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Bachelor of Engineering in Grid and Storage Systems

Grid and Storage Systems is published in the Complete Programme Directory as part of the second accreditation wave: 176 competency units over 4 years (8 semesters), sited in the Grid and Energy Storage Engineering department. The full curriculum volume is in preparation for submission to the National Council for Higher Education, so the term and block structures, learning outcomes and employment thesis are not yet published here.

BEng (Hons)Hybrid4 years (8 semesters)Intake August 2027176 credit units

The four facts

What you actually need to compare

Award and entry
BEng (Hons)
Entry requirements are published on /admissions.
Duration and mode
4 years (8 semesters)
Hybrid. Includes 12 months of paid, assessed cooperative education.
Cost
UGX 3,000,000 per year
Tier 2 laboratory classification. Includes UGX 600,000 annual laboratory premium.
Outcome targeted
Not published yet
The employment thesis is published when the curriculum volume is signed off. Planned review: 2032.
Fee structure Key dates 176 credit units

Pricing Model 5.1 · The Forward Standard

Bachelor of Engineering in Grid and Storage Systems fee

UGX 3,000,000 per year

Laboratory tier
Tier 2
Annual premium
UGX 600,000
Per semester
UGX 1,500,000
Whole programme
UGX 12,000,000
Approximate USD
≈ USD 3,158

What this fee includes

  • Teaching, practice tutoring, assessment and competency verification
  • The Amagezi platform and AI tutor around the clock
  • All learning materials
  • Every examination, including first resits
  • Identity card, library, guild, sports and basic wellbeing
  • Co-op placement matching and the Capability Passport
  • Graduation and the statutory NCHE fee
  • Online application

Employment thesis

What this programme is designed to produce

Forward publishes the destination of every programme before you enrol. If the thesis stops holding, the programme is reviewed and, where necessary, retired. Next review: 2032.

The employment thesis for this programme is not published yet

Bachelor of Engineering in Grid and Storage Systems is listed in the Complete Programme Directory as part of the second accreditation wave. Its curriculum volume is still being prepared for submission to the National Council for Higher Education, so we will not invent roles, employer types or outcome targets in the meantime. They are published here the day they are signed off, before any applicant is asked to commit.

Ask admissions where this programme stands

Compulsory · The Forward Core

How the Core works →

Every Forward programme, including this one, carries the same five cross-cutting requirements. They are graded, not optional.

  • AI Fluency
  • Quantitative Reasoning
  • Ethics and African Context
  • Human-Advantage Skills
  • Enterprise

Includes 12 months paid work-integrated learning

Twelve months of paid, assessed cooperative education, as in every Forward bachelor degree. Read the co-op commitment

Am I eligible?

Check yourself against the published requirements

7 questions written specifically for Bachelor of Engineering in Grid and Storage Systems. Every answer is checked against a requirement Forward has published, and the result tells you which page that requirement comes from. Indicative only, the admissions office decides on your full file.

Question 1 of 70%

What is the highest qualification you hold or are completing?

Requirement tested: A completed upper-secondary qualification (UACE, A-level, IB, high-school diploma or recognised equivalent), or a post-secondary award.

Curriculum structure

The same degree, in both pathways

Every Forward programme is published in both pathways: Path One, the term plan of two six-month terms, and Path Two, the block sequence of twelve four-week blocks. Same competencies, same assessments, same award. Toggle to see this programme in each.

Path One term plan shown

Path One · The Term Model

The curriculum volume for this programme is still in preparation

This degree is listed in the Complete Programme Directory, but neither pathway has been signed off against the Curriculum Compendium yet. Rather than publish an invented course list, we publish nothing until the volume is submitted to the National Council for Higher Education.

Curriculum source

Forward University Curriculum Compendium

Assessment

Coursework + project + integrated exam

Work-integrated learning

12 months paid co-operative education

Your week at Forward

A typical week on Bachelor of Engineering in Grid and Storage Systems

Path One, the Term Model: your own pace across a six-month term, one live session a week, short flexible lessons, and assessment on demand.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Mandatory live session Flexible bite-sized lesson Optional event

Curriculum detail is being published

This programme's term and block tables are not in the current compendium export yet.