Makerere decries poor collaboration with MUBS
Makerere University Vice Chancellor Prof Ddumba Sentamu (R) with a colleague follow proceedings during the 65th graduation ceremony at the university yesterday. PHOTO BY Dominic Bukenya
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Divided. Makerere University Vice Chancellor says there has been limited collaboration between MUBS and the school of Business at Makerere University
Kampala.
Makerere University Vice Chancellor Prof Ddumba Sentamu used the second day of the 65th graduation ceremony to complain about the limited collaboration in teaching and research with their Nakawa-based affiliate, Makerere University Business School (Mubs).
“There has been limited collaboration between Makerere University Business School and the School of Business in the College of Business and Management Science at Makerere University. I believe that our two institutions can benefit greatly from mutual collaboration in teaching, research and supervision,” Prof Ddumba said yesterday at the 65th graduation ceremony.
Mubs has in the past years been demanding a breakaway from the main campus.
However, the government is yet to pronounce itself on this autonomy.
Over 3000 students were awarded diplomas and degrees in different disciplines at the country’s oldest institution yesterday.
Unatu blamed
Meanwhile, the University Chancellor, Prof Mondo Kagonyera, criticised the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (Unatu) leadership over their strike ahead of the school opening term. He argued that calling for a strike does not solve their problems, instead they should have peace-talks with the concerned stakeholders.
On Wednesday, the teachers announced that they would, starting yesterday, strike over government’s failure to remit Shs10b as part of President Museveni’s pledges to the teachers’ union.
Prof Kagonyera urged to the graduates to be respectful to their superiors.
This year, the university awarded 67 doctors of philosophy (PhD) degrees. He said there were times when they hardly had any PhD candidate.
