Geotechnical Engineering in Uganda

As Makerere University is leveraging its 100 years of existence this year to build a transformed society (https://100.mak.ac.ug/), let me also share how I have leveraged from it.   Start of Teaching Career I graduated from Makerere University in January 2011 though I finished the studies in May 2010. In August 2010, I started offering …

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https://medium.com/@joshshannonhouse/are-you-lifting-up-others-528a5e6b007   “Success doesn’t occur in a vacuum. In reality, there are a number of factors that lead to the success of an entrepreneur.” Marwa Abdelaziz (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/associate-successful-people-here-only-i-tell-u-whybut-abdelaziz-/)   According to Marwa Abdelaziz, one of the factors that quicken your steps to success in everything is to associate with people who have succeeded in the same …

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Proverbs 13:20 (NKJV) He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed.   The Power of Association I am a great believer in the power of association. And I think many people underrate the influence of association. My mentor in many aspects of life, Prof. Denis Kalumba, recently became the recipient of the South African Geotechnical Gold Medal …

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Source: https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2015-03-09-quick-facts-about-uct   I am lucky to have received a DAAD scholarship (https://www.daad.de/de/) to pursue MSc. Eng. studies at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in 2014 specializing in Geotechnical Engineering. This was my first time to leave Uganda and also to “visit the skies”. So you can imagine what this meant to me at …

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  “When you look at the fear in the face, you gain strength, courage and confidence. You must do the thing you and critics think you cannot do.” Eng. Joel Aita   Primary Level   I attended a local primary school near our home, in Nateete, for ten years from Baby Class to Primary Seven. …

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Every time am driving on the road, am keen to look at the environment around me. This includes the vehicles. In Uganda, Toyota https://www.toyota.co.ug/ takes the biggest share.   Have you realized that for every Toyota vehicle, even for the same model, as long as the year of make is different there will be something …

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Tame your EGO!!!! Easier said than done.   Class Incidence I started off as a teaching assistant in Makerere University http://www.mak.ac.ug in August 2010. It must have been in 2011 or 2012 in Year 3 class for BSc. Civil and Environmental Engineering. I was teaching course unit of Foundation Engineering.  This lady must not have …

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“Both butchers and doctors cut meat; but they are compensated differently. You will be compensated according to the value that you bring to the market” Ap. Moses Mukisa.   I attended a workshop organized by the UCT Careers Service during my stay at the University of Cape Town. A lady professional of psychology facilitated the …

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  Who is a designer? The answer will generally depend on your profession.   In January 2015, I met my wife physically for the first time. At that time I was offering MSc. Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Specialization) at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. I was in Uganda for a short holiday. Being …

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Geotechnical Engineering course units have been said to be the hardest and toughest among the civil engineering curriculum worldwide. They are among the most hated and failed subjects at both undergraduate and postgraduate. No wonder there is scarcity of well trained geotechnical engineers globally. A case in point is where among twelve students offering Advanced …

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