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On the 20th of September, 2020, the main building of Makerere University (the Ivory Tower) was severely damaged by fire,<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-09-20|title=Uganda Makerere University fire: 'Ivory Tower' gutted|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-54225111|access-date=2020-09-21}}</ref> allegedly following a probe by Uganda Parliament into financial mismanagement by university authorities.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Daily Monitor |title=Nawangwe on the spot as MPs resurrect Shs16.7b NIC scandal |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/nawangwe-on-the-spot-as-mps-resurrect-shs16-7b-nic-scandal-1921686 |access-date=29 May 2021 |agency=Daily Monitor |publisher=Nation Media Group |date=14 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=MSOBOR |first1=CHEMONGES TIMOTHY |title=MPs demand investigations over the loss UGX 8 billion on Makerere University-NIC saga |url=https://parliamentwatch.ug/mmps-demand-investigation-over-the-loss-ugx-8-billion-on-makerere-university-nic-saga/ |website=Parliament Watch |publisher=Parliament Watch |access-date=29 May 2021}}</ref>
==100 Years Anniversary==
In 2022, the university celebrated its centenary since its establishment as ''Makerere College'' in 1922. The institution was granted additional land for expansion into a university by ''Nsibirwa'', a former Prime Minister of the Buganda Kingdom, in 1945. Despite facing numerous challenges in Uganda's political, social, and academic history, the institution has persevered for a century.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://100.mak.ac.ug/ |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=Makerere University 100th Anniversary |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-29 |title=Makerere at 100: What needs to change ? |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/education/makerere-at-100-what-needs-to-change--3831454 |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=Monitor |language=en}}</ref>
On October 7th, 2022, a ceremony commemorating the centenary was held at Freedom Square, with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in attendance. A statue monument was unveiled at the entrance of the university's Freedom Square to mark this significant milestone in Uganda's educational sector.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Independent |first=The |date=2022-10-07 |title=Makerere University celebrates 100 years with calls to focus on science, research |url=https://www.independent.co.ug/makerere-university-celebrates-100-years-with-calls-to-focus-on-science-research/ |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=The Independent Uganda: |language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Independent |first=The |date=2022-10-07 |title=Makerere University celebrates 100 years with calls to focus on science, research |url=https://www.independent.co.ug/makerere-university-celebrates-100-years-with-calls-to-focus-on-science-research/ |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=The Independent Uganda: |language=en-US}}</ref> {{Infobox university rankings
| CWUR_W = 923 | CWUR_W_year = 2020-2021 | CWUR_W_ref = <ref name="CWUR Ranking">{{cite web|url=https://cwur.org/2020-21.php|title=Center for World University Rankings 2020-2021|website=cwur.org|access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref>
| CWTS_W = 1159 | CWTS_W_year = 2020 | CWTS_W_ref = <ref name="CWTS Ranking">{{cite web|url=https://www.leidenranking.com/ranking/2020/list|title=CWTS Leiden Ranking 2020|access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref>
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