PHARMBIOTRAC Accelerator Program (PAP) Call 2020

PHARMBIOTRAC Accelerator Program (PAP) Call 2020 The Pharm-Biotechnology and Traditional Medicine Centre (PHARMBIOTRAC) is one of the 24 Eastern and Southern Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence (ACE II) Program and established at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) in 2017 with the financial support from the World Bank. The main objective of PHARMBIOTRAC is to build a critical mass of specialized and skilled human resource that can advance traditional medicine and Pharm-Biotechnology for socio-economic development of Africa, and the specific objectives include to; Strengthen capacity in the region to...

Qualitative Research Methods Workshop – Call for Applications

Call for application to the Qualitative Research Methods Workshop. The University of Malawi, Commege of Medicine Through its The Africa Center of Excellence for Public Health and Herbal Medicine (ACEPHEM) in collaboration with the the Africa Centre of Excellence for Pharm-Biotechnology and Traditional Medicine (PHARMBIOTRAC) based at the Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) located in Mbarara, Western Uganda is inviting postgraduate Students (Masters and PhD) as well as staff to apply for the Qualitative Research Methods Workshop. Date: 5th -...

Launch of Young East African Research Scientist (YEARS’) forum in Uganda

On 8th July 2019, the Young East African Research Scientist (YEARS') Forum was launched in Kampala, Uganda. Young East African Research Scientist (YEARS') forum is an initiative of East African Health Research Commission (EAHRC) aiming to empower East African Community (EAC) young researchers to be able to shape the future of research for health in the region through mentorship of Senior Scientists in the region. EAHRC set up the YEARS' forum with the purpose of training, mentoring them and setting up...

Call for Masters Studies application – 2019/2020 intake

PHARMBIOTRAC is informing the interested applicants to applyfor the 2 masters programs for the academic year 2019/2020 For more information, see the links below: (1) Masters of Science in Pharmacognosy & Natural Medicine Sciences (2) Masters of Pharmacy in Clinical Pharmacy (M.PHARM Clinical Pharmacy) Application Deadline: 30th April 2019 Scholarship: A limited number of scholarship opportunities are available on merit under PharmBioTrac. No separate application is needed as all outstanding applications will be reviewed for possible scholarship allocation.

Communication Training by IUCEA

The Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) is organizing a communication-training course as part of capacity building support to Eastern and Southern Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence (ACE II) to effectively communicate project results. The five-day training takes place in Nairobi, Kenya from 18th to 22nd March 2019. Eng. Anke Weisheit, Chair Innovation & Business Management is representing the PHARMBIOTRAC team in this training. The training aims at enhancing skills of the participants to effectively raise awareness about the ACE...