MUST – Cuba partnership appreciated
On 7th March 2023, Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) hosted the Cuban Ambassador to Uganda H.E Dr. Tania Peres Xiques. The Ambassador re–echoed the value Cuba attaches to the partnership and said that this is the main project they have in Uganda. H.E the Ambassador emphasised that the professors not only offer services […]
MUST celebrates International Womens’ Day (IWD) 2023
March 8, 2023, is International Women’s Day. As we celebrate and commemorate allow me to highlight and share some reflections on the theme, from: https://www.internationalwomensday.com/theme International Women’s Day (IWD) 2023 campaign theme: #EmbraceEquity embrace – verb – ɪmˈbreɪs – to willingly and enthusiastically accept, adopt, and espouse Equity isn’t just a nice-to-have, it’s a must-have. A […]
MUST Host 40 Students and Staff from the University of Buea Cameroon for Exchange Program on Research and Innovation Development
Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) community is pleased to welcome students and staff from the College of Health Sciences at the University of Buea in Cameroon. A delegation of 40 students and staff arrived in Ugandan on Monday 20th February 2023 and they are hosted at MUST under the Pharmbiotrac project sponsored for […]
Call for Applications: First Mile – Seed Grants for Multidisciplinary Research Groups
Research has become an increasingly important part of the core business of the Faculty of Medicine (FOM) at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST). The creation and formalization of research groups in the Faculty is an important ingredient in the Faculty research strategy. Formalized research groups have a positive effect on the quality of […]
Call for Applications: First Mile Seed Grants to Young Researchers
We have received funding under the First Mile Program implemented under the Capacity Building Grant in the Faculty of Medicine, Dean’s Office with opportunities of up to three seed grants of 5,000 USD dollars each to young researchers interested in areas of community health, clinical care, nursing, emergency medicine, intensive care, high-risk maternal care, oncology, […]
“Women in Southwestern Uganda find Support to Battle Urogynecology Disorders. Thanks to MedLend”
Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) and Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) joined forces to provide free gynecological surgeries for people in Mbarara and neighboring districts from February 20 to February 24, 2023. The camp was funded by MedLend, a non–profit organization based in San Francisco, USA, and was led by Dr. Musa Kayondo […]
MUST and CAMTech Uganda Welcome University of Illinois Medical Students for Equity Medicine Innovation Program
Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) and the University of Illinois (UI) signed a Memorandum (MoU) of Understanding in 2020 with many potential areas of engagement. The first flagship program was to engage the UI medical students taking the Equity Medicine Innovation program in the innovation pathway of Consortium for Affordable Medical Technologies (CAMTech) […]
Mbarara University of Sciences and Technology launches 12-year MUST IUC-UCoBS Project
On 7th February 2023, Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) launched a 12-year project known as MUST- Institutional University Cooperation titled “University as a facilitator for community-based sustainable solutions to demographic challenges in southwestern Uganda (MUST IUC-UCoBS)”. The launch aimed at creating a deeper understanding of the project, synergizing ideas, set plans and strategies […]
CALL FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS
Community Health Department with funding from the First Mile Community Health Program is announcing five (5) competitive Community Health Research Grants for Post Graduate (PG) trainees in the Faculty of Medicine (FoM), Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST). The award will be based on the following criteria: 1. The Lead/Principal Investigator (PI) must be […]
MUST – University of Ngozi partnership strengthened
In pursuit to advance the partnership between MUST and the University of Ngozi (UNG) in Burundi, the MUST delegation composed of Prof. Nixon Kamukama the Deputy Vice-Chancellor in charge of Academic Affairs, Mr. Timothy Ndiana Mugumya the Legal officer, and Dr. Jonans Tusiimire the Deputy Dean Faculty of Medicine visited UNG on 13th and 14th […]
