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UGANDA Concept Note with facts, figures and areas of current activity and interest

UGANDA Concept Note with facts, figures and areas of current activity and interest. 2 September 2011. SUMMARY. Higher Education in Uganda Development Aid Analysis University Development Cooperation View, themes and proposals from the South View, themes and proposals from the North.

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UGANDA Concept Note with facts, figures and areas of current activity and interest

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  1. UGANDAConcept Note with facts, figures and areas of current activity and interest 2 September 2011

  2. SUMMARY • Higher Education in Uganda • Development Aid Analysis • University Development Cooperation • View, themes and proposals from the South • View, themes and proposals from the North

  3. 1. Higher Education in Uganda

  4. 1.1. Recognised Institutions • Universities • Public (5) • Private (25) • Tertiaryinstitutions • Public (37) • Private (39) → 89 % of the private institutionsfoundedafter 2000!

  5. Public Universities • 5 public universities • 6th public university in NW Uganda → Muni University

  6. UGANDA PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES 2 2 11 2 2

  7. 1.2. Student enrolment • From 0,56 % in 1970 to 4,10 % in 2009 (> 140.000) • University enrolment: 68 % ↔ Other institutions: 32 % • Public univ: 60 % ↔ Private univ: 40 % (growing fast) • Highest enrolment at Makerere University (> 35.000) • Male: 60 % ↔ Female: 40 % • Science and Technology: 27 % (< 40 %-limit) • 40% → percentage that is believed to catalyze economic development

  8. 1.3. Networks in higher education • RUFORUM • RegionalUniversities Forum forCapacity Building in Agriculture • Consortium of 29 universities in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa • Established in 2004, NGO (Rockefeller Foundation), Kampala • Mission: to strengthen the capacities of universities to foster innovations responsive to demands of small-holder farmers • RENU • Research andEducation Network for Uganda • Founded in 2006 by a selection of highereducationand research institutions (public + private) • Mission: provide a bettereducationand research environment gearedtowards the development of the country

  9. IUCEA • Inter-University Council for East Africa • Regional inter-governmental organisation • Established in 1980 by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda • + Rwanda and Burundi (since 2007) • Hosted in Kampala • Main Objectives: • Facilitate networking among universities in East Africa, and with universities outside the region; • Provide a forum for discussion on a wide range of academic and other matters relating to higher education in East Africa; • Facilitate maintenance of internationally comparable education standards in East Africa

  10. AICAD • African Institute for Capacity Development • International organization, established in 2000 • Financed by governments of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, with support of Japan (JICA) • Headquarters in Kenya (JKUAT), Country office in Uganda (Makerere University) • Stakeholders in Uganda: • Ministry of Education and Sports • Ministry of Finance, Planning & Economic Development • 5 Public universities • Main goal: poverty reduction through human capacity development

  11. 1.4. Education Sector Strategic Plan (2004-2015) • Reform of curricula → focus on Uganda’s development needs and those of labour market • Science & technology • ICT • Research • Distance education • Laboratories • Training centres • …

  12. 2. Development Aid Analysis

  13. 2.1. National Development Plan (2011-2015) • 8 objectives • increase household income and promote equity • enhance the availability and quality of gainful employment • enhance human capital development • improve the stock and quality of economic infrastructure • increase access to quality social services • promote science, technology, innovation and ICT • strengthen good governance, defence and security • promote sustainable population and use of the environment and natural resources

  14. 2.2. Donor Aid • Donor support ≈ 30 % of government budget • More than 40 bilateral and multilateral donors • World Bank, USA, EU and AfDB: 60 % of total aid • Belgium: education and health • Other bilateral donors: • UK • Ireland • Sweden • Denmark • Netherlands • Germany • Norway • France • Italy • Austria

  15. Donor overview

  16. 3. University Development Cooperation

  17. 3.1. VLIR-UOS in Uganda • 0 IUC-programmes (2 proposals) – since 1998 • Martyr’s University – UA • 5 Own Initiatives (11 proposals) – since 1998 • 1,7 mio EUR • 3 South Initiatives (6 proposals) – since 1998 • 150.000 EUR • 154 Scholarships (KOI, ITP, ICP, ICP-PhD) – since 2006 • 66 training, 85 MSc, 3 PhD • 50 different source institutions • 107 Flemish travel grants – since 2006 • 19 different institutions • Total VLIR-UOS investments in 2010: 637.638 EUR • Number 11 in VLIR-UOS ranking partner countries

  18. VLIR-UOS projects since 1998

  19. GULU UGANDA PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES GULU REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL FLEMISH UNIVERSITY COOPERATION (IUC, OI, SI) MAKERERE UNIVERSITY KAWANDA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INST. UGANDA MARTYRS UNIVERSITY KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY 2 2 11 3 KAMPALA KAMPALA MBARARA MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2

  20. GULU UGANDA PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES GULU UNIVERSITY FLEMISH UNIVERSITY COOPERATION (Scholarships and travel grants) MAKERERE UNIVERSITY KAWANDA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INST. KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL INST. OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE 2 2 11 3 KAMPALA KAMPALA KAGANDO RURAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (HOSPITAL) MBARARA MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2

  21. 3.2. Other bilateral donors (university cooperation)

  22. UGANDA PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES GULU GULU UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COOPERATION ISLAMITIC UNIVERSITY 2 2 11 3 KAMPALA MAKERERE UNIVERSITY KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY UGANDA MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE UGANDA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY MARTYR’S UNIVERSITY NARO MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MBARARA 2

  23. 3.3 Other donors • Institute of TropicalMedicine • Institute of Public Health (Makerere University) • Private funds • Carnegie Corporation of New York • Billand Melinda Gates Foundation • Rockefeller Foundation • Ford Foundation • … • Direct interuniversity cooperation • African Development Group (project in preparation) • Focus on public universities • Focus on Scienceand Technology

  24. 4. View, themes and proposals from the South

  25. 4.1. Contacts and interests • Contacted in June 2011: • Ministry of Education and Sports, Uganda • National Council for Higher Education • Network RENU (Research and Education Network for Uganda) • Limited response from Ugandan institutions • Michel Lejeune, former Deputy Executive Director of NCHE • Belgian Embassy, Kampala • Interest from the South: • Uganda Christian University (private) • Busitema University (public) • Mbarara University of Science and Technology (public) • Network RUFORUM (NGO) • BTC Kampala (Jan De Ceuster, Education Advisor) and Kyambogo University (public)

  26. 4.2. Uganda mission VLIR-UOS, August 2009 • Meeting with Michel Lejeune (formerDeputy Executive Director of the National Council for Higher Education) • Ugandan top-institutions in HE: • Mbarara University of Science and Technology (public) • Makerere University (public) • Uganda Christian University (private) • Uganda Martyrs University (private) • Busitema University (public) → main criterium: degree of employment of graduate students • Questions about the management of the public universities • see also Audit report of the Education Sector (2009-2010): only 2 out of 9 Central Government institutions (including Universities) had unqualified opinions: • Makerere University Business School • Uganda Management Institute

  27. Fact that Uganda is a rural country should be taken into account: • Research should be done in the rural areas; objectives of research/ projects should be rural-based • Technical education should be a priority • Meeting with F.X. Lubanga (Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education & Sports) • Support needed for the younger (public) universities (Busitema University, Kyambogo University) • Too many donors at Makerere University • Need for capacity building of staff, particularly in technical sciences (→ petroleum exploration) • Lack of cooperation between universities and between donors • Need for regional collaboration (staff exchange)

  28. 5. View, themes and proposals from the North

  29. UGANDA PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES GULU GULU UNIV CCVS UGANDA PROPOSALS FROM THE NORTH/ INTEREST FROM THE SOUTH 2 BUSITEMA UNIV 2 11 MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON UNIV 3 KAMPALA MAKERERE UNIV KYAMBOGO UNIV UGANDA CHRISTIAN UNIV MARTYR’S UNIV KAMPALA INTERNATIONAL UNIV VIRTUAL UNIV OF UGANDA UNHCO CoRSU MBARARA MBARARA UNIV OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2

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