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MUBS Commended for Producing 4th Consecutive Best Overall Student
Makerere University Business School (MUBS) has for the fourth consecutive time produced the Best Overall and Best Student in Humanities; Ms. Namuwaya Hajarah Ali, who graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Business Computing (First Class Honors), scoring a CGPA of 4.94 in the Bachelor of Business Computing. Ms. Namuwaya was recognized for her outstanding academic achievement by the Makerere University Convocation during the third session of the 69th Graduation Ceremony on 17th January 2019.
She received a cash prize of one million shillings, a plaque and souvenir items; presented to her by the Convocation Chairperson, Dr. Fredrick Tanga Odoi. Graduands from MUBS were conferred upon degrees and awarded diplomas of Makerere University. Among these, was Miss World Africa, Quiin Abenakyo who graduated with the Bachelor of Business Computing.
The Chancellor, Prof. Ezra Suruma commended Makerere University Business School for producing the Best Overall Student in the Humanities for four consecutive graduation ceremonies since 2016.
He thanked the leadership and staff of MUBS for the continued academic discipline; and the tremendous efforts to groom business-oriented social entrepreneurs in the country.
“We cherish discipline and academic integrity and we applaud your vision of being the benchmark for business and management education in the region. Thank you for the positive contribution you are making towards the global reputation of Makerere University,” he acknowledged.
He congratulated Mr. Stephen Ssembuya, an alumnus of MUBS upon winning the Pakasa 2018 Youth Awards in the social entrepreneur category. Mr. Stephen Ssembuya runs one of the biggest cocoa growing and chocolate processing farms in Buikwe district.
According to Prof. Suruma, Mr. Ssembuya is an excellent example to the young people that there are enormous opportunities in dealing in agricultural commodities such as beans, maize, ginger, coffee, cocoa, tea, honey, cassava, sesame and soya beans.
“There are opportunities for increasing production, processing, drying, standardizing, packaging, storage and marketing in the domestic markets, regional markets and global markets. Despite challenges in accessing capital on competitive terms, I believe that we can forge ahead to reform the financial sector and to increase access to affordable capital so that we can take full advantage of our natural resources,” he explained.
The Chancellor urged graduands to put to good use the education, skills and experience they garnered throughout their stay at University when he said, “Uganda needs people willing to innovate, to create new things, to add value to our raw materials and to extend and consolidate the gains that have been made thus far. You are those people and we are counting on you. Go change your world. Be of good courage, God will strengthen your arm.”
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, applauded Makerere University Business School for promoting vibrant interaction between Professors, researchers and undergraduate students. According to him, the interaction has played a vital role in enabling a vast number of students to excel in their academics.
“I am happy to report that Makerere University Business School has continued to taking the University to the community. They have established campuses at Jinja, Mbarara, Mbale and Arua. This is the right direction if we are to make quality higher education accessible to all qualifying candidates,” he said.
The Principal of Makerere University Business School, Prof. Juma Waswa Balunywa, congratulated graduands upon reaching this coveted milestone in their academic journey and advised them to always value the degrees they have attained. “I urge you to accord respect to the degrees you have attained because a degree is what differentiates you from other people. You should therefore give it the respect it deserves,” he cautioned.
Article by Mak Public Relations Office
By Gerald Ochwo
On 25th March 2025, a delegation of Registrars from Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) undertook a benchmarking exercise at Makerere University, with a specific focus on the latter’s pioneering efforts in academic records digitalization. The delegation, led by Dr. Dickson Kalungi, Ag. Deputy Academic Registrar was received by Mr. Charles Ssentongo, Deputy Academic Registrar in charge of Admissions and Records Division, who represented the Academic Registrar (AR), Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi.
The visit was prompted by Makerere University‘s trailblazing achievements in digitalizing academic records, as exemplified by the Digitalization of Academic Records Project (DARP). This initiative has been instrumental in creating a centralized, digital one stop repository of all University’s academic records, thereby enhancing the efficiency, accuracy, and security of academic records management.
In his welcoming remarks, Mr. Ssentongo conveyed the Academic Registrar’s message and highlighted Makerere University‘s efforts to digitalize all its processes and records. He further noted that the university is intentional about creating a digital ecosystem that makes academic records retrieval easy and efficient.
“As a university, we are now intentional with the digitalization of all our processes including, digitization of our manual records that date as way back as the inception of Makerere University. Currently, the DARP project as gone as far as creating a one stop center for both Academic document verification and certification, whereby our former graduates, will only need to access the online verification and certification portal and submit their documents without necessarily having to travel many physical distances to Makerere University” Mr. Ssentongo remarked.
In his appreciation remarks, the MUST head of delegation, Dr. Dickson Kalungi, thanked the Academic Registrar for honoring their request to come and learn from the best practices that exist at Makerere University and particularly commended the Department for the great steps and strides made in pioneering modern Academic records storage management systems.
“I want to sincerely thank the Office of the Academic Registrar for sparing time and organizing this meeting. As a University, we have embarked on a transformative change drive whereby we intend to automate all our registry processes including, the management of Academic Records. The DARP project at Makerere University, has been one project where we draw a number of lessons and we are eager to go and implement some of the best practices we have observed here today”
Conclusion
The benchmarking exercise undertaken by Mbarara University of Science and Technology demonstrates the significance of Makerere University and particularly, the Office of the Academic Registrar’s achievements in academic records digitalization. The DARP project serves as a model for other institutions to follow, highlighting the importance of investing in digital solutions to enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and security of academic records management. It further demonstrates the university’s commitment to sharing knowledge and best practices with other institutions. Makerere University‘s efforts in digitalizing academic records have set a high standard for other universities to emulate, and the DARP project is a shining example of innovation and excellence in academic records management.
Gerald Ochwo is the Liaison Officer, Office of the Academic Registrar
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