Makerere University Faculty Of Arts Department of Geography

NEWS

EVENTS

The Department of Geography has installed a satellite data receiving station. GEONETCast is a low-cost global environmental information delivery system that transmits satellite and in-situ data, products, and services from the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) to users through communications satellites, using a multi-cast, access-controlled broadband capability. GEONETCast offers near-global coverage. Read more ...

International conference; Africa GIS 2009

AFRICAGIS is the premier conference and exhibition focusing on geo-information technologies and applications in Africa. The principal objective of AFRICAGIS is to provide a platform for geo-information technology and its applications. Read more...

New Courses

The Department of Geography has introduced some new course such as Post Graduate Diploma in Meteorology and Post Graduate in Integrated Rural Development Planning. This has been established so as to improve on the quality of the Students in the University. Read more......

SCOTHEE Program

The Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts in Partnership with the University of Strathclyde, Business School are working together on a programme aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of Tourism and Hospitality Education (skills development and applied service research)as well as Tourism and Hospitality Enterprises in Uganda (SCOTHEE). Read more ...

Program website

PROPOORTOURISM Program

The project is an intiative of four East African Universities: Makerere University (Uganda), Moi University (Kenya), Dar es Salaam University (Tanzania) and School of Finace and Banking (Rwanda); and two universities from the European Union - Sheffield Hallam University (United kingdon) and Wegeningen University (The Netherlands). Read more ...