MUST addresses concerns about an accommodative environment for PWDs

Disability is a mind set: MUST hosted a meeting on Tuesday, January 30th, 2024, to discuss disability inclusion and support for staff and students. This was organized by the Dean of students (DoS) department under the crosscutting issues docket. Representing the Dean was Ms. Maureen Kahima, the deputy Dean who welcomed the participants and asked […]

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MUST empowers healthcare workers as “architects of health” through Evidence-Based Planning Training.

From December 18- 20, 2023 the department of community health, Faculty of Medicine at MUST, under the Global Health Collaborative, held a training at Tuzza Hotel in Bushenyi. This was in relation to Evidence-Based Planning (EBP). Healthcare workers from 14 South Western Ugandan districts attended the training and were equipped with the tools and knowledge […]

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MUST hosts a high tea with Bishop Sheldon Mwesigwa

On November 2, 2023 Mbarara University of Science and Technology, hosted bishop of Ankole Diocese,  Rt. Rev. Assoc. Prof. Sheldon Mwesigwa, to a high tea. The event provided a unique opportunity for students, faculty, and community members to engage in dialogue with a prominent figure in academia and religion. This was under the theme: using […]

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Visiting Professor, Noni MacDonald; Co-founder of MicroResearch

Dr. Noni MacDonald is a Professor Emerita of Paediatrics (Infectious Diseases) at Dalhousie University and the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and a former Dean of Medicine. Her two current major areas of interest are; Vaccines including vaccine safety, hesitancy, demand, pain mitigation, education and policy locally, nationally, and globally, and MicroResearch (www.microresearch-international.ca), which she […]

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MUST Shines!

Our dear Vice Chancellor Prof. Celestino Obua received an award during the Cuba National Meeting on Solidarity with Uganda. This was presented to him by the Cuban Foreign Minister Hon. Bruno Rodriguez. Well done Prof. The awarding ceremony was led by the Cuban Ambassador to Uganda H.E Tarnia Perez. This was aimed at awarding individuals […]

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The Sixth Annual ENT Training Collaboration: A Thriving Partnership Benefiting Residents.

On January 17, 2024, the Department of ENT at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) hosted the sixth annual training session in collaboration with the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada and Massachusetts Eye and Ear (MEEI), Harvard Medical School, USA. This enduring partnership, established in 2016, focuses on mentoring and ups killing […]

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Elevating Science-to-Policy Communication at MUST

On 6th November, 2023, MUST, under the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies (FIS) in partnership with Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) hosted a 5 days training. This focused on elevation of Nordic Africa Institute ensuring impactful research outcomes. The NAI team was led by Victoria Engstrand Neacsu, the Head of Communications at the Nordic Africa Institute. Her […]

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