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The Report of the Visitation Committee on Makerere “BRINGING THE FUTURE TO THE PRESENT” THE REPORT OF THE VISITATION COMMITTEE ON MAKERERE UNIVERSITY, 2016 PRESENTED TO H.E. GENERAL YOWERI K. MUSEVENI PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA AND THE VISITOR TO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES AUGUST, 2017 THE REPORT OF THE VISITATION COMMITTEE ON AUGUST 2017 MAKERERE UNIVERSITY, 2016 I Colleges are the Future of Makerere University AUGUST 2017 THE REPORT OF THE VISITATION COMMITTEE ON II MAKERERE UNIVERSITY, 2016 CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT The information contained in this document is property of the Government of the Republic of Uganda. The information is supplied on the understanding that it will be held confidential and not disclosed, in whole or part, to third parties without the prior written consent of the President of the Republic of Uganda and Visitor to Public Universities. Colleges are the Future of Makerere University i THE REPORT OF THE VISITATION COMMITTEE ON AUGUST 2017 MAKERERE UNIVERSITY, 2016 i FOREWORD Makerere University has a rich history, having transformed from a College of the University of London to a world-class University. Over the years, the University has trained outstanding leaders in Africa and distinguished herself as an emerging centre of excellence in medicine, agricultural sciences and research, among others. With time the shift in policy on higher education funding culminated into liberalisation in the sub-sector. This has over the years affected the core functions of the higher education delivery systems with far reaching implications on socio-economic and policy development of the country. On the latter backdrop, there has been growing discontent at public institutions of higher learning, especially at Makerere University. In November 2016, the Visitor and President of the Republic of Uganda appointed the Visitation Committee, 2016 to visit, study, make a situation analysis on causes of endemic strikes, assess progress on the implementation of previous reports, conduct an appraisal of the integrity of finance management and establish the student and staff numbers. The Committee adopted an integrated approach to address the task including among others, desk reviews of relevant documentation, stakeholder interface, financial and other relevant audits, benchmarking and dialogue with the public. The findings and recommendations presented in this Report are designed to enable Uganda’s higher education subsector in general and Makerere University in particular to address the developmental challenges of this country, the region and Africa. However, the effective and efficient implementation of these recommendations will require collective effort from Government, Makerere University and other stakeholders. When all this is done, Makerere University will be truly championing its Motto: “We Build for the Future” by actually bringing the future to the present. Indeed, this is very evident given that one of its programmes called Resilient Africa Networks (RAN) has developed the first ever largest University-institutionalised Platform that involves 18 Universities spread across 13 African countries. The Platform is used as a conduit for engagements with cities and communities in Africa to generate contextualised knowledge and skills to inform resilience-driven innovations. The RAN lab manages a multidisciplinary portfolio of over 150 innovations, 75 of which have received seed funding to pilot, test and refine their solutions. While this and other initiatives by Staff and Students of Makerere University are commendable, they are still challenges that need to be addressed. The Committee received maximum support from the Presidency, the Ministry of Education and Sports, National Council for Higher Education, Makerere University, and several universities in Uganda and abroad. The Committee is indebted to the team of specialists and research assistants co-opted to support the assignment. On behalf of the Committee, I extend gratitude to H.E. the President and Visitor for entrusting us with this noble task. Hon. Dr. Abel Rwendeire CHAIRPERSON, VISITATION COMMITTEE ON MAKERERE UNIVERSITY, 2016 ii AUGUST 2017 THE REPORT OF THE VISITATION COMMITTEE ON ii MAKERERE UNIVERSITY, 2016 MEMBERSHIP OF THE VISITATION COMMITTEE Designation on the # Name Substantive Position Signature Committee Hon. Dr. Abel Deputy Chairperson, National 1 Chairperson Rwendeire Planning Authority Hon. Lady Justice 2 Judge of the High Court Deputy Chairperson Ketrah K. Katunguka 3 Mr. John F.S. Muwanga Auditor General Member CPA, Member PACOB, 4 Hon. Timothy Lwanga Former Legislator and Member Minister Deputy Managing Director, 5 Eng. Gerald Lumu Member Luweero Industries Rtd. Associate Chaplain, Makerere University Rev. Dr. Florence 6 Member Isabirye Muranga Director, Presidential Initiative for Banana Development, Associate Professor (MUST) Lecturer, Department of Physics, Makerere University 7 Dr. Akisophel Kisolo Member Chairperson Atomic Energy Council Head, Quality Assurance Dr. Proscovia Namubiru 8 Department, Uganda Secretary Ssentamu Management Institute Chief Executive Officer, Kiira 9 Mr. Paul Isaac Musasizi Member Motors Corporation Assistant Commissioner Mrs. Jolly Uzamukunda 10 Higher Education, Ministry of Technical Officer Karabaya Education and Sports Commissioner Infrastructure and Social services, Ministry 11 Mr. Laban Mbulamuko Technical Officer of Finance Planning and Economic Development iii THE REPORT OF THE VISITATION COMMITTEE ON AUGUST 2017 MAKERERE UNIVERSITY, 2016 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ............................................................................................................... II LIST OF ACRONYMS .............................................................................................. XII EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................ XIV CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION ............................................................................ 1 1.1 HISTORICAL CONTEXT ........................................................................ 1 1.2 BACKGROUND ....................................................................................... 2 1.3 THE CHANGING NATURE OF UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE ............. 6 1.4 ROLE OF A UNIVERSITY IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT .................. 8 1.5 MAKERERE UNIVERSITY HISTORY, FACTS AND FIGURES ............ 9 1.6 STRIKES AT MAKERERE UNIVERSITY .............................................. 12 1.7 PROBLEM STATEMENT ...................................................................... 14 1.8 TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE VISITATION COMMITTEE ........... 14 1.8.1 Goal of the Committee ......................................................................... 15 1.8.2 Specific Objectives ............................................................................... 15 1.9 STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT .......................................................... 15 CHAPTER TWO: METHODOLOGY ........................................................................ 16 2.1 APPROACH .......................................................................................... 16 2.1.1 Stakeholder Mapping ........................................................................... 16 2.1.2 McKinsey 7S Model ............................................................................. 17 2.2 METHODS, ACTIVITIES, AND TOOLS ............................................... 18 2.3 DATA COLLECTION METHODS .......................................................... 20 2.4 DATA ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS .................................................... 21 2.5 VALIDATION OF FINDINGS ................................................................. 21 CHAPTER THREE: GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT ................................... 23 3.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................... 23 3.1.1 Context and Key Definitions ................................................................ 23 3.1.2 University Governance Models ........................................................... 24 3.1.3 Core Values of Higher Education Governance ................................... 27 3.2 HIGHER EDUCATION STRATEGY, OVERSIGHT STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS IN UGANDA ................................................................................. 27 3.2.1 The Higher Education Strategy ........................................................... 27 3.2.2 The Principal Act – UOTIA, 2001as amended .................................... 28 3.2.3 Regulations for Operationalisation of the Principal Act .................... 29 3.2.4 The Visitor to Public Universities ....................................................... 35 3.2.5 The Line Ministry ................................................................................ 36 3.2.6 The National Council for Higher Education ....................................... 36 3.2.7 The Role of the Chancellor of a Public University .............................. 38 3.2.8 Admission of Students to a Public University ...................................... 38 3.3 THE COUNCIL OF A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY ........................................ 39 3.3.1 Composition and Size of Makerere University Council ...................... 39 3.3.2 Functions and Powers of a Council of a Public University ................ 41 3.3.3 The Makerere University Council Charter, 2012 ................................ 42 3.3.4 Conduct of Business/Meetings of Council ........................................... 42 3.3.5 Induction of New Council Members ...................................................
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