The year 2022 has been a remarkable one in the history of Makerere University as the institution holds year-long centennial celebrations.
As part of its activities to celebrate 100 years of excellence, Makerere University is thrilled to announce the Sarah Ntiro Memorial Lecture.
The Memorial Lecture that will be held on Thursday 1st December, 2022 intends to celebrate the leagcy of the late Sarah Ntiro Nyedwoha, the female trailblazer in the East African history of academics.
The Sarah Ntiro Memorial Lecture will be held in the Auditorium of the Yusuf Lule Central Teaching Facility, Makerere University from 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm.
In 1951, Sarah Ntiro Nyedwoha, joined University of Oxford and graduated in 1954 with a Bachelor’s degreein History.
In effect, she became the first East and Central African female graduate from the University of Oxford.
Sarahh Ntiro joined Makerere University in 1971, as an Assistant Secretary in the University Secretary’s Office and clerk to the Makerere University Council, where she handled matters of the University Council from 1971 to 1976.
In 1976, she was transferred and promoted to the joint Administration of the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Social Sciences. She later joined public service as Director of the East African Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (EAPTC) and a member of the Legislative Council (LEGCO).
Makerere University has therefore picked out the public lecture as a momentus occasion to celebrate the boldsteps taken by the late Sarah Ntiro, who courageously pursued her dream to attain education against the odds, making her the first female University graduate in East and Central Africa.
“With her courage and example, she paved the way for the girl child in Uganda, the region, and Africa to pursue a dream of attainment of higher education. Makerere University builds on this legacy and now boasts of a student body with over 52% (6,537) female representation,” the lecture announcement notice reads in part.
It is on this background that the premier university in the country decided to honor Sarah Ntiro Ndyendwoha, for her contribution to the pursuit of higher education for the girl child.
The lecture’s theme is: “Bold ideas need system support to thrive; the case of Sara Ntiro.”
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