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Advert: Admission to Postgraduate Programmes 2024/2025

• May 16, 2024

The Academic Registrar,  Makerere University  invites applications for admission to Graduate Programmes (Postgraduate Diplomas,  Masters and Doctoral Degree Programmes) for the  2024/2025  Academic Year. Applicants should have obtained at least a first or second class degree (or its equivalent) from a  Chartered University  at the time of completion. Applicants should also possess a Uganda Certificate of Education (or its equivalent) and a Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (or its equivalent).

Sponsorship:

All Graduate Programmes are  PRIVATELY-SPONSORED.  Therefore applicants seeking sponsorship should have their applications endorsed by their respective sponsors where applicable.  Applicants should note that the various fees payable to the University indicated for the various programmes  EXCLUDE  functional fees, accommodation,  books, research and other expenses.

P hD Degrees by Research Only:

All Colleges offer PhD degrees by Research. Applicants for PhD by research should have a Master’s degree in a field relevant to their area of fmther studies and should have obtained at least a first or second class degree (or its equivalent) from a  Chartered University  at the time of completion. Applicants for the PhDs by Research will be required to submit on-line applications and also submit four copies of the concept note in Office No. 410, Level 4, Senate Building.

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•  Visit the Makerere University’s  Admissions URL  https://apply.mak.ac. ug
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• You can access the referees’ form by following the following link: https://rgt.mak.ac.ug/sites/default/files/file-attachments/Referee-Letter-of-Recommendation-forAdmission-to-Graduate-Programme.pdf.  These should be filled, scanned and uploaded.
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• Make payments at any of the banks used by Uganda Revenue Authority. Application fee is UGX 50,000 (East African applicants) or  UGX 151,500 (International Applicants). For International applicants, application fees can be transferred either by EFT or any other means in UGX to a designated URA collection account in Bank of Uganda as follows:

Account Name: UGANDA REVENUE AUTHORITY COLLECTIONS Account No: 003410158000002 Swift Code: UGBAUGKAU Bank Name: BANK OF UGANDA Bank Address: KAMPALA, UGANDA Currency: UGANDA SHILLINGS

• Strictly observe the closing date of Friday, 31 st  May, 2024.
• All Applicants for Master of Laws (LLM) will do a Graduate Admission Test (GAT) consisting of an oral Interview and written test on dates and other requirements to be conm1Unicated by the School.
• All  Applicants  for  Master  of  Business  Administration  (College  of  Business  and  Management Sciences and Makerere University Business School) will do a GMAT test on dates to be communicated by College of Business and Management Sciences and Makerere University Business School respectively.
• In addition to the general admission requirements, applicants for Master of Public Infrastructure Management (MPIM) must have “Proven professional experience of at least 2 years at managerial/supervisory  level or policy-decision making position in a government, parastatal organ, international  organisation  or non-governmental  organisation” Applicants should attach a 2- page short CV and referee recommendations.

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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD) DEGREES

Admission Requirements

The following shall be eligible for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the School of social sciences.

• AnyMaster of Arts of the University of not less than two years'standing.
• ABachelor of Arts of the University of not less than threeyears' standing whom the Senate has specially exemptedfrom the Master's examinations.
• Agraduate of any other recognised University who has beenadmitted to the status of Master of Arts in the university,and who has held the qualification by virtue of which suchadmission has been granted for not less than two years;or who has been admitted to the status of bachelor of Artsin the University and has held the qualification by virtueof which such admission has been specially granted fornot less than three years and has been specially exemptedby the Senate from the Master's examination.

Ph.D courses are currently by research only.  However, a student may be required to undertake certain courses to fill knowledge gaps.  The Faculty in its Five-Year Strategic Plan (2001-2005) is planning to offer taught Ph.Ds, through which the candidate  will be required to pass written comprehensive examination before embarking on field research and thesis writing.

Application Procedure

Applicants should pick, fill in and return forms to the School of Postgraduate Studies (Floor 4 Senate House) together with either a research proposal or a synopsis of the intended study. Applicants who submit fully developed proposals may be fully admitted right away, while those with a synopsis may be offered provisional admission and one year in which to develop a proposal.  The applicant may be fully admitted after submitting the proposal.

Fees Payable: Same as for the Masters degrees

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Makerere offers more than 100 graduate programmes, listed below under their respective academic units. Follow the links to the respective websites to learn more about each programme.  

College of Agricultural Sciences & Environmental Sciences (CAES)

• PGD Environmental Impact Assessment
• MSc. in Agricultural Extension Education
• MSc. in Crop Science
• MSc. in Animal Science
• MSc. in Agricultural Engineering
• MSc. in Soil Science
• Master of Agribusiness Management
• MSc. in Integrated Watershed Management
• MSc. in Food Science & Technology
• MSc. in Plant Breeding and Seed Systems
• MSc. in Applied Human Nutrition
• MSc.in Forestry and Biodiversity Management
• MSc.in Disaster Risk Management
• Master of Land Use and Regional Development Planning
• MSc.in Agroforestry and Community Development
• Master of Geographical Sciences
• MSc. Food Safety and Quality Management
• Master of Science in Environment and Natural Resources
• MSc. Agricultural and Applied Economics
• MSc. in Applied Meteorology
• MSc. in Tourism and Hospitality Management
• MSc. in Climate Change and Development

College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAM)

• PGD in Demography and Population Studies
• PGD in Population and Reproductive Health
• PGD in Statistics
• Master of Demography and Population Studies
• M.A. in Economic Policy and Planning
• M.A. in Economic Policy Management
• M.A in Economics
• Master of Business Administration
• Master of Statistics
• MSc.in Population and Reproductive Health
• MSc. in Quantitative Economics
• Master in Financial Services (Uganda Institute of Banking and Financial Services)
• Master in Public Infrastructure Management (Block week Modular)
• MSc. in Investment and Risk Management
• MSc. in Accounting and Finance

College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS)

• PGD in Information Technology
• PGD in Computer Science
• PGD in Data Communication and Software Engineering
• PGD in Information Systems
• MSc. in Computer Science
• Master of Information Technology
• MSc. in Data Communication and Software Engineering
• MSc. in Information Systems
• MSc. in Information Science
• MSc. in Records and Archives Management

College of Education and External Studies (CEES)

• PGD in Education
• PGD in Medical Education (Mulago Health Tutors College)
• Master of Education in Curriculum Studies
• Master of Adult and Community Education
• Master of Instructional Design and Technology
• Master of Education, Tracks:

a) Educational Management, b) Foundations of Education, c) Educational Policy and Planning d) Early Childhood Education and Development, e) Language and Literature Education, f) Social Science and Humanities Education, g) Science Education

• Master of Higher Education, Tracks:

a) Leadership and Management b) Teaching and Learning c) Research and Innovation

College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT)

• PGD in Construction Project Management
• PGD in Urban Planning and Design
• MSc. in Mechanical Engineering
• Master of Architecture
• MSc. in Renewable Energy
• MSc. in Technology Innovation and Industrial Development
• MSc. in Civil Engineering
• MSc. in Urban Planning & Design
• MSc. in Geo-Information Science and Technology
• MSc. in Power Systems Engineering
• MSc. in Telecommunication Engineering
• MSc. in Construction Management
• MSc. in Land Management
• M.A. in Fine Art

College of Health Sciences (CHS)

• M. Med: Internal Medicine
• M.Med: Family Medicine
• M.Med: Emergency Medicine
• M.Med: Neurosurgery
• M.Med: Microbiology
• M.Med: Ophthalmology
• M.Med: Paediatrics and Child Health
• M.Med: Pathology
• M.Med: Psychiatry
• M.Med: Radiology
• M.Med: Ear, Nose & Throat
• M.Med: Surgery
• M.Med: Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• M.Med: Anaesthesia
• M.Med: Orthopaedics
• MSc. in Medical Illustration
• MSc. in Human Anatomy
• MSc. in Pharmacology
• MSc. in Physiology
• MSc. in Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics
• MSc. in Immunology and Clinical Microbiology
• MSc. in Pharmaceuticals and Health Supplies Management
• MSc. in Pharmacognosy
• MSc.in Health Professions Education (Distance)
• MSc.in Biostatistics
• Master of Nursing (Midwifery & Women’s Health)
• Master of Public Health (Full Time)
• Master of Public Health (Distance)
• Master of Health Services Research
• Master of Public Health Nutrition
• Master of Public Health Disaster Management
• Master of Health Sciences in Bioethics
• Master of Health Informatics
• Master of Public Health Monitoring and Evaluation
• Master of Science in Bioinformatics
• Master of Environmental and Occupational Health
• MSc.in Palliative Care (Tenable at the Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care in Africa)

College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS)

• PGD in Gender and Local Economic Development
• PGD in Guidance and Counselling
• M.A. in Human Rights
• M.A.in Philosophy
• Master of Philosophy in Applied Ethics
• Master of Strategic and Corporate Communication
• Master of Journalism and Multimedia
• M.A. in History
• M.A. in Music
• M.A. in Literature
• M.A. in Religious Studies
• M.A. in Peace and Conflict Studies
• M.A. in Religious and Theological Studies (Ggaba & Kinyamasika National Seminaries)
• M.A. in African Languages
• M.A. in Linguistics
• Master of Development Studies
• M.A. in Gender Studies
• M.A. in Public Administration & Management
• M.A. in Sociology
• M.A. in International Relations & Diplomatic Studies
• M.A. in Rural Development
• Master of Social Work
• M.Ed. in Educational Psychology
• Master of Organizational Psychology
• M.A. in Counselling
• MSc. in Clinical Psychology
• M.A in French Language Studies

College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS)

• MSc. in Physics
• MSc. in Chemistry
• MSc. in Botany Tracks:

a) Molecular Biology & Genetics b) Natural Resources Ecology & Conservation c) Plant Taxonomy & Biosystematics d) Microbiology & Plant Pathology e) Plant Physiology

• MSc. in Zoology Tracks:

a) Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences b) Entomology and Parasitology d) Wildlife Ecology and Management

• MSc. in Geology
• MSc. in Biochemistry
• MSc.in Petroleum Geosciences
• MSc. Mathematics Tracks:

a) Analysis b) Algebra and Geometry c) Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics

• MSc. Applied Mathematics

a) Biomathematics b) Financial Mathematics c) Mathematical Statistics d) Computational Science

College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biodiversity (CoVAB)

• PGD in Livestock Development Planning & Management
• Master of Veterinary Medicine. Tracks:

a) Farm Animal Practice and Herd Health b) Comparative Pathology and Diagnostics c) Companion and Recreational Animal Practice d) Governance and Administration of Public Veterinary Services e) Pharmaceutical Practice and Regulation

• MSc. in Molecular Biology
• MSc. in Veterinary Pathology
• Master of Veterinary Preventive Medicine
• Master of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences and Management
• MSc.in International Infectious Diseases Management
• MSc.in Wildlife Health and Management. Tracks:

a) Wildlife Clinical Medicine b) Wildlife Resource Management c) Aquatic Health Management

• MSc.in Livestock Development and Management. Tracks:

School of Law (LAW)

• Master of Laws

AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS to MAKERERE UNIVERSITY

Makerere university business school.

• Master of Business Administration - Evening
• MSc. in Marketing
• Master of Human Resource Management
• MSc. in Procurement & Supply Chain Management
• MSc. in Leadership and Governance
• MSc. in Entrepreneurship
• Master of International Business
• Master of Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Master of Business Administration (Modular)
• MSc. in Banking & Investment Management
• Master of Energy Economics and Governance
• Master of Business Psychology

DOCTORAL DEGREES BY COURSEWORKS AND DISSERTATIONS

• PhD in Health Science
• PhD in Agricultural and Rural Innovation
• PhD in Data Communication & Software Engineering
• PhD in Computer Science
• PhD in Information Technology
• PhD in Information Systems
• PhD in Information Science
• PhD in Educational Management
• PhD in Plant Breeding and Biotechnology
• PhD in Bioinformatics
• PhD in Agricultural and Applied Economics
• PhD in Mathematics
• PhD in Energy Economics and Governance

DURATION OF PROGRAMMES

• Postgraduate Diplomas    -    One Academic Year
• Masters degrees (full time)    -    Two Academic Years
• Masters degrees (part time)   -    Three – Four Academic Years
• Masters of Medicine    -    Three Academic Years
• Master of Public Health (Day)    -    Two Academic Years
• Master of Public Health (Distance)    -    Three to Five Academic Years
• PhD (Provisional Admission)    -    One Academic Year (Maximum)
• PhD (Full Admission)    -    Three Academic Years
• PhD/MD/LLD (full time)    -    Three Academic Years
• PhD/MD/LLD (part time)    -    Five Academic Years.

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For more information about the Academic Programmes, please visit the  Academic Registrar Website [ http://ar.mak.ac.ug ] OR visit the target college website..

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• College of Business and Management Sciences
• College of Computing and Information Sciences
• College of Education and External Studies
• College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology
• College of Health Sciences
• College of Humanities and Social Sciences
• College of Natural Sciences
• College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biodiversity
• School of Law

Dr. Umar Kakumba

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Associate Professor Umar Kakumba holds a PhD in Public Affairs (University of Pretoria, South Africa), Masters in Public Administration & Management ( Makerere University ), Diploma in Business Administration ( Makerere University ) and a BA Social Sciences ( Makerere University ).

He completed a Post Doctoral Fellowship at Wolfson College, Cambridge, in the United Kingdom.

Dr. Kakumba is an Associate Professor and former Dean of School of Business and Management Sciences, College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS),   Makerere University . He served as a Member of the University’s Senate for eight years. He is involved in several international programmes including a Pan-African Capacity Building Programme by the Development Bank of Southern Africa and the Industrial Development Corporation. He also champions the Cambridge-Africa Partnership for Research Excellence (CAPREx) project and research excellence within  Makerere University  and further afield. CAPREx is a partnership between the University of Cambridge,  Makerere University  and the University of Ghana, Legon.

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Master Of Business Administration

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The MBA program is therefore a highly professional program which provides practical oriented skills and qualifications for people in the areas of finance, accounting, human resource, management, public sector management, marketing, health sector management and general management. The program is intended to help prospective students to develop a holistic view of business and related disciplines and enhance their awareness of social, economic and ethical issues. It gives them the opportunity to practice and also acquire essential skills, including interpersonal skills and competences, intellectual and evaluative skills; problem solving skills, leadership and entrepreneurial skills as well as improving their ability to operate and manage in a global and multicultural environment, think beyond functional responsibilities and make decisions that span disciplines, innovate, lead change and transformation and continuously learn and develop flexibility of mind. The following criteria will apply with admission tests: a)First class degree of atleast second class honour in any field or its equivalent from a recognised university. b)A qualification in any of these professional programmes: ACCA,CPA(U),CPA(K)

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Prof. Henry Mwanaki Alinaitwe, PhD

Areas of Research Interest : Structural analysis and design, Construction Management, Construction Project Management, Building/Construction Technology

Brief Biography

Prof. Eng. Henry Mwanaki Alinaitwe is an eminent Engineer and Academician, newly appointed Ag. Deputy Vice Chancellor Finance and Administration, Makerere University effective 16th November 2021. He has served at senior management level in the University and as Principal in the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology since August 2013, a position he assumed rising from the ranks as Deputy Principal, Dean School of the Built Environment, Associate Dean of the then Faculty of Technology. He has been in Senate for more than 10 years. He has previously served as Chairman and member of the University Contracts Committee and he has chaired a number of various university committees.

Prof. Alinaitwe is a widely published, well-read professor in Civil and Construction Engineering with his research interests in the areas of areas of structures, construction materials, and construction project management. He is currently working on the project of redesigning the Main Administration Building at Makerere University.  He is a registered and practicing Engineer. He is a Fellow of Uganda Institution of Professional Engineers, Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK), and a Fellow of the Uganda National Academy of Sciences.

Henry attended some of the prestigious Universities in the world that include Lund University in Sweden where he obtained a PhD in Engineering as well as a Licentiate degree in Engineering. He obtained an MSc in Construction Management from Loughborough University, UK and a Master of Engineering Studies in Civil Engineering (Structures) degree from the University of Sydney, Australia. Henry obtained his Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Civil option) from Makerere University. Henry holds a post graduate certificate in Public Administration and Management and another in Project Planning and Management.

Due to his good performance at Primary Leaving Examinations, Henry studied on state scholarship for his entire secondary education. At senior six, he emerged the best Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education examinations candidate which achievement enabled him to earn double boom at the University when Government was still paying for upkeep of students.

Prof. Alinaitwe is an assiduous manager who pays attention to detail, a trait that has earned him a track record in leadership and management at various levels, where as many will agree, he exudes efficiency and effectiveness in practice.  He is gentle, calm and displays a demeanor of a great academic leader. At the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology where he has served most, his effort is evident from the effective working environment where staff are benefiting from his sense of purpose, mentorship and aspirations as demonstrated from the number of new and ongoing innovations and research projects.

Henry serves on a number of Boards and Management Board Committees notably Kiira Motors Corporation, Technology Consults Ltd., Mulago National Referral Hospital, and Kyogo Senior Secondary School.

With Prof. Henry Alinatwe being part of the team at the helm of the stewardship of the University, there is no doubt that the institution will take wider strides in realizing the development agenda.

Education Background

• PhD in Engineering , Lund University in Sweden,2008
• Licentiate Degree in Engineering, Lund University, Sweden, 2006
• Master of Science degree in Construction Management, Loughborough University, UK, 1997
• Master of Engineering Studies degree in Structures, University of Sydney, Australia, 1994
• Bachelor of Science degree (Hons) (Civil Engineering option), Makerere University, Uganda, 1990

Courses Taught

• Construction Management
• Construction Project Management
• Building/Construction Technology
• Structural analysis and design

Teaching Experience

• Professor since 2016
• Associate Professor, 2011 -2016
• Senior Lecturer, 2009 -2011
• Dean (School of the Built Environment), 2011 -2013
• Deputy Dean for Faculty of Technology (Administration and Undergraduate Affairs), 2010 – 2011

Membership of Professional bodies

• Uganda Institution of Professional Engineers, Corporate Member No. 329
• Engineers Registration Board (Uganda), Registration No. 683

Some academic awards and scholarships

• Was awarded a Sida/SAREC scholarship to study PhD by split site at Lund University, Sweden and Makerere University, Uganda, 2004
• Was awarded a European Development Fund scholarship to study Masters in Construction Management at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom, 1996
• Was awarded a scholarship by the Australian Government on the Merit Scheme to study at the University of Sydney, 1992
• Was awarded a state scholarship at the University and material prizes for being the best Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education candidate, 1984
• as awarded a certificate for being the winner of the Uganda post secondary mathematics contest, 1983
• Was awarded a state scholarship to study Secondary School for being one of the best P7 candidates in the South West, 1978

Selected Graduate students supervised to completion

• William Nyamutale (2022): Master of Engineering (Civil), Design Phase Constructability Improvement Strategies for Highway Projects in Uganda,
• Betty Orishaba (2011): Master of Science (Civil Engineering), Development of a Periodic Building Maintenance Management Process Model for Low Cost Housing Estates in Uganda – A Case Study of Jinja Municipality
• Raymond Kyasanku (2011): Master of Science (Civil Engineering), An assessment of the Impact of Total Quality Management on the Construction Companys’ Performance in Uganda.
• Ruth Apolot (2011): Master of Engineering (Civil), Investigation of the Causes of Delay and Cost Overrun in Construction Projects in Uganda’s Public Sector.
• Evas Kagezi (2011): Masters in Procurement and Supply Chain Management, Public Sector Procurement and Factors that Contribute to its Performance in Uganda.
• Julius Ssentam (2010): Master of Engineering (Civil), Investigation of labour effects on production in labour based road works through a safe and healthy working environment.
• Jack Katende (2010): Master of Engineering (Civil), A study into factors hindering industrialization of the construction industry in Uganda.
• John Kakitahi Muhumuza (2010): Master of Engineering (Civil), Developing a whole life costing based model for evaluation of building designs.
• Charles Ssembatya (2010): Master of Engineering (Civil), Evaluation of damage caused to road structural pavements by utility service providers: A case study of Kampala.
• Samson Ocen (2010), Master of Engineering (Civil), An analysis of the competitiveness of local construction contractors in Uganda.
• Fredrick Mubiru (2002): Master of Engineering (Civil), A comparative analysis of the bidding strategies of contractors in Uganda
• George Wandera (2000): Master of Engineering (Civil), An Assessment of the adequacy of quality considerations used in the production of fired clay bricks around Kampala

Selected construction Projects involved in

Design and construction experience in Building structures, Roads, Railways, Water supply, hard standing, port structures exemplified by the following projects:

• Construction of a 3-storey mixed residential and commercial block in Kiwatule in 2005 – 2008 worth UGX 750 m/-.
• Laying of more than 5 km of water pipes at Entebbe in 2004 – 2006 worth UGX 250 m/-.
• Construction of a 4 unit, 2 storey apartment block in Banda during 2003 – 2004 worth UGX 280 m/-.
• Desludging National Water and Sewerage Corporation sewage lagoons in Entebbe in 2004 worth 20 m/-.
• Construction of phase I of a five storey building at Nakinyuguzi in Makindye, Kampala worth UGX 1 billion.
• Design and Supervision of Mothers’ Union Centre in Bushenyi in 1990 worth UGX 2 billion.
• Supervision of construction of Economic Policy Research Centre in 1995;
• Design and Supervision of extension of Faculty of Social Sciences in 1995
• The preliminary structural design of Faculty of Forestry building in 1996.
• Rehabilitation of the Northern Uganda Railway line in 2003 worth UGX 1 billion.
• Design and supervision of railway sidings (various) worth billions in total.
• Construction of the container hard standing at Kampala Goodshed in 1996. It involved construction of part of the 8000 m2 of reinforced concrete hard standing at a total cost of UGX 3,6 billion.
• Supervision of construction of the 9 km Kampala – Port Bell Railway line and wagon ferry terminal worth 16 m Danish Kroner.
• Design and supervision of Construction of 22 km Kabale-Katuna Road
• Design and supervision of Construction of 36 km Kampala – Mbalala Road

Selected articles in International Conference Proceedings

• Kakitahi, J. M., Alinaitwe, H. M., Landin, A., & Mudaaki, S. P. (2015). A study of non-compliance with quality requirements in Uganda.  Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Management, Procurement and Law ,  168 (1), 22-42.  Link
• Otim, G., Alinaitwe, H. M., Tindiwensi, D., & Kerali, A. G. (2012, March). The causes and impact of uncompleted buildings; studies in Kampala City. In  2nd International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology (pp. 30-31).  Link
• Semyalo, C., Alinaitwe, H., & Kerali, A. (2012). Causes of financial loss to contractors in the Uganda construction industry. In  WEST AFRICA BUILT ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH (WABER) CONFERENCE 24-26 July 2012 Abuja, Nigeria (Vol. 1, p. 263).  Link
• Kakitahi, J. M., Ågren, R., Landin, A., & Alinaitwe, H. M. (2012). Towards understanding client quality requirements on public building projects. In  West Africa Built Environment Research Conference (WABER), Abuja, Nigeria, (Vol. 2, pp. 747-749). West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference.  Link
• Alinaitwe, H. M., & Ekolu, S.  (2014, December). Failure of structure in East Africa with focus on the causes of failures in the construction phase. In  Construction Materials and Structures–Proceedings of the First International Conference on Construction Materials and Structures (Vol. 1, pp. 76-85). IOS Press, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
• Kakitahi, J. M., Landin, A.  and Alinaitwe, H. M.,  (2011) An analysis of Rework in the Context of Whole Life Costing in Uganda’s Public Building Construction: A Review of Literature. In A. Gidudu, J. R. Otukei and M. Musinguzi eds)  Advances in Geomatics Research: First Conference in Kampala/Uganda, 3 – 4 th  August 201 , pp 32 – 43.
• Alinaitwe, H. M.,  (2011) Contractors’ Perspective on Critical Factors for Successful Implementation of Private Public Partnerships in Construction Projects in Uganda. In J. A. Mwakali and H. M. Alinaitwe (eds)  Advances in Engineering and Technology, Contribution of Scientific Research in Development , pp 298 – 304. Kampala: Macmillan Uganda:
• Apolot, R.,  Alinaitwe, H. M.  and Tindiwensi, D.  (2011) An Investigation into the Causes of Delay and Cost Overrun in Uganda’s Public Sector Construction Projects. In J. A. Mwakali and H. M. Alinaitwe (eds)  Advances in Engineering and Technology, Contribution of Scientific Research in Development , pp 305 – 311. Kampala: Macmillan Uganda:
• Kakitahi, J.,  Alinaitwe, H. M.  and Tindiwensi, D.  (2011) Towards development of a whole life costing based model for evaluation of building designs. In J. A. Mwakali and H M Alinaitwe (eds)  Advances in Engineering and Technology, Contribution of Scientific Research in Development , pp 325 – 331. ISBN 978-9970-214-00-7. Kampala: Macmillan Uganda:
• Katende, J.,  Alinaitwe, H. M.  and Tindiwensi, D.(2011)  A Study into the Factors Hindering Development of the Construction Industry in Uganda. In J. A. Mwakali and H M Alinaitwe (eds)  Advances in Engineering and Technology, Contribution of Scientific Research in Development , pp 332 – 338. ISBN 978-9970-214-00-7. Kampala: Macmillan Uganda:
• Ocen, S.,  Alinaitwe, H. M . and Tindiwensi, D.(2011)  An Analysis of the Competitiveness of Local Construction Contractors in Uganda. In J. A. Mwakali and H M Alinaitwe (eds)  Advances in Engineering and Technology, Contribution of Scientific Research in Development , pp 346 – 352. ISBN 978-9970-214-00-7. Kampala: Macmillan Uganda:
• Otim, G.,  Alinaitwe,H M..,  Tindiwensi, D.  and Kerali, A.  (2011) The Causes and Impact of Uncompleted Buildings; Studies in Kampala City. In J. A. Mwakali and H M Alinaitwe (eds)  Advances in Engineering and Technology, Contribution of Scientific Research in Development , pp 360 – 366. ISBN 978-9970-214-00-7. Kampala: Macmillan Uganda:
• Alinaitwe, H. M ., Hansson, B., Landin, A., and Olander, S. (2008) Lean Production.  Byggprocessen (In Swedish) , Vol. 4, 22- 26.
• Alinaitwe, H. M. , Mwakali, J. and Hansson, B. (2007) Analysis of accidents on building construction sites reported in Uganda during 2001 – 2005. In T. C. Haupt and R. Milford (eds.)  Proceedings of CIB World building congress 2007. 14 – 18 th  May 2007, Cape Town.  ISBN 1-920-01704-6. p 1208 – 1221.
• Alinaitwe, H. M. , Mwakali, J. A. and Hansson, B. (2006) Efficiency of craftsmen on building sites – Studies in Uganda. In J. A. Mwakali and G. Tabani-Wani (eds.),  Advances in Engineering and Technology,  Proceedings of the First International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology 16 – 19 th  July 2006, Entebbe, Uganda. Oxford: Elsevier, ISBN 0-080-45312-0, p 260 – 267.
• Alinaitwe, H. M. , Widen, K., Mwakali, J. A. and Hansson, B. (2006) Building firm innovation Enablers and Barriers affecting Productivity. In J. A. Mwakali and G. Tabani-Wani (eds.),  Advances in Engineering and Technology,  Proceedings of the First International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology 16 – 19 July 2006, Entebbe, Uganda. Oxford: Elsevier, ISBN 0-080-45312-0, p 268 – 276.
• Alinaitwe, H. M.,  Mwakali, J. and Hansson, B. (2005) Labour Productivity in the Building Industry. In K. Kahkhonen and M. Sexton (eds.),  Understanding the Construction Business and Companies in the New Millennium.  Proceedings of the CIB Symposium held on 13 – 16 th  June 2005. Helsinki: Technical Research Centre of Finland and Association of Finnish Civil Engineers. ISBN: 952 – 5004 – 62-7, p 210 – 220.

Vetting of publications

I have been involved in refereeing a number of articles for publication in the following journals:

• Construction Management and Economics, ISSN 0144-6193
• Construction in Developing Countries, ISSN 1823-6499
• Civil Engineering and Management, ISSN 1392 – 3730
• Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, ISSN 0969-9988
• Henry Mwanaki Alinaitwe (2008),  Improvement of Labour Performance and Productivity in Uganda´s Building Industry.  Research output :  Thesis ›  Doctoral Thesis (monograph).  Link

Selected Books

• J. A. Mwakali and  H. M. Alinaitwe  (editors) (2011)  Advances in Engineering and Technology; Contribution of Scientific Research in Development . Kampala: Macmillan Uganda: ISBN 978-9970-214-00-7
• Musinguzi, M., Bagampadde, U.,  Alinaitwe, H. M. , et al (2007)  How to get a quality PhD from  Faculty of Technology ,  Makerere University . A handbook for research students.  Faculty of Technology ,  Makerere University . ISBN 9970-812-05-8.

Book Chapter

• Henry Mwanaki Alinaitwe (2020), Improving the performance of Uganda’s construction industry. 1st Edition, ISBN: 9780429322471. Link
• Moses Okwel, Henry Alinaitwe, Denis Kalumba (2019 ),  Health and safety performance in the Ugandan construction industry. ISSN: 9780429455377.  Link

Selected articles published in refereed academic journals

• Allan Dickens Ouga, Henry Mwanaki Alinaitwe and Godfrey Mwesige  (2020). Modelling block laying productivity on building sites in Kampala. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 25(1): 109–128.  https://doi.org/10.21315/jcdc2020.25.1.6.
• Yusuph B. Mhando, Ramadhan S. Mlinga , Henry M. Alinaitwe  (2018), Variation Mitigation Model to Enhance Construction Performance of Public Building Projects in Tanzania. American Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, 2018, Vol. 6, No. 3, 105-118,  DOI:10.12691/ajcea-6-3-3
• Yusuph B. Mhando, Ramadhan S. Mlinga, Henry M. Alinaitwe  (2017), Determining Significant Mitigation Measures of Detrimental Variations in Public Building Projects in Tanzania.  IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE) e-ISSN: 2278-1684,p-ISSN: 2320-334X, Volume 14, Issue 3 Ver. I (May. – June. 2017), PP 15-25.  Link
• Yusuph Mhando, Ramadhan Mlinga, Henry Alinaitwe  (2017), Comparative Study of Factors Leading to Detrimental Variations in Public Building Projects.  Civil and Environmental Research, ISSN 2224-5790 (Paper) ISSN 2225-0514 (Online), Vol.9, No.4, 2017.   Link
• Kakitahi, J.M., Alinaitwe, H.M., Landin, A. and Mone, S.J. (2016), “Impact of construction-related rework on selected Ugandan public projects”,  Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology , Vol. 14 No. 2, pp. 238-251.  https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-02-2014-0006
• Henry Alinaitwe, William Nyamutale and Dan Tindiwensi (2014),  Design Phase Constructability Improvement Strategies for Highway Projects in Uganda.  Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 19(1), 127–140, 2014.  Link
• Kakitahi, J. M., Alinaitwe, H. M., Landin, A., & Rodrigues, M. J. (2014). A comparison of construction related rework in Uganda and Mozambique.  Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation ,  4 (1), 770-781.  Link
• Muhumuza Kakitahi ,  , Landin , A.  and Alinaitwe , H.M. (2013),  “An exploratory study of rework causality in Uganda”,  Construction Innovation , Vol. 13 No. 3, pp. 266-280.  https://doi.org/10.1108/CI-Nov-2011-0051
• Alinaitwe, H. , (2009) Prioritising Lean Construction Barriers in Uganda’s Construction Industry.  Journal of Construction in Developing Countries,  ISSN 1823-6499, 14(1), 15 – 29.
• Alinaitwe, H. , (2008) An Assessment of Client’s Performance in Having an Efficient Building Process in Uganda.  Journal of Civil Engineering and Management,  ISSN 1392 – 3730, 14(2), 73 – 78.
• Alinaitwe, H. M.,  Mwakali, J. A. and Hanson, B. (2009) Organisational Effectiveness of Ugandan Building Firms as viewed by Craftsmen.  Journal of Civil Engineering and Management  ISSN 1392 – 3730, 13(3), 169 – 176.
• Alinaitwe, H. M. , Widen, K. Mwakali, J. and Hansson B. (2007) Innovation Barriers and Enablers that affect Productivity in Uganda Building Industry.  Journal of Construction in Developing Countries,  ISSN 1823-6499, 12(1), 59 – 76.
• Alinaitwe, H.   M. , Mwakali, J. A. and Hansson, B. (2007) Factors affecting the Productivity of Building Craftsmen – Studies of Uganda.  Journal of Civil Engineering and Management  ISSN 1392 – 3730, 13(3), 169 – 176.
• Alinaitwe, H. M.,  Mwakali, J. and Hansson, B. (2006) Assessment of degree of industrialisation in construction – a case of Uganda.  Journal of Civil Engineering and Management  ISSN 1392 – 3730 ,  12(3), 221 – 229.

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A Master of Business Administration is a 2-year study programme with six active options that consist of Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Human resource management, Public Sector Management, and Health Services Management. Each year has 2 study semesters. In the first year each semester has 5 course-units and these are all core subjects. In second year students are mandated to choose one option among the six options being offered on the programme. Each option for semester one and two has 4 core and 2 elective course-units, where the core course-units are mandatory, and from the 2 electives a student chooses one course-unit.  Note that, apart from students doing Plan A research (Dissertation) where in their second semester of year two no course-units are done, with plan B research (research project) students have to do 4 taught course-units alongside the Project Research.

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May 14, 2024

The University of Southern Indiana Romain College of Business Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program has been ranked 20th in Fortune Education’s Best Online MBA Programs for 2024. The USI MBA Program has earned consistent accolades for its online program and affordability by Fortune, U.S. News & World Report and multiple other outlets.    

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University of California union authorizes strike over response to Gaza protests

University of California graduate students and academic workers voted overwhelmingly to approve a labor action

The union that represents University of California academic workers announced Wednesday that it had authorized a work stoppage over the administration’s crackdown on Gaza protests on campus.

Members of United Auto Workers Local 4811, which represents more than 48,000 academic workers, graduate students, postdocs and researchers, voted to approve a strike following the arrests of hundreds of demonstrators, including union members, at UCLA and the University of California at San Diego in recent weeks.

The authorization vote doesn’t guarantee a strike, but union leadership can call for a work stoppage at any point, local union leaders said. If the union goes on strike, classes and research could face major disruption at the 10 campuses that make up the University of California system, as many of the institutions wrap up the school year.

A work stoppage at the University of California would reflect a major escalation of tensions that have emerged as universities around the country have punished students for pro-Palestine activism and turned to law enforcement to remove protest encampments.

“We [held] this vote because the university has committed a number of unfair practice violations against members of our union and violated our fundamental right to freedom of speech and protest on campus,” said Rafael Jaime, co-president of UAW Local 4811.

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“This strike is illegal,” said Melissa Matella, associate vice president of systemwide labor relations at the University of California. “UAW’s decision to strike over nonlabor issues violates the no-strike clause of their contracts with UC and sets a dangerous and far-reaching precedent that social, political and cultural issues — no matter how valid — that are not labor-related can support a labor strike.”

On April 30, police did not intervene for hours at UCLA as pro-Palestinian demonstrators, including many union members, were violently attacked by counterprotesters at an encampment. The next night, Los Angeles police officers in riot gear dismantled the camp and arrested 210 people for refusing to leave.

The UAW strike authorization stems from unfair labor practice charges filed by the union in the aftermath of the arrests. Filed with the California Public Employment Relations Board, the labor charges accuse the university of illegally changing its workplace free-speech policies at UCLA without notice.

The UAW alleges the university interfered with employees’ “right to engage in peaceful protest at the worksite” and also violated labor rights by suspending student workers who had been arrested at the San Diego campus. The university also threatened those at the San Diego campus who face disciplinary charges with eviction from campus housing.

The union is asking the university to resolve the charges to avoid a work stoppage. The union is separately demanding the university negotiate with protesters and provide amnesty for all campus employees and students who face discipline and arrest, as well as divest from weapon manufacturers, contractors and companies “profiting from Israel’s war on Gaza.”

Local UAW leaders have approved a “stand-up strike,” modeled after the limited strikes that the UAW levied last year against the Big 3 Detroit automakers. During those strikes, the union called on workers at individual work sites to walk off the job, rather than target all locations at once.

Jaime, the UAW Local 4811 co-president, said that if the union moves to strike , it “will begin calling on campuses one by one” to walk out.

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A union representing about 48,000 academic workers said that campus leaders mishandled pro-Palestinian demonstrations. The vote gives the union’s executive board the ability to call a strike at any time.

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Unions are known for fighting for higher pay and workplace conditions. But academic workers in the University of California system authorized their union on Wednesday to call for a strike over something else entirely: free speech.

The union, U.A.W. 4811, represents about 48,000 graduate students and other academic workers at 10 University of California system campuses and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Its members, incensed over the university system’s handling of campus protests, pushed their union to address grievances extending beyond the bread-and-butter issues of collective bargaining to concerns over protesting and speaking out in their workplace.

The strike authorization vote, which passed with 79 percent support, comes two weeks after dozens of counterprotesters attacked a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles, for several hours without police intervention, and without arrests. Officers in riot gear tore down the encampment the next day and arrested more than 200 people.

The vote does not guarantee a strike but rather gives the executive board of the local union, which is part of the United Auto Workers, the ability to call a strike at any time. Eight of the 10 University of California campuses still have a month of instruction left before breaking for summer.

The union said it had called the vote because the University of California unilaterally and unlawfully changed policies regarding free speech, discriminated against pro-Palestinian speech and created an unsafe work environment by allowing attacks on protesters, among other grievances.

“At the heart of this is our right to free speech and peaceful protest,” Rafael Jaime, the president of U.A.W. 4811, said in a statement after the vote. “If members of the academic community are maced and beaten down for peacefully demonstrating on this issue, our ability to speak up on all issues is threatened.”

A spokeswoman for the University of California president’s office said in a statement that a strike would set “a dangerous precedent that would introduce nonlabor issues into labor agreements.”

“To be clear, the U.C. understands and embraces its role as a forum for free speech, lawful protests and public debate,” said the spokeswoman, Heather Hansen. “However, given that role, these nonlabor-related disputes cannot prevent it from fulfilling its academic mission.”

There are still several active encampments at University of California campuses, including U.C. Merced, U.C. Santa Cruz and U.C. Davis. On Tuesday, protesters at U.C. Berkeley began dismantling their encampment after reaching an agreement with university officials.

In a letter to the protesters on Tuesday, Berkeley’s chancellor, Carol Christ, said that the university would begin discussions around divestment from certain companies and that she planned to publicly support “efforts to secure an immediate and permanent cease-fire” by the end of the month. But she said that divestment from companies that do business with, or in, Israel was not within her authority.

After packing up their tents, some of the Berkeley protesters traveled on Wednesday to U.C. Merced to attend a meeting held by the University of California governing board. More than 100 people signed up to give public comment, and nearly all of those who spoke about the protests criticized the handling of them by university administrations.

The strike authorization vote enables what is known as a “stand-up” strike, a tactic that was first employed by the United Auto Workers last year during its contract negotiations with General Motors, Ford Motor and Stellantis. Rather than calling on all members to strike at once, the move allows the local union’s executive board to focus strikes on certain campuses or among certain groups of workers, to gain leverage.

Mr. Jaime, the U.A.W. 4811 president, said before the vote that the union would use the tactic to “reward campuses that make progress” and possibly call strikes at those that don’t. He added that the union would announce the strikes “only at the last minute, in order to maximize chaos and confusion for the employer.”

The union said on Wednesday that its executive board would announce later this week if it was calling for strikes.

Tobias Higbie, a professor of history and labor studies at U.C.L.A., said that while striking for free speech was unusual, it wasn’t unheard-of. The academic workers’ union is also largely made up of young people, who have been far more receptive to organized labor than young people in even the recent past, he said.

“It points to how generational change is not only impacting workplaces, but it’s going to impact unions,” Mr. Higbie said. “Young members are going to make more and more demands like this on their unions as we go forward over the next couple of years, and so I think it’s probably a harbinger of things to come.”

Jill Cowan contributed reporting.

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Professor John Tuhe Kakitahi, a luminary in the field of public health nutrition has left an indelible mark on the landscape of healthcare in Uganda and beyond. At the age of 84, Professor Kakitahi was called to heaven this morning at Mulago Hospital. 

Today, we celebrate a man who from his early career years, demonstrated exceptional intellect, clinical acumen, passion and complete dedication to combating hunger, malnutrition and human suffering. Throughout his tenure at Institute of Public Health (IPH), Dr. Kakitahi’s contributions were manifold. He in addition to teaching and mentorship conducted field investigations and community outreaches to improve human nutrition and maternal-child health. Kakitahi’s contribution and influence in nutrition transcended borders, as he represented Uganda with distinction at various international forums. 

As a lecturer and public health nutritionist, Prof. Kakitahi established and headed Mwana mugimu nutrition center in Mulago hospital in the 1990s. Mwanamujimu became pivotal in treating kwashiorkor aided by support from Rotary International. He later established additional nutritional units and sites throughout Uganda.

In 2008, he served as Deputy Principal of the Makerere University College of Health Sciences.

But Who was Kakitahi? 

Prof. John Tuhe Kakitahi was born on February 16, 1940. His university appointment came in March 1973. Now, picture Dr. Kakitahi as a hardworking, intellectual house surgeon with clinical acumen who was a good clinician, pediatrician, researcher, and nutritionist. In the early years of his career at the Department of Preventive Medicine, he collaborated with individuals such as the late Prof. Suleiman Jabir Farsey and Professor Joseph Sekyala Winter Lutwama (RIP), who was the first African to hold the title of Head of the Department of Preventive Medicine. The individuals he collaborated with provided an accurate portrayal of his character.

From 1948 until 1958, Dr. Kakitahi studied primary education at Kigezi High School. He studied Secondary O’Level at Busoga College Mwiri from 1957 to 1961 and ‘A’ level at Kings College Budo from 1962 to 1963. In 1964, he attended Makerere University and earned an MBChB in 1970.

Kakitahi was Senior Casualty Officer in New Mulago Hospital’s Casualty Department for 1.5 years before enrolling in IPH’s Diploma Course in Public Health. He managed department operations and provided emergency patient treatment. The Senior House Officer position at Mulago Hospital was Dr. Kakitahi’s first job after his internship. For 1.5 years, he oversaw casualty department patient care and administration. He also managed the Nurses Health Unit for a similar time, exhibiting his healthcare administration versatility and dedication.

Kakitahi also ran a Nutritional Rehabilitation Clinic at Kasangati Health Centre, providing critical services to the community. He also helped the Pediatrics Department in managing the Old Mulago Hospital’s Nutrition Ward. He intensively treated acutely malnourished children, contributing significantly to their care and recovery.

In 1968-1969, he worked in the Lymphoma treatment center and Solid Tumor Centre during school breaks. He took part in research on chemotherapy treatment for cancer patients as well.

Using his medical background, he joined the Institute of Public Health (IPH) in 1972 and earned a Diploma in Public Health in 1973. 

In 1973, he joined Makerere University Service as an IPH Lecturer. He passionately taught human nutrition to undergraduate and postgraduate students, particularly Diploma in Public Health students, as part of the Maternal Child Health and Nutrition teaching programme. His focus was on MCH field investigations, particularly the Ankole PPP.

On July 1, 1977, Dr. Kakitahi became a senior lecturer. Later, for 45 days, Dr. Kakitahi replaced Dr. Kakande as IPH director on June 22, 1987. He was sitting in for the then director, Professor Namboze, who was on a special assignment for the Health Policy Review Commission. On August 1, 1984, he was appointed as an Associate Professor at the Institute of Public Health. On September 18, 1989, Dr. Kakitahi assumed the position of Head of the Institute of Public Health for a two-year term.

Dr. Kakitahi’s remarkable journey is interwoven with stories of dedication, expertise, and significant impact. As a young medical practitioner, he worked as a Medical Officer at Makerere Students Health Centre for several months in 1973, shortly after being hired as a Lecturer at IPH, where he laid the groundwork for the transformation of the then-Sickbay into the current University Hospital. Dr. Kakitahi pursued excellence by finishing his MSc in Nutrition at Cambridge on a WHO scholarship from 1974 to 1976. His abilities and commitment made him a well-known member of the Uganda Medical Association and the British Nutrition Society, both of which promote health locally and globally.

In 1977, he successfully represented Uganda at the 27th WHO Regional Committee for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo. This was the first of several significant appointments, including leading the Mwanamugimu Nutrition Unit in 1980 and representing Uganda at international gatherings such as the Inter-Country Nutrition Workshop in Gaborone, Botswana, and the WHO Regional Committee for Africa in Accra, Ghana, and Libreville, Gabon.

In May 1985, he accompanied the Minister of Health to the 38 th World Health Assembly, where Uganda demonstrated its commitment to global health and nutrition programmes. In 1991, he organised Kampala’s first public discussion on Urban Health, Environment, and Health, solidifying his reputation as a community and occupational health visionary.

Throughout his career, Dr. Kakitahi provided expert consultancy services to the Food and Agriculture Organization and participated in numerous nutrition review missions aimed at combating hunger and malnutrition. These missions, organized by WHO, UNICEF, and other organizations, took place in countries such as Ethiopia, Malawi, Zambia, Kenya, Seychelles, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and Lesotho as part of the Nutrition and Human Resources for Health Mission.

Dr. Kakitahi and his Role in Establishing the Mwana mugimu nutrition center

Mwana mugimu nutrition center was set up with support from Rotary International. Rotary International recognized it as the best nutritional unit in the East African region, and was related to the Save the Children Fund, which provided administrative and financial support. This support in the 1990s led to the establishment of similar nutritional units and sites throughout the country. Later, Princess Royal Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise visited the programme and recognised it as a successful Save the Children programme.

Mwanamugimu has its roots in a Luganda proverb (Mwanamugimu ava ku ngozi) that means “A healthy child comes from a healthy mother.”

In Uganda in the 1970s and 1980s, Dr. John Kakitahi led nutritional work. After treating children for severe acute malnutrition without success, Dr. Kakitahi, like many Ugandan doctors, became passionate about prevention. Kakitahi, like Prof. Namboze, left pediatrics early to study public health at the Makerere University Institute of Public Health, now known as the School of Public Health. When Amin’s repression and violence against Ugandans escalated in 1973, they recruited Kakitahi as a lecturer, and he took over the MRC Unit after Roger Whitehead and Paget Stanfield left.

Whitehead, the MRC’s senior scientist under Dean Stanfield, was instrumental in Mwanamugimu and its extension to the Luteete Health Center. Whitehead and other MRC Unit researchers were first skeptical of the Mwanamugimu program, but its public health ethic shaped their thinking and approach.

Whitehead and Stanfield, codirectors of the unit, initiated a research program to reframe nutrition as a science and practice of health promotion, influenced by Mwanamugimu’s hybrid public health model.

They renamed the MRC facility the Child Nutrition Unit, omitting “infantile” and “malnutrition,” and announced a longitudinal nutritional health study for rural village children during the unit’s extension opening on July 17, 1969, by the then-Deputy Minister of Health, Mr. S. W. Uringi.

Kakitahi struggled to run the unit without knowing the study program or how to get basic biochemical test reagents. Few medical supplies and the difficulties of fixing equipment and getting replacement parts prevented the MRC from continuing to operate as a research institution. Whitehead and the Dunn Nutrition Unit at Cambridge (which Whitehead then directed) helped Kakitahi travel abroad for nutrition training, escape the rising violence temporarily. After finishing his training in 1976, Kakitahi “plucked some courage and came back” to Uganda and took over the Mwanamugimu Unit.

Kakitahi kept the unit running with his personal vehicle and what he could spare from his increasingly meager salary, and he and Latimer Musoke, who had taken over as Chair of Pediatrics after Stanfield’s departure, launched a program to train public health workers and extend the Mwanamugimu program’s preventive promise to rural areas.

Kakitahi’s return from Cambridge coincided with the huge increase in violence when Israel attacked Uganda’s main airport at Entebbe. A Tel Aviv-Paris flight was hijacked in June 1976 and diverted to Entebbe with Amin’s consent. In a predawn raid a week later, Israeli forces rescued the hostages and killed the hijackers and twenty of Amin’s men.

Mwanamugimu promoted health and welfare in Amin’s Uganda during a medical shortage. The amazing endurance of the Mwanamugimu initiative illustrates what is often lost in simplistic stereotypes depicting Africa as a continent in crisis. Mwanamugimu’s growth throughout Uganda’s darkest hour demonstrates the need of long-term public health programming and biomedical knowledge. Musoke and Kakitahi were graduates of East Africa’s top medical and educational schools and were able to use their skills to do well in their periods of uncertainty. Kakitahi was one of a generation of medical students trained to increase Ugandan physician population. Mwanamugimu’s modest infrastructure, technology, and a flexible framework made it a local program that could survive resource constraints.

Kakitahi and his colleagues, in collaboration with village health workers, also known as “Ssalango,” conducted door-to-door visits in a specific area to provide community members with information, support, and essential medical care. Ssalango, who commenced working at the Luteete Health Centre in 1978, stated that one of their primary responsibilities was to identify children exhibiting stunted growth. Ssalango and other community health experts educated mothers and guardians on malnutrition and how to assess nutritional status using arm circumference. Similar to the significant women who received training at Mwanamugimu, they instructed individuals on how to prepare kitobero in their own homes using ingredients that were readily available and commonly used in their daily meals. In addition to this early intervention, community health workers were in a favourable position to do follow-up visits to prevent slightly malnourished children from progressing towards “kwashiorkor.”

Kakitahi and Latimer Musoke showed what long-term infrastructure and knowledge can do by expanding on prior public health programming and medical services. Kakitahi revitalized Mwanamugimu and expanded the nutrition scout program after Amin. Funding was needed to rebuild facilities, restore the Nutrition Rehabilitation Program, and boost outreach. In 1983, Rotary International awarded Kakitahi a $245,000 “Health, Hunger and Humanity” grant to reinstate all parts of the central Mwanamugimu Unit in Mulago, including medical training, and begin the “second phase.” The second phase revived nutritional initiatives at Kayunga, Luteete, and Kasangati satellites. It was projected they served 650,000 people by 1984.

Kakitahi then established outreach initiatives at health centers in Mbale, Jinja, Bugembe, Kitovu, Ibanda, Kabale, Kisoro, and Gulu, which required an intermediate owing to Northern insecurity. Mwanamugimu Nutrition Services, a national program founded by Kakitahi, was based on these eleven satellites.

Kakitahi envisioned a public health programme to boost the health of a new national population. A Rotary International delegation visited Uganda in 1985 and was so impressed with the program and its local reception that the organization made a rare exception to their one-time financing policy. Kakitahi assumed this was Rotary International’s last grant and stretched this second disbursement over three years. After Rotary International returned in 1987, another exception and grant were provided, bringing the total support to $980,000 from 1983 to 1992.50 Despite political turmoil, Kakitahi restored and expanded Mwanamugimu Nutrition Services.

Kakitahi, who had been trying to expand Mwanamugimu nutrition programs to remote regions, became “frustrated” when he could no longer secure funds in the early 1990s due to the IMF and World Bank’s Structural Adjustment Policies (SAPs). After realizing he “didn’t have any money to continue,” WHO colleagues urged Kakitahi to create a health worker training program for newly independent Namibia. Uganda’s nutritional programming changed when Kakitahi left in dissatisfaction over structural adjustment’s lack of resources.

According to several observers, Ugandans regarded their national health system as “the demoralization of health workers” since many left when structural transformation proved difficult. Through Amin and the Bush War, Kakitahi stayed in Uganda.

Jennifer Tappan, a historian of Global Health in Africa and author of The Riddle of Malnutrition: The Long Arc of Biomedical and Public Health, calls John Kakitahi and his colleagues, Latimer Musoke, Ssalango, and Gladys Stokes, “awe-inspiring.”

Because of biomedical knowledge, competence, and infrastructure—the underpinnings of a national health system—Mwanamugimu survived. Thus, Mwanamugimu could become a fully local project, which, along with its clear worth, explains its amazing resilience.

Professor Tappan notes that “Kakitahi, his colleagues, and the influencers who kept Mwanamugimu alive illustrate the return on long-term investments in national systems of medical provision, which can then serve as the foundation for flexible and resilient public health programming, programming that can promote health and wellbeing in ways that increase rather than undermine sovereignty and the right to health that all people deserve.”

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Candidates vying for Position of Second Deputy Vice Chancellor Make Public Presentations

Three Candidates contesting for the position of Second Deputy Vice Chancellor, Makerere University on Monday, 13 th May 2024 made their respective presentations to staff, students and members of the public in the School of Public Health Auditorium. The candidates, listed in order of presentations made are;

• Prof. Anthony Mugisha,
• Assoc. Prof. Bruce Kirenga, and
• Prof. Henry Alinaitwe.

The Public Presentations were organised by the Senate Search Committee whose members include;

• Prof. Eria Hisali (Chairperson),
• Prof. Dorothy Okello,
• Prof. Arthur K. Tugume,
• Prof. Saudah Namyalo
• Prof. Godfrey Akileng

The Office of the Academic Registrar led by Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi and assisted by Mrs. Patience Mushengyezi and Ms. Enid Kemari comprise the Secretariat to the Senate Search Committee.

Presentations for the position of Second Deputy Vice Chancellor were moderated by Dr. Isaac Tibasiima and Ms. Ritah Namisango.

Please see Downloads for the detailed presentations.

Mastercard Foundation Scholarship Announcement for 2024/2025

Makerere University Management and the Mastercard Foundation renewed their partnership for the second phase of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program from 2023 to 2034.

The second phase of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Makerere University ’s main campus in Kampala, Uganda will provide 1000 scholarships for 10 years at both the undergraduate (Bachelor’s degree) and graduate (Master’s degree) academic program levels. The scholarships are awarded to academically talented young men and women from Sub-Saharan Africa facing financial constraints to pursue their academic studies.

Makerere University is pleased to announce the first Cohort of 95 undergraduate and 05 Master’s scholarship opportunities to nationals, refugees, internally displaced youth, and international students joining Makerere University in the Academic Year 2024/2025 under the Private Sponsorship Scheme of Makerere University .

Eligibility: To be eligible to apply for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Makerere University ’s main campus in the Academic Year 2024/2025, the following conditions must be met:

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: APPLICANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES

To be eligible to apply for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Makerere University , the following conditions must be met:

• The applicant must be qualifying for admission at Makerere University ’s main campus under the Private Sponsorship Scheme. Therefore, all applicants should apply for admission at Makerere University , main campus under the Private Sponsorship Scheme (when advertised). Once admitted to Makerere University ’s main campus, then your application for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program scholarship at Makerere University shall be considered for the due selection processes.
• The Applicant must have completed the Advanced level education (or its equivalent) in an African country.
• The Applicant should provide evidence of significant financial hardship.
• The Applicant should not be a holder of any other scholarship, including the Government Scholarship.
• The Applicant should not have completed any undergraduate studies.
• The Applicant must have served as a leader and with a record of community service.
• The Applicant should be at the age of 28 years or younger at the time of the deadline of the application.
• Applicants under the categories of Refugees, IDPs, and Students with Disabilities should be 32 years of age or younger at the time of the deadline of the application.

A refugee applicant must be a recognized and registered refugee with proof of refugee attestation.

Additional Consideration: The prioritized degree programmes are those aligned to the NDP III Strategic Development Areas of Agriculture, Tourism, Mineral Development, Infrastructure, and Human Capital Development (please refer to the application form for a list of programmes).

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: APPLYING FOR SCHOLARSHIP FOR MASTER’S ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

• The applicant must qualify for admission at Makerere University ’s main campus for the Master’s degree programme. Therefore, all applicants should apply for admission at Makerere University ’s main campus under the Private Sponsorship Scheme (when advertised).
• Once admitted to Makerere University ’s main campus, then your application for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Makerere University shall be considered for the due selection processes.
• The Applicant must have completed a Bachelor’s degree in an African country.
• The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program scholarships are restricted to individuals facing significant financial hardship.
• Applicants must demonstrate leadership potential and a record of community service.
• Applicants should not be holders of any other scholarship.
• Applicants should not have registered for or completed any other Master’s degree.
• The Applicant should not be over 35 years of age at the time of applying for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program scholarship.
• Applicants under the category of Refugees and Students with Disabilities should not be over 40 years of age at the time of the deadline for the application for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program scholarship.
• A refugee applicant must be a recognized and registered refugee with proof (refugee attestation) attached to the application form.

Additional Considerations for Applying for Master’s Studies

The Applicant shall submit a motivation statement indicating the incentive/driver for applying for a given academic programme. The statement should articulate how the pursuance of the preferred degree programme shall enable the applicant to contribute to innovatively solving a given societal challenge— (Max. 500 words)

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Prospective applicants for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program scholarship can obtain and fill out the Scholarship Application Form AT NO COST through the following avenues:

• a) Physical/hard copy forms from the office of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Makerere University , located at Plot 144, Pool Road, Makerere University (opposite the College of Computing and Information Sciences).
• b) Download the application forms from the website of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Makerere University at: https://mcfsp.mak.ac.ug
• c) Direct Online Application Portal: https://apply.mcfsp.mak.ac.ug/scholarships

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORMS

Please submit your application form in one of the following avenues:

• Hard copy application forms and all required attachments should be submitted to the office of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Makerere University , located at Plot 144, Pool Road by 5:00 pm on Friday 14 th June 2024 for Applicants to join Academic Year 2024/25 . For every application submitted, the applicant shall sign in the “Applications Received Book.”
• a) Filling the Online Application Form and attach copies of all required documents via https://apply.mcfsp.mak.ac.ug/scholarship
• b) Submit via email as an attachment – The filled application form and scanned copies of all requirement documents and send via email: [email protected]

Note: For inquiries or clarifications please call our office mob line at +256 700-716-128

When submitting your application form please attach all the listed in the application form.

Please note the following:

• 70% of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program scholarships are reserved for young women.
• 25% of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program scholarships are reserved for Youth with Refugee status
• 10% of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program scholarships are reserved for Youth with Disabilities
• Dishonesty and influence peddling will lead to automatic disqualification.
• Falsification of documents or giving false information will lead to disqualification and/or prosecution.
• Beware of fraudsters selling the Mastercard Foundation Scholarship forms as the APPLICATION FORM IS FREE .
• Only successful applicants will be notified.

Note: Applications shall remain open for Persons with Disabilities, Refugees, and Internally Displaced Persons for the Academic Year 2025/26, for applicants who may not be in position to meet the deadline for Academic Year 2024/25.

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