Innovation

Kabale University Participates in the Mini Higher Education Exhibition at Kololo Ceremonial grounds

Kabale University participated in the Mini Higher Education Exhibition in the National Council for Higher Education’s grand celebration to celebrate its 20th anniversary of immense contribution to Uganda’s education sector The event brought together fifteen educational institutions and showcased the Universities’ commitment to academic excellence and innovation at the university. The event took place on 12th October...

KAB Staff Embark on Cutting-Edge eLearning Recording Studio Training

Kabale University as a successful candidate that hosts a Centre of Competence in Digital Education(C-CODE) recently hosted Jean Chessex a director of Photography at SmartCuts to equip and train its dedicated staff in using ultra-modern eLearning recording studio equipment. This move aims to refashion the educational experience offered by the institution, strengthening its reputation as a...

KAB to receive support for the Business Incubation Center from the World Bank

A team from the Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development has been at KAB to establish a partnership with the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences' Business Incubation and Innovation Center. This collaboration will be made possible through a World Bank-supported Project titled 'Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women and Youth Enterprise in Uganda'. According...

Recognition given to a KAB Engineering student for innovation of an Automatic Potato Peeling Machine

A student at the KAB Faculty of Engineering received an award for their innovation of an automated potato peeling machine. Amon Katto, a final year student of Mechanical Engineering, made the innovation under a project titled 'The Design and Prototyping of an Automatic Potato Peeling Machine' under the supervision of Mr. Isaac Ndawula and Mr....

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...

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...

Kabale University Students participate in the East Africa Digital Innovation Summit

Students from the Faculties of Computing, Library & Information Science, and Engineering, Technology, Applied Design & Fine Art have represented Kabale University at the East Africa Digital Innovation Summit held at the Yusuf Lule Teaching Facility in Makerere University over the weekend. The team was led by the Guild President Diaz Drake Owoyesigire and Minister of...

Kabale University hosts the Science Technology and Innovation Parliamentary Committee

A team of 13 members of the Parliamentary Committee on Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) visited Kabale University in the exercise of their oversight mandate. The key role was to establish how the university promotes Science, technology and Innovation as laid out in the government and several collaborating stakeholders agenda. The team was pleased with...

Revolutionizing Technology in the West: Kabale University Unveils ICT Innovation Hub

The Commissioner for ICT in the Ministry of Information, Communication, Technology, and National Guidance, Mr. Silas Ngabirano, hailed Kabale University for being very instrumental in making innovations that are important in solving rural problems. Exhibition of student-generated innovations and their projects He said this while officiating at the Western Regional ICT Innovation Hub launch where he represented...

Kabale Regional Referral Hospital and KABSOM Doctors train in Laparoscopic surgeons

 Kabale Regional Referral Hospital together with the KAB University School of Medicine (KABSOM)  are hosting a team of medical workers from the Rural Surgery Innovations of India who will train and impart laparoscopic surgery skills among staff and students. Student doctors during the procedure According to Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Surgery, Dr. Robert...