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University · Kampala, Uganda

Makerere University

Public university in Kampala, Uganda

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About

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inception
  • 1922
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  • We build for the future

Location and contact

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  • 0.3350, 32.5675
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People and numbers

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  • 40,000 · 2015

Finances

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  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $450,000 · award rationale: in support of its Makerere Institute of Social Research to build decolonization of knowledge in Africa and in the African academy, particularly the impact of feminist histories and methodologies in current studies of social issues · 2023
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $100,000 · award rationale: to support members of refugee community support groups that have experienced difficulties due to the C-19 crisis · 2021
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $70,000 · award rationale: to assist the Grantee’s Refugee Law Project to support refugee peer groups in addressing community needs in COVID-19 response · 2020

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social media followers
  • 251,624 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 106059177 · 3 February 2023
Earlier figures (3)
  • 194,822 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 106059177 · 7 January 2022
  • 156,783 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 106059177 · 3 January 2021
  • 126,349 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 106059177 · 26 April 2020
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  • 39Wb2C · subject named as: 麦克雷雷大学 · last update: 4 December 2024
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  • 577764 · subject named as: 麦克雷雷大学
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  • MakerereU · has characteristic: verified account or profile · number of subscribers: 126,349 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 106059177 · 26 April 2020
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