On behalf of Chancellor Dr. Chrispus Kiyonga, I have presided at the 17th graduation ceremony of the Makerere University Business School. I have encouraged the graduands to avoid too much politicking and instead engage in entrepreneurship in order to create jobs. Africa will not

At the conference of the Australia Africa Universities Network at the University of Rwanda in Kigali, I have underlined the need for investments in Artificial Intelligence for solving Africa’s development challenges. I was given a tour of the new ultra-modern smart classrooms and

𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟕𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 We had the great honor of hosting Barnabas Nawangwe, VC of Makerere University, #75thVCMeeting #LeadershipMatters

I have held a lively discussion in my office with Mr. Wang Jianxun, Economic and Commercial Counsellor and Ms. Chen Tao, First Secretary at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Uganda. We have discussed opportunities for collaboration between Makerere and Chinese

It’s such a beautiful experience walking through a peaceful Makerere University; clear walkways, no Boda Bodas flying in opposite directions and VIPs driving on shoulders. Reflecting on this experience made me appreciate the difference leadership makes; not long ago Makerere was also a

#AmbPopp launched a new 🇺🇸 NIH-supported high-performance computing center at the Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University African Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics at Makerere University, increasing its computational capacity five-fold. This major milestone helps researchers from 🇺🇸, 🇺🇬, & the region to

I am in transit at Addis Ababa Airport, heading to Chengdu, China to represent Makerere University at the Belt and Road Conference 2025. A series of meetings with top Chinese universities, including Tsinghua University which is ranked the top Asian university, to discuss joint

Today at the Belt and Road Scientific Exchange Programme conference in Chengdu, China I have signed two landmark agreements with the Tsinghua University Public Safety Institute and the Northwestern University. With Tsinghua University we intend to develop a public health

Barnabas Nawangwe Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is an inspiring leader. One of my favorite quotes from her is,“The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.”

I was honoured with a visit from my area Member of Parliament, Hon. John Mulimba (Samia-Bugwe North Constituency), Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Affairs. We discussed opportunities for socio-economic development in our Constituency.

I received an autographed copy of Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’s book: ‘Presidential Or Parliamentary Democracy in Kenya?’ I thank Prof Anyang Nyongo for the donation of his book and congratulate him on authoring a book on such a current issue.

The Makerere University Innovation Pod Makerere University Innovation Pod yesterday hosted a team from Unisa University of South Africa. They took a guided tour of the Hub, and below are the Pics. #MakUnipod #Innovation #Collaborations #MakCoBAMS #UNISA. Makerere University COBAMS Barnabas Nawangwe

I signed the Project Implementation Plan for the KOICA-funded Improvement of the E-learning Environment at Makerere University Project with the Project Management Consultant. The project will revolutionalise e-learning at Makerere and promote this teaching and learning mode of

Women in Engineering day❤️🥂 Big ups to us🙂‍↔️🥰

I was honoured as representative of the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Hon. Janet K Museveni, to lead the Uganda delegation to the 6th Vice-Chancellors’ Forum of Universities in the Islamic World (VC Forum 2025), organised by the Islamic World Educational

At the panel on Earth Observation and Artificial Intelligence, I have urged The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) to establish centres of excellence in order to maximise the use of these technologies for the development of member countries.