Category: News & Events

Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) congratulates Prof. David Kitya on his election as the new President of the Neurosurgical Society of Uganda. Prof. Kitya joined MUST in October 1993 as a lecturer in the department of surgery. He rose up the ranks over the years and was appointed as a senior lecturer in […]

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2023/2024 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS The minimum requirements for admission to any Undergraduate degree programme are: Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) or its equivalent with at least 5 passes Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) or its equivalent with at least 2 principal Diploma holders must have passed […]

On 7th March 2023, Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) hosted the Cuban Ambassador to Uganda H.E Dr. Tania Peres Xiques. The Ambassador re–echoed the value Cuba attaches to the partnership and said that this is the main project they have in Uganda. H.E the Ambassador emphasised that the professors not only offer services […]

March 8, 2023, is International Women’s Day. As we celebrate and commemorate allow me to highlight and share some reflections on the theme, from: https://www.internationalwomensday.com/theme International Women’s Day (IWD) 2023 campaign theme: #EmbraceEquity embrace – verb – ɪmˈbreɪs – to willingly and enthusiastically accept, adopt, and espouse  Equity isn’t just a nice-to-have, it’s a must-have. A […]

Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) community is pleased to welcome students and staff from the College of Health Sciences at the University of Buea in Cameroon. A delegation of 40 students and staff arrived in Ugandan on Monday 20th February 2023 and they are hosted at MUST under the Pharmbiotrac project sponsored for […]

Research has become an increasingly important part of the core business of the Faculty of Medicine (FOM) at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST). The creation and formalization of research groups in the Faculty is an important ingredient in the Faculty research strategy. Formalized research groups have a positive effect on the quality of […]

We have received funding under the First Mile Program implemented under the Capacity Building Grant in the Faculty of Medicine, Dean’s Office with opportunities of up to three seed grants of 5,000 USD dollars each to young researchers interested in areas of community health, clinical care, nursing, emergency medicine, intensive care, high-risk maternal care, oncology, […]

Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) and Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) joined forces to provide free gynecological surgeries for people in Mbarara and neighboring districts from February 20 to February 24, 2023. The camp was funded by MedLend, a non–profit organization based in San Francisco, USA, and was led by Dr. Musa Kayondo […]