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Over the past few months, we partnered with Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child and Save the Children in developing tools that measure teacher well-being in Uganda. To learn more about the research project and teachers’ experiences, watch the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa1RKQ9A3Yg

All is set for Luigi Giussani Institute of Higher Education (LGIHE) first degree programmes intake pending clearance by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE). LGIHE Academic Registrar, Ivan Mukibi, says the intake is monumental in the development of the Luzira-based institution, which is renowned for its teacher capacity building…

Teachers have been told to move with the times if they are to facilitate meaningful learning for the 21st Century learner. The call was made by Dr Maina WaGioko, a key note speaker during the two-day 4th Annual Teacher Education Symposium held on April 21, 2022 at Silver Springs Hotel…

The director of the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC), Dr Grace Baguma, has hailed the Assessment of Life Skills and Values (ALiVE) initiative for responding to a gap that is so critical in our education system, more especially now when the Government has just rolled out the new competency-based Lower…

December 3 will always evoke pleasant memories for a resilient group of educators who were awarded with diplomas and certificates during Luigi Giussani Institute of Higher Education’s 3rd Graduation Ceremony at the institute’s campus in Luzira, Kampala. At the colourful ceremony which started with a procession, I6 students graduated with…

In 2019, the LGIHE team embarked on a study to investigate how Ugandans define and conceptualize critical thinking. The study findings informed the construction of a localized conceptualization of critical thinking. The skills structure that emerged from the study was integrated into a teacher professional development model which is subject-specific.…