012 Recess Term: Saturday 26th May, 2012 to Saturday 4th...

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 ‘Strengthening the role of ICT in Development,’ and brought together researchers the world over to share knowledge on research breakthroughs. In his remarks during the conference, the ICT Minister Hon. Ruhakana Rugunda, congratulated the...

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 his remarks, the College Principal, Prof. Ikoja Odongo, congratulated the graduates and encouraged continuing students to strive towards completion. The Vice Chancellor of Makerere University, Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba, thanked the organizing committee for the...

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 rewarding academic excellence in Computer Science is the beginning of a partnership between the company and the College, more specifically the School of Computing and Informatics Technology. The award will be given out annually...

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 challenges and make a difference in the world. While competing for cash and prizes, students gain real-life experiences, make new friends, and change the world. Uganda got the opportunity to represent East and Southern Africa at the world wide event in...

Rockefeller Vice-President applauds CoCIS

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 climate change. Grady, who was speaking during her visit to the College on 1st July 2011, also applauded the College for exploring ways of availing locals with developmental information through mobile phones, whose usage...

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 ‘bottom of pyramid’ market in Africa through technology. The projects of interest range from e-health and mobile banking to digital and mobile applications for education or agriculture. The winners will get a financial grant along...

Business Process Outsourcing Certificates

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 school of Computing and Informatics Technology, Makerere University, Block A Level 5.

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 Muraj, the Cisco Academy Area Manager and Technical Manager for Africa during the recent Cisco Academy Conference held at the University of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. The College, which has over 6,000 students was also recognized for having the largest...

CIT student to represent Uganda at Anita Borg Scholarship

uliet Komuhendo, a finalist of Computer Science at CIT, is all smiles after the news that she is one of the possible beneficiaries of the Anita Borg computer science scholarship. The scholarship, worth €7,000, targets female students in computer related fields across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, at different entry levels....

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The Android Developer Challenge, Sub Saharan Africa is designed to showcase cool apps that surprise and delight mobile users—built by developers like you. To support you in your efforts, Google is launching the Android Developer Challenge, which will provide awards for great mobile apps built on the Android platform.

2nd Young Proffesionals Technology Symposium

The Young Professionals Technology Symposium (held May 7th, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda) created a platform where university students interacted with companies and were sensitized on the actual practical skills requirements of employees and corporate culture in practice.read more

Makerere to host Microsoft Innovation Centre

Microsoft is set to establish a Microsoft Innovation Centre at Makerere University’s College of Computing and Information Sciences come July 2011. The centre will see students train in a cross section of software for mobile phones, server sites, desktop, and cloud computing, at a subsidized rate. Makerere University will provide the necessary infrastructure...

CoCIS students for New York Imagine Cup finals

For the 4th Year running, students from Makerere University College of Computing and Information Sciences have scooped the 1st spot in the International Imagine Cup and will be representing the East and Central Africa regions in New York on the 8th July. The students, Joseph Lutaalo, Joshua Kaizzi and Joseph Kaizzi, designed a software, CRIMEX, that focuses...

Students who have been attending a mobile applications training organized by Nokia have developed applications to be included on the Nokia OVI store. The students displayed some of their projects like Mobile micro credit, Right on time, Get ma Phone, SMS search, Chat zone, Kwepena, SMS encryption, Credit validation System and Mobile traveler, at Protea hotel on 9th May 2011....

The College of Computing and IT successfully graduated the first applicants of the Business Process Outsourcing programme, on 26th April 2011. This programme was conducted in partnership with the Ministry of ICT, Orion Outsource world and the African BPO Academy (ABA). In a bid to address the unemployment concerns among the youth, Government of Uganda designed a Job Stimulus Program (JSP)...

Makerere University has scooped the prestigious overall award in ICT and Innovations, in the education sector of the East African Region. The award recognized Makerere for translation of the Google interface into Luo and Runyakitara languages, during a breakfast meeting at Serena hotel on 17th March 2011. This translation was done by the College of Computing and Information Sciences,...

NCHE to visit Makerere - COCIS

A team from the National Council for Higher Education, NCHE, is to visit the different proposed Colleges of Makerere University for a week starting 14th March 2011. The College of Computing and Information Sciences, COCIS, will be one of the Colleges to be visited. COCIS is made up of the School of Computing and Informatics Technology (CIT)...

The first applicants of the Business Process Outsourcing programme have attended orientation sessions at the School of Computing and Informatics Technology. The orientation sensations were to familiarize students with the basics in understanding and appreciating the BPO industry, and to brief them about how the training will be conducted. About 500 degree holders have been identified to start the BPO...

Ericsson Widget Awards (EWA) 2011

This competition is targeting developers, students, content providers and small software companies and the objective is to get good applications for our estore and application stores. The last date of submission is first of March 2011 and we will have a prize ceremony in April 2011. The advantages to the developers/companies other than the prize money (...

Google Code Jam Africa & Arabia Competit…

Do you love solving complex problems? Do you code in your sleep? Are you a student at an African or Arabic university? Are you interested in internships at Google?Code Jam AA is a new coding competition for African and Arabic computer science students. It's your chance to try your skills against fellow coders and algorithmic whizzes! Google ...

COCIS Starts its College implementation …

The College of Computing and Information Sciences, COCIS, has started implementing the process of College formation. Colleges, as approved by Senate, will take full effect in July 2011 and the time is right for initial implementation processes to begin. COCIS is made up of the School of Computing and Informatics Technology (CIT) and the East...