WIMEA News
Eight academic staff members from Makerere University, University of Juba and Dares- Salaam Institute of Technology who are participating in the WIMEA-ICT project have received scholarships to pursue their PhD studies. The scholarships cover a period of four years beginning 1st December 2014. The PhD Candidates will be enrolled at both University of Bergen and […]
The revision of BSc in Meteorology programme at the University of Juba is being undertaken to train Meteorologist to serve in the different sectors of economy. Why meteorology, one may ask. In the Republic of South Sudan, and Africa in general, meteorologists and climate scientists are needed in vital areas of the economy such as […]
It is widely acknowledged that science disciplines have been portrayed as masculine, a fact that makes most females shy away from attempting to study them. Consequently, there has been a need for activities, strategies and methodological practices to promote gender awareness in meteorology. Dr. Agnes Rwashana Semwanga, the gender component leader on the WIMEA-ICT project […]
In March 23, 2015, the Uganda National Meteorology Authority (UNMA) joined the rest of the world to mark the World Meteorological Day with celebrations that took place at the Directorate of Water Resources Management complex. These celebrations attracted stake holders in the Water, Environment, Climate and Weather fields. Several UNMA donors and project partners like […]
Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) is a broad multidisciplinary scientific course that involves applications in science/engineering, applied mathematics, numerical analysis, and computer science. Computer models and computer simulations have become an important part of the research carrier, supplementing or replacing experimentation. Going from application area to Computational results requires domain expertise, mathematical modeling, numerical analysis, […]
James B. Magezi – Akiiki is the Ag, Assistant Commissioner, Training and Research (Climate Change Specialist) at the Uganda National Meteorology Authority (UNMA). He is also the contact person for IPCC Focal Point for Uganda. A veteran meteorologist with a Masters in Meteorology, he has worked on previous projects at Makerere University and is also involved with the […]
The Meteorology Unit at Makerere University in collaboration with the College of Computing and Information Sciences also at Makerere University, through the Weather Information Management for East Africa using suitable ICTs (WIMEA-ICT) Project, is set to introduce a new Masters programme called MSc. Applied Meteorology. The Principal Investigator of the WIMEA-ICT Project Dr. Julianne Sansa- […]