Barnabas Nawangwe

Barnabas Nawangwe
Official portrait, 2024
Born	(1956-01-17) 17 January 1956 (age 69) Busia, Uganda
Nationality	Ugandan
Citizenship	Uganda
Alma mater	Busoga College Mwiri (East African Certificate of Education) (East African Advanced Certificate of Education) Kiev Institute of Building Technology (Master of Science in architecture) (Doctor of Philosophy)
Occupation(s)	Architect, Academic, University administrator
Years active	1987 – present
Known for	Architecture, Academic leadership
Title	Vice Chancellor Makerere University

Barnabas Nawangwe, (born 17 January 1956) is a Ugandan architect, academic and the current vice chancellor of the Makerere University, ^[1] the largest public university of Uganda. ^[2] He served his first five-year term from 2017 ^[3] until August 2022. On 12 August 2022, the Makerere University Council re-appointed him for a second term of five years. ^[4]

Background and education

He was born in Busia District, Uganda, in the Eastern Region of the country. He attended Busoga College Mwiri for both his O-Level and A-Level education. He holds a Specialist Diploma equivalent to a Msc in architecture and a Doctor of Philosophy "Kandidat Nauk (Кандидат наук)", both from the Kiev Institute of Civil Engineering. ^[5]

Career

Nawangwe was a lecturer and Head of Department of Architecture, from the time the department was founded in 1987 until 2002. He became Senior Lecturer in 1996. In 2002, he was appointed Associate Dean, Faculty of Technology. ^[6] The following year, he became Dean, Faculty of Technology, Makerere University, ^[7] serving in that capacity from 2003 until 2010. In 2004, he became a professor. For a period of time, starting in 2010 until 2013, he served as the Principal, College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology. ^[5]

At the time of his election as Vice Chancellor, he served as Deputy Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, "responsible for the planning, budgeting and development of the university". ^[8]

Professor Barnabas Nawangwe was installed as Vice Chancellor of Makerere University on 14 September 2017, at a ceremony at which the president of Uganda was the chief guest. ^[9]

Membership to professional and academic organizations

• Past chairman, Architects Registration Board ^[10]
• Member of the Board of Trustees of the Uganda Society of Architects
• Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa (CTCA) ^[11]
• Member of the Board of Trustees of Uganda Gatsby Trust ^[12]
• Patron Resilient Africa Network (RAN) ^[13]
• Third Board Chairman of African Research Universities Alliance ^[14]
• Member of the Executive Committee of the Association of Commonwealth Universities ^[15]

Scholarly work

Prof. Nawangwe has participated in extensive research work and has presented numerous papers at local and international conferences and published several articles in internationally reviewed journals and books.

Journal articles

• Repositioning Africa in global knowledge production published in The Lancet Volume 392 issue10153 page 1163–1166 on 29 September 2018. ^[16]
• User Participation in the Eyes of an Architect and Gendered Spaces published in Second International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology volume 1 issue 1 pages 57-63. ^[17]
• The Architectural transformation of Makerere University neighbourhoods during the Period 1990–2010 in Second International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology published in 2011. ^[18]
• The evolution of the Kibuga into Kampala's city centre - analysis of the transformation of an African city in African Perspectives Conference Proceedings published in 2010. ^[19]
• Development and Promotion of Bamboo Housing Technology in East Africa published in 2011. ^[20]
• Between Global and Regional Visions: The Way Forward for Uganda’s Cities published in 2013. ^[21]
• Globalization and Regionalism: Complimentary or Antagonistic Paradigms published in 2012. ^[22]
• Architectural modernism: in post-independence Uganda in Conference proceedings Modern Architecture in East Africa around Independence page 149 published in 2005. ^[23]

Awards

Prof. Nawangwe was named African Educationist of the Year by the African Leadership Magazine. ^[24]

Other considerations

He serves as a consultant architect and has been involved in many architectural projects at the university for a period stretching back at least 20 years. He is also an external examiner at the University of Nairobi, the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and the Oslo School of Architecture. ^[25]

Succession table as Vice-Chancellor of Makerere University

Preceded by John Ddumba Ssentamu 2012 – 2017	Vice Chancellor of Makerere University 2017 – 2027	Succeeded by To be determined 2027 – 2032

References

1. "Professor Barnabas Nawangwe | Makerere University- Governance". governance.mak.ac.ug. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
2. Damali Mukyaye (29 June 2017). "Nawangwe elected Makerere Vice Chancellor". Daily Monitor . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
3. "Professor Barnabas Nawangwe | Makerere University- Governance". governance.mak.ac.ug. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
4. Damali Mukhaye and David Vosh Ajuna (12 August 2022). "Professor Nawangwe re-appointed Makerere Vice Chancellor". Daily Monitor . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
5. MAK (30 June 2017). "Makerere University: The College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology: Staff Profiles: Barnabas Nawangwe". Kampala: Makerere University (MAK). Retrieved 30 June 2017.
6. "Professor Barnabas Nawangwe | Makerere University- Governance". governance.mak.ac.ug. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
7. "Professor Barnabas Nawangwe | Makerere University- Governance". governance.mak.ac.ug. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
8. Mutegeki, Geoffrey (14 June 2017). "Makerere VC candidates set for public presentation". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
9. Kyatusiimire, Sharon (15 September 2017). "Concentrate on Marketable Courses, Museveni Directs Makerere Dons". Kampala: Chimp Reports Uganda. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
10. Talemwa, Moses (19 October 2014). "Icon of Ugandan architecture at ease in Mak administration". Observer Media Ltd. The Observer. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
11. CTCA. "CTCA's Governing Body impressed by the Centre's Performance in 2015". CTCA. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
12. Uganda Gatsby Trust. "Our Board of Trustees". Uganda Gatsby Trust. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
13. "ResilientAfrica Network » 2014 » April" . Retrieved 2 March 2022.
14. African Research Universities Alliance (21 January 2021). "Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe". African Research Universities Alliance. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
15. "Governance". Association of Commonwealth Universities.
16. Fonn, Sharon; Ayiro, Laban Peter; Cotton, Philip; Mbithi, Peter Mulwa Felix; Mtenje, Alfred; Habib, Adam; Nawangwe, Barnabas (30 August 2018). "Repositioning Africa in global knowledge production". The Lancet. 392 (10153): 1163–1166. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31068-7. PMID   30173909. S2CID   52143465 . Retrieved 30 May 2021.
17. Nnaggenda-Musana, Assumpta; Elwidaa, Eiman Ahmed; Nawangwe, Barnabas (2014). "User Participation in the Eyes of an Architect and Gendered Spaces" (PDF). In Second International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology. 1 (1): 57. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
18. Nawangwe, Barnabas. "The Architectural Transformation of Makerere University Neighbourhoods during the Period 1990–2010" (PDF). Makerere University. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
19. Nawangwe, Barnabas (2010). "The evolution of the Kibuga into Kampala's city centre - analysis of the transformation of an African city". African Perspectives Conference Proceedings. hdl:2263/59972. ISBN   9780620493567 . Retrieved 30 May 2021.
20. Kibwage, Jacob K.; Paude, Shyam K.; Adhikary, Nripal; Deriba, Girma; Nawangwe, Barnabas; Yan, Xiao; Xuhe, Chen. "Development and Promotion of Bamboo Housing Technology in East Africa". South Eastern Kenya University (SEKU). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
21. Birabi, Allan K.; Nawangwe, Barnabas (2013). "Between Global and Regional Visions: The Way Forward for Uganda's Cities". hdl:11295/72238 . Retrieved 30 May 2021.
22. Birabi, Kenneth A; Nawangwe, Barnabas. "Globalization and Regionalism: Complimentary or Antagonistic Paradigms". UoN Digital Repository. University of Nairobi Library. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
23. Nawangwe, Barnabas; Sanya, Tom; Senkatuka, Ian. "Architectural modernism: in post-independence Uganda". Bibliographic Database of the Conservation Information Network (BCIN). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
24. "Nawangwe named African Educationist of the Year". New Vision. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
25. Mark (30 July 2017). "The Council for Frontiers of Knowledge: Leading the World in Defining and Developing Global Sustainable Science and Technology: Barnabas Nawangwe". Kampala: The Council for Frontiers of Knowledge. Retrieved 30 June 2017.

External links

• Website of Barnabas Nawangwe