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Prof. Banadda, Dr. Kabenge to Co-Chair RAEng Symposium in Madagascar
Makerere University’s Prof. Noble Banadda and Dr. Isa Kabenge both from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) will co-chair Sessions at the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) Symposium slated to take place from 27th to 29th November 2019 in Madagascar. The Symposium has been arranged under RAEng’s Frontiers of Engineering for Development and will be held under the theme “From feeding people to nourishing people”.
Frontiers of Engineering for Development brings together 60 of the best early and mid-career researchers and practitioners from industry, academia, NGOs and the public sector in multidisciplinary workshops that address fundamental development challenges.
The objectives of these symposia are to encourage collaborative work that addresses international development challenges and promotes cross-disciplinary thinking among the next generation of engineering leaders.
The symposium will consist of three interactive sessions under the themes: Agricultural revolution; Healthy diets; as well as Food loss and waste. Prof. Banadda will co-chair the three-day symposium together with Dr. Tahrat Shahid, GCRF Challenge Leader, Food Systems and Gender, while Dr. Kabenge will co-chair a session on; “How do we tackle losses and waste of foods already produced?” under the Food loss and food waste theme alongside Annie Chimphango, Associate Professor, Process Engineering Department, Stellenbosch University.
Prof. Noble Banadda is the Chair, Department of Agricultural and BioSystems Engineering, School of Food Technology, Nutrition and Bioengineering, while Dr. Isa Kabenge is a Lecturer in the same Department with research interests in nutrient cycles, food waste and environment management.
We congratulate Prof. Banadda and Dr. Kabenge upon the respective selections by RAEng and wish them fruitful networking sessions in Madagascar as they fly Makerere University’s flag high!
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Hosted by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe represented by the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs), Prof. Sarah Ssali, the meeting followed institutional input into the draft minimum standards and was aimed at validating them prior to their formal adoption by the NCHE Council at their next meeting in February 2026. The minimum standards cover nine areas namely; 1) Curriculum Design, 2) Teaching and Learning Approaches, 3) Assessment, 4) Faculty Training and Support, 5) Student Support Services, 6) Quality Assurance Systems, 7) Industry and Community Linkages, 8) Monitoring and Evaluation, and 9) Gender and Equity Mainstreaming.
Following feedback into presentations by the various leaders present, a motion to adopt the draft minimum standards, with institutional input incorporated, was moved by Bugema University, seconded by UMCAT School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and unanimously supported by institutions present.
At the conclusion of the meeting, Prof. Sarah Ssali appreciated NCHE for choosing Makerere to host the landmark event, reiterating that the University greatly respects each and every Higher Education Institution and regards them as partners and collaborators in the quest to improve Uganda’s Higher Education sector.
The Executive Director NCHE, Prof. Mary Okwakol reassured leaders present that all the pertinent issues raised for input into the draft minimum standards would be incorporated, and urged those with pressing issues to submit them before month’s end. She reiterated NCHE’s readiness to continue lobbying Government for the resources required by Higher Education Institutions, particularly Public Universities, to implement Competence-Based Education (CBE).
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