Barnabas Nawangwe

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Barnabas Nawangwe
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Official portrait, 2024
Born (1956-01-17) 17 January 1956 (age 68)
Busia, Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
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 active1987 – present
Known forArchitecture, 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]

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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 Master of Science in architecture and a Doctor of Philosophy, both from the Kiev Institute of Building Technology. [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

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

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

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References

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