Institution

Makerere University

1922 · 20th century

Makerere University in Kampala is Uganda's oldest and largest university. Founded in 1922 as a technical school, it became Makerere College, the leading centre of higher education in British East Africa, a college of the University of London from 1949 and part of the University of East Africa from 1963, before becoming an independent national university in 1970. Its alumni include Julius Nyerere and many other African leaders and writers.

Makerere University
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Makerere University. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/makerere-university
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