A university (from Latin universitas 'a whole') is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. University is derived from the Latin phrase universitas magistrorum et scholarium, which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
The first universities in Europe were established by Catholic Church monks. The University of Bologna (Università di Bologna), Italy, which was founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of:
being a high degree-awarding institute.
using the word universitas (which was coined at its foundation).
having independence from the ecclesiastic schools and issuing secular as well as non-secular degrees (with teaching conducted by both clergy and non-clergy): grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law, notarial law.
Makerere University has launched electronic academic transcripts and certificates, allowing graduates to access their credentials online while enabling employers and other authorised parties to verify them digitally, in a move aimed at modernising academic service delivery.
The initiative is...
More than 20 Muni University students have been evicted from rented houses in Ayibiri Cell, Arua City, following a 2006 land dispute ruling. Residents argue the eviction order applies to Ocolini Cell in Bunyu Ward, not Ayibiri Cell in Onzivu Ward.
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Parliament has adopted a motion calling for a review of the government's undergraduate sponsorship programme to increase the number of university slots allocated under the district quota scheme, in a move aimed at expanding access to higher education for poor, disadvantaged and underprivileged...
Ndugu wanajamii,
Naomba kuwasilisha malalamiko yangu kuhusu utaratibu uliowekwa na chuo chetu wa kutoza penalty ya shilingi 50,000 kwa kila awamu ya ada inayochelewa kulipwa.
Ada ya chuo ni Shilingi milioni 4 kwa mwaka, ambayo hulipwa kwa awamu nne za Shilingi milioni 1 kila awamu. Kwa mujibu...
A cloud of grief has engulfed the Kyambogo University community following the death of a third year student who had been reported missing earlier this week.
The deceased, Okia Aaron, was a Bachelor of Business Administration student in his third year at the university.
According to information...
At least 17 people have been injured in a road accident involving a Gulu University bus and a Fuso lorry along the Lira–Aduku Highway at Bongcao Centre in Lira City West Division.
According to North Kyoga Regional Police, the crash occurred at around 8:00 p.m. on Saturday when the two vehicles...
Kuna kipindi tulitangaziwa ugunduzi wa dawa ya Tezi uliofanywa na wanafunzi wa St John University Dodoma.
Serkali nayo ikaipigia debe kuwa dawa hiyo ni suluhisho la maradhi hayo maana haiitaji upasuaji
Ila baada ya hapo haikusikika tena iliishia wapi?
Kuna mambo yanaendelea chuoni hapo mpaka unajiuliza, hiki chuo kina wenyewe kweli? Na wanafunzi wamekaa kimya, mpaka unajiuliza tunazalisha wasomi wa namna gani?
Jumanne tarehe 30 June, wamefanya Uchaguzi wa Rais ukitanguliwa na uchaguzi wa wawakilishi wa "faculties" pamoja na madarasa...
Jana, Jumatatu tarehe 29 Juni, na leo Jumanne tarehe 30 Juni, Chuo kinaendesha uchaguzi wa Serikali ya Wanafunzi. Hata hivyo, ukifuatilia namna uchaguzi huo unavyoendeshwa, kuna maswali mengi yanayojitokeza kuhusu uhalali, uwazi na usimamizi wake.
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Uchaguzi...
Vyuo vikuu barani Afrika vinazidi kutambulika katika jukwaa la kimataifa, kwa kuchochewa na matokeo yenye nguvu ya utafiti, ushirikiano wa kimataifa, na ushawishi unaokua wa kitaaluma.
Kulingana na Mtandao wa Business Insider Africa, huku serikali kote barani zikijitahidi kujenga uchumi...
A group of former Kyambogo University students who graduated under government sponsorship in 2019 are accusing the university of failing to resolve a long-running dispute over their academic qualification, a dispute they say has left them unable to secure jobs and uncertain about their...
Makerere University has been placed 23rd in Africa and 639 among global universities by the US News and World Report Best Global Universities Rankings 2026-2027. Makerere’s overall global score stood at 44.9 percent.
The rankings serve as a benchmark for students, researchers and policymakers...
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Habari ndiyo hiyo.
Mkutano Mkuu wa 87 wa Baraza la Maaskofu Katoliki Tanzania (TEC) [87th Plenary Assembly - Study Session] unaendelea katika ukumbi wa Amecea uliopo ndani ya Makao Makuu ya Baraza la Maaskofu Kurasini Jijini DSM.
Mkutano huo unaongozwa na Rais wa TEC, Mhashamu Baba...
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Hasira na maswali mengi yanaendelea kuibuka baada ya CCTV footage na videos kuonyesha police officers wakidaiwa kufyatua risasi kwa wanafunzi wa Multimedia University wakati wa maandamano ndani ya campus.
Protests hizo zilianza Jumatatu mchana lakini zikageuka kuwa vurugu baada ya armed...
Makerere University academic staff have warned Parliament that the proposed Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026 could criminalise academic work, restrict international collaboration, and undermine constitutional freedoms, urging its withdrawal or exemption of universities from its scope...
The High Court has temporarily halted the appointment of a new Vice Chancellor at Kenyatta University following a legal challenge over the recruitment process.
The decision was issued by Justice Njoki Mwangi after an urgent application filed by Professor Waceke Wanjohi, the institution’s Deputy...
The Commission for University Education (CUE) has summoned former UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi to substantiate allegations that Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology issued degrees to individuals who were never formally admitted.
The summons follows remarks Kituyi made...
Makerere University students are gearing up for one of the most fiercely contested Students’ Guild presidential races in recent years. With voting scheduled for Thursday, April 9, 2026, the contest for the 92nd Guild President has narrowed dramatically into a high-stakes duel between two...
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