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Makerere University

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Makerere University is Uganda's largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922, and the oldest currently active university in East Africa. It became an independent national university in 1970. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Founded Year
1922 1
1922 is when the institution was first established, as a technical school; it became an independent national university only in 1970, stated honestly rather than flattened (ruling 678).
Ownership Type
Public 1
Classification
Institution Type
University 1
Statistics
Enrollment Size
40,000 2
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1. Makerere University (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section, first paragraph
    first established as a technical school in 1922
  • Infobox
    type = Public
  • Description, institution-kind classification
    Makerere University is Uganda's largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922, and the oldest currently active university in East Africa.
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2. Wikidata: Makerere University
  • Wikidata Q261506, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q261506, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
  • Wikidata Q261506 P2196 (number of students) (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
  • Wikidata Q261506 P2196 (number of students), CORRECTION of char-code cast defect (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
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