The long awaited 71st graduation of Makerere University has started today Monday, 17th May, 2021 with critical observation of Standard Operation Procedures of the Covid-19 pandemic. The ceremony will be done in categories following colleges.
The University’s policy has allowed only First Class Degree Graduands, PhD Graduands and Masters’ Degree Graduands. All parents, guardians, spouses, relatives and friends are advised to follow the Graduation Ceremony on NTV, UBC Radio and virtually on Makerere University social media pages.
Chancellor, Prof. Ezra Suruma has to confer degrees and award diplomas to 12,550 graduands; 6,433 (51 percent) female and 6,117 (49 percent) male. Of these, 108 will be conferred upon PhDs; 38 (35.2 percent) female and 70 (64.8 percent) male, while 1,160 will be conferred upon Masters degrees; 434 (37.4 percent) female and 726 (62.6 percent) male.
115 Graduands will be awarded postgraduate diplomas; 33 (28.7 percent) female and 82 (71.3 percent) male, undergraduate degrees will be a total of 11,151; 5,919 (53 percent) female and 5,232 (47 percent) male and 16 will receive undergraduate diplomas; 9 (56 percent) female and 7 (44 percent) male.
The Graduands are to follow the following dates for proper flow of the ceremony.
MONDAY, 17TH MAY, 2021
College of Natural Sciences
College of Health Sciences
School of Law
TUESDAY, 18TH MAY, 2021
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
College of Education and External Studies
WEDNESDAY, 19TH MAY, 2021
School of Business and Management Sciences
College of Computing and Information Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Bio-security
THURSDAY, 20TH MAY, 2021
Makerere University Business School
FRIDAY, 21ST MAY, 2021
College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
