76th Graduation Highlights

By KT Reporter

The 76^th Graduation Ceremony of Makerere University will be held from Tuesday 24^th to Friday 27^th February, 2026. A total of 213 PhDs (87 female, 126 male), 2,503 Masters (1,087 female, 1,416 male), 206 Postgraduate Diplomas (80 female, 126 male), 6,343 Undergraduate Degrees (2,999 female, 3,344 male), and 30 Undergraduate Diplomas (9 female, 21 male) will be graduating from all the Colleges.

Ms. Sarah Aloyo and Ms. Nakato Dorothy both students of the Bachelor of Procurement and Supply Chain Management emerged as the best in the Humanities and Best Overall students with a CGPA of 4.93. Mr. Ssewalu Abdul, a Bachelor of Leisure and Hospitality Management student emerged second best in the Humanities with a CGPA 4.90. Ms. Esther Ziribaggwa emerged as the best student in the Sciences with a CGPA of 4.77 in the Bachelor of Agricultural and Rural Innovation, while Mr. Simon Mungudit emerged second best in the Sciences with a CGPA of 4.76 in the Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Geoscience and Production.

Commencement Speakers

• Day 1 – Prof. Nicholas Ozor, the Executive Director of the African Technology Policy Studies Network, Nairobi, Kenya
• Day 2 – Prof. Dr. Maggie Kigozi, Chairperson Makerere University Endowment Fund Board
• Day 3 – Dr. Patricia Adongo Ojangole, Managing Director, Uganda Development Bank Limited
• Day 4 – Ms. Reeta Roy, Former President & Chief Executive Officer, Mastercard Foundation

The 76^th Graduation Ceremony will be held at the Freedom Square following the schedule below:

Tuesday, 24^th February, 2026
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES)
College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS)
College of Education and External Studies (CEES)
School of Law (SoL)

Livestream Link for Day 1: https://youtube.com/live/wVGPA0FJ9pU

Wednesday, 25^th February, 2026
College of Health Sciences (CHS)
College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS)
College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Bio-security (CoVAB)
School of Public Health (SPH)

Thursday, 26^th February, 2026
Makerere University Business School (MUBS)
College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS)

Friday, 27^th February, 2026
College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT)
College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS)
Institute of Gender and Development Studies (IGDS)
Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR)

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