The sun barely touched the Rwenzori peaks when five students from Mountains of the Moon University boarded the bus to Mbale. Balinda Umaru, the Sports Officer, sat upfront, while Taremwa Ronnie, Ssuuna Ivan, Ssekiranda Owen, and Ochela Bright settled into their seats, each lost in thought over opening moves and tactical traps. Their destination was...Read More
Kasese woke up to a different kind of morning on Saturday, 22nd August 2026. By 6:00 a.m., the town had traded its usual rhythm for one shared purpose, painted green and alive with energy, as it hosted the Tusker Lite Rwenzori Marathon, one of the most prestigious road races on the continent. The marathon holds...Read More
The Office of the Academic Registrar at Mountains of the Moon University (MMU) has invited alumni and staff to submit nominations for six vacant positions on the Electoral Commission of the University’s Convocation, with the exercise set to run from Monday, August 24th to Friday, September 4th, 2026. Download Nomination Form In a...Read More
Faculty of Agriculture and Environment Sciences with the lead, Lecturer Dr. Cosmas Wacal has held a PhD supervision and research mentorship engagement with Prof. Geert Haesaert, a Professor from the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Belgium, who is supporting the mentorship and supervision of the 2025/2026 cohort of PhD students in Agroecological Sciences. The...Read More
Mountains of the Moon University (MMU) has appointed Dr. Prisca Kyalisiima as Acting Dean of the Faculty of Business and Management Sciences, for a period of six months, in a move Management says is intended to ensure continuity and effective leadership within the Faculty. The announcement follows a handover of office on 17th August 2026...Read More
Partners implementing the Strengthening Smallholder Farmer Resilience to Climate Change through Joint Learning, Development and Evaluation of Contextualized Solutions (SFR2CC) project have concluded a five-day engagement in the Kigezi Subregion with a field visit to Farmer Field Schools in Kamwezi Subcounty, Rukiga District. The meeting, hosted by Kabale University at Cephas Inn Hotel in...Read More
Staff from the Directorate of Procurement and Disposal at Mountains of the Moon University have completed a 3-day training on the Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) system aimed at improving efficiency, transparency, and accountability. The training was conducted by officials from the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development under the Accountant General’s Office ran from...Read More
Mountains of the Moon University (MMU) has opened applications for two competitive Master of Science scholarships under a regional project promoting regenerative agriculture and biochar technology in Uganda. The scholarships fall under the Regenerative Agriculture Development Project Combined with Biochar Application in Uganda (PHRDG Project), a collaborative initiative implemented by MMU in partnership with the...Read More
Professor Pius Coxwell Achanga, PhD (Cranfield), Vice Chancellor of Mountains of the Moon University (MMU), has been elected to represent Uganda’s public universities on the Executive Committee of the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA). The election took place during a two-day conference bringing together Vice Chancellors from both private and public universities across East...Read More
The Consortium of Uganda University Libraries (CUUL) invites students, researchers, library professionals and other stakeholders to the 5th Annual Research CUUL Conference, scheduled to take place from 1st to 2nd October 2026 at Four Points by Sheraton, Kampala, Uganda. Held under the theme “Transforming Knowledge Ecosystems for Navigating the Digital Frontier,” the conference will provide...Read More
