Education

KAB researcher releases a fresh study regarding institutional pressures and procurement duration in Uganda.

KAB researcher, Mr. Simon Peter Olupot, has released a new study titled "Institutional Pressures and Procurement Cycle Time in Uganda's Central Government Procuring and Disposing Entities: the mediating role of opportunist behavior". Mr. Olupot is an Assistant Lecturer for Procurement and Logistics in the Department of Management Sciences, Procurement and Business Studies, under the Faculty of...

UNDP Rep. calls on Universities to promote innovation: KAB Regional Incubation Hub Takes the Lead

The Resident Representative for United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Uganda, Ms. Elsie Attafuah, has urged Kabale University to to align its programs and research with the aim of tackling present-day global challenges and promoting beneficial changes. Ms. Attafuah  said this on Saturday, during her speech to administrators and student leaders at KAB regarding the Business...

KAB holds the annual staff day for the 2023/2024 academic year

KAB has held the Annual Staff Day for the 2023/2024 academic year. The event, which brought together all staff members, aimed at engaging them in team-building activities, sharing updates, discussing goals, and fostering a sense of community within the University. The event was held at the Kikungiri Hall which houses the Faculty of Education. The Day...

KABSOM Students present at the African Regional Conference organised by React Africa Network South Center Conference 23

  In an engaging exchange of ideas at the Antimicrobial Resistance at React Africa Network South Center Conference 23 (#RANSCConference23) in Lusaka, Zambia, students from Kabale University School of Medicine took the forefront in discussing pivotal themes, with one particularly captivating topic cantered around the continued momentum of the #AMR agenda across diverse sectors and levels. The...

Kabale Regional Referral Hospital receives a Phototherapy machine and a CPAP machine courtesy of KAB School of Medicine

Kabale University has donated two machines to Kabale Regional Referral Hospital to help in diagnosing and treating medical conditions in pediatric patients. The Dean of the Kabale University's School of Medicine (KABSOM),  Prof. James Tumwiine has handed over a Phototherapy and a CPAP machines to Dr. Filbert Nyeko, who is the Executive Director of the Hospital....

KAB Medical Students host an internal quiz to enhance their medical knowledge

KAB Medical students, under the umbrella of Kabale University Medical Students’ Association (KUMSA) held their Internal Quiz 2023 this August at the Jophan Students’ Hostel Makanga, held under the theme of “Integration of Research into Medical Education for Better Public Health Solutions”.  The event was officially opened with welcoming remarks from the KUMSA President, Mr. Musasizi...

 Kabale University Tourism Students Embark on a Thrilling Three-Day Journey to Semliki National Park

In an exciting educational endeavour, students from the Institute of Tourism and Hospitality embarked on a three-day expedition to Semliki National Park – Bundibugyo district, immersing themselves in the breathtaking natural beauty and wildlife that Uganda has to offer. This hands-on training and practical approach help students to experience and develop more skills...

KAB unveils Institute of Tourism & Hospitality; urged to address the region’s tourism needs.

Kabale University has officially launched the Institute of Tourism and Hospitality, which has been previously under the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences. According to the current Head of the Institute, Dr. Christine Ampumuza, the Institute aims at being an International Center of Excellence in Tourism Studies and Research. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joy Kwesiga noted that...

Kabale University plant scientist leads a team to study medicinal plants used to treat malaria traditionally in Uganda

A team of researchers led by a Kabale University lecturer and plant scientist Dr. Denis Okello has concluded their study on the antiplasmodial/ antimalarial activity of two widely used traditional medicinal plant tissues across the African continent; Warburgia ugandensis stem bark and Aspilia africana wild leaves. The study, in which Dr. Okello was a lead investigator...

KAB in a partnership with the ALBORADA Research Fund to conduct a study on freshwater lakes in the Kigezi Sub-Region

Kabale University is hosting a distinguished professor of Zoology in its Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences who is here to implement a project supported by the Cambridge-Africa ALBORADA Research Fund. Prof. David C. Aldridge, a professor of Zoology from St. Catherine’s College in Cambridge will be at KAB for a Research and training stay for...