Makerere University has kicked off the 73rd graduation ceremony at Freedom Square with over 13,000 students set to graduate.
The Minister of Education Janet Museveni is expected to grace the ceremony alongside the Vice Chancellor of the University of London, Prof Wendy Thomson.
13,221 graduands, of whom 6,809 (52 per cent) are female and 6,412 (48 per cent) are male, are expected to graduate during this week’s graduation ceremony.
A total of 102 of these are PhD students, 1,378 are master’s students, 108 are postgraduate diploma and 35 are undergraduate diploma.
The Chancellor, Prof Ezra Suruma, will preside over the ceremony and each day of the graduation which ends on Friday.
Students and parents have been prohibited from carrying their cell phones to the ceremony. Other items banned include weapons, chemicals, alcohol, Cigarettes, canned foods and drinks, Bottled drinks, back bags, lighters, glasses and knives.
73rd Makerere University Graduation Ceremony (February 13 -17, 2023)
Monday, 13th February, 2023
College of Health Sciences (CHS)
College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS)
School of Law (SoL)
Tuesday, 14th February, 2023
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES)
College of Education and External Studies (CEES)
Wednesday, 15th February, 2023
College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS)
College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS)
College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Bio-security (CoVAB)
Thursday, 16th February, 2023
Makerere University Business School (MUBS)
Friday, 17th February, 2023
College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT)
College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS)
