Makerere University Annual Report 2014
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ANNUAL REPORT 2014 VISION To be the leading insti tuti on for academic excellence and innovati ons in Africa MISSION To provide innovati ve leading, learning, research and services responsive to nati on- al and global needs. CORE VALUES 1. Allegiance to the insti tuti on. 2. Integrity. 3. Customer responsiveness. 4. Professionalism. 5. Openness to diversity. Website: www.mak.ac.ug FOREWORD The Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act 2001, stipulates that all universities prepare annual reports for each calendar year. Similarly, the Makerere University Strategic Plan 2008/09-2018/19 envisaged an annual review process as part of the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework to track implementation. The plan outlined performance indicators to guide annual assessment and inform institutional learning. The 2014 report provides updates on progress in the implementation of the University Strategy. We are cognisant that the premier higher education institution status of Makerere University infers responsibility and that our actions have impact on the lives of many people. We have embraced this role enthusiastically and each and every year we learn more about the shared value we can create through our students, the research we undertake and the relationships we spawn at community, national and international levels to improve the world we live in. It is therefore heart-warming to say that the 2014 has been a year of promise considering the projects that have been tabled, the partnerships made and the achievements realised. We have witnessed remarkable progress in teaching and learning. Some of the milestones include a wider appreciation for student centred learning, which was one of the primary thrusts outlined in the University strategy. We have further seen a steady increase in the number of graduate students completing their studies the quest to become a research led University. Evidence of this has begun to emerge, based on the number of communityspeci�ically atproblem the PhD solving level. initiatives This coupled that withwere Collegeundertaken based over research the year. projects I’m happy has toenhanced note that our independent pro�ile in studies have continuously placed Makerere University as a research power house in the region. To facilitate our focus on the core functions of teaching and learning, research and knowledge transfer partnerships, progress has been registered in the support environment. Key among this is the human resource, the number of staff at the professorial ranks has increased to over 220, and this is an indicator of the advances we are making in teaching and research. While we are proud of our contribution to the capacity of other universities and other higher education institutions at national and international levels, it is our sincere hope that we shall have the means to retain the human resource stock we have engendered. researchThe year activitieshas seen ofimprovements the University. in These our physical include, facilitiesthe Presidential as well Initiativeas the library for Science and ICT and resources. Technology, Several Sida/ Swedeninitiatives institutional at the national support and for international research as welllevel as bring initiatives on board in health �inancial under resources the National to support Institutes mainly of Health the and US AID among others. student bodies. While we strive to improve internal communication in order to enhance collective steering of The University nevertheless continues to face �inancial strain; this has generated unrest in both the staff and the university �inancial uncertainty for the day to day running of the University poses a fundamental challenge. As part of ourOversee strategy and manage to diversify the commercial the �inancial entities resource of the University base, the and year the 2014 Makerere saw CouncilUniversity approving Endowment the Fundestablishment Board of ofTrustees two very to Receive,important mobilize Boards; and the grow Makerere resources University for the bene�itHoldings of UniversityCompany Limitedoperations Board. Both of BoardsDirectors have to achieved some degree of success in a space of less than four months since their inauguration, such motivation is giving Makerere University leadership the con�idence to look forward to a brighter and more �inancially stable future. It is our belief that our Alumni will have signi�icant input towards this cause. iii I want to end with a request, a call to alumni (national, regional and international), friends, well-wishers and activities within the University. This will be yet another milestone towards a truly world class University. The partners to contribute towards Students’ Centre. This project is going to be a one stop centre for all student estimated cost of development is $ 15 million and I believe that together, we will have a magni�icent Student Centre by the time of the centenary celebrations. At the back of this year’s report, we have attached a tear off Isheet cannot that thank you canyou �illenough in to makeas We a Build pledge for or the contribution Future! towards this developmental cause. VICEProfessor CHANCELLOR John Ddumba-Ssentamu iv TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................ 1 1 TEACHING AND LEARNING ........................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Student Output -64th ................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Student Enrolment .................................................................................................................................................................. Graduation Ceremony 3 1.3 Student Admission 2014/15 .............................................................................................................................................. 4 1.4 ........................................................................................................................... 5 1.5 Curriculum Review and Development ............................................................................................................................. 5 2 RESEARCHMilestones ANDin Teaching INNOVATIONS and Learning ................................................................................................................. 9 2.1 Makerere University Research Pro�ile........................................................................................................ 9 2.1.1 ................................................................................................................................................ 9 The CHET HERANA Study ........................................... ................................................................................................................................. 10 2.12 Sida Contributes to the Mak Research pro�ile- Swedish Ambassador opens 2.1.3 Mak-SidaAfrican Humanities Annual Review Programme Meeting (AHP) Fellowship .............................................................................................. 10 2.1.4 ................................................................ 11 2.2 ResearchDevelopment Grants Research .............................................................................................................................................. Uptake for Sub-Saharan Africa (DRUSSA) 11 2.2.1 Sida Phase III (2010 -2015) ............................................................................................................................................ 12 2.2.2 ............................................................................... 12 2.2.3 Carnegie Next Generation of African Academics Project II ........... .................................................................................................................................................. 12 The Norwegian Programme for Capacity Building in Higher Education and Research for 2.2.4 Development (NORHED) ................................................................ 13 2.2.5 Cambridge Africa Partnership for Research Excellence (CAPREx) .................................................. 14 2.3 PresidentialThe ACP –EU cooperationInitiative Enhances programme Mak in S&T higher Impact education .............................................................................. Edulink (12) 15 2.3.1 ............................................................................................ 15 2.3.2 College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences ........................................................................................... 16 2.3.3 College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology ................................................................................ 18 2.4 CollegeCollege Based of Veterinary Research Medicine and Innovation and Bio Security Initiatives (CoVAB) ............................................................................... 19 2.4.1 ........................................................................................... 19 2.4.2 College of Agricultural And................................................................................................................................................ Environmental Sciences 21 2.4.3 College of Health Sciences .............................................................................................. 22 2.4.4