VC's Diary

Meeting of Leading Global University Presidents with UN Secretary General

Published

5 years ago

July 9, 2020

Mark Wamai

The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe during the meeting of Vice Chancellors/Rectors/Presidents of leading global universities with the UN Secretary General on 9th July 2020.

I am attending a meeting of Vice Chancellors/Rectors/Presidents of leading global universities with the United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres. The speakers include renowned Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, President of the Rockefeller Foundation Rajiv Shah, UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed and others. The theme of the meeting is "University Sector Support to UN Secretary-General’s Call for a Decade of Action on the SDGs."

We will discuss the role of universities in actively supporting the decade of action for the implementation of Agenda 2030 and the Paris Agreement, including:
1) Mainstreaming the SDGs into university curricula and operations
2) Conducting SDG research
3) Facilitating evidence-based stakeholder dialogues on SDG implementation

VC's Diary

Launching the MUTIC Board

Published

3 weeks ago

July 24, 2025

Nancy Atwenda

The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (C) along side members of the Board during a meeting at Makerere University.

This morning I inaugurated the Board of the Makerere University Technology and Innovation Centre (MUTIC). The Board which will be chaired by Prof. Ireeta Winston Tumps will steer the strategy to commercialize the research findings at @Makerere and help to create thousands of jobs. I congratulate the pioneer Board of MUTIC.

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Congratulations Gondar University

Published

4 weeks ago

July 20, 2025

Eve Nakyanzi

Vice Chancellor stands with the first female student of Gondar University, Ethiopia at the 70th Anniversary celebrations

At the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of Gondar University in Ethiopia, I have met the first female student of the university. I have also participated in the launch of the Ethiopia Research Consortium. I have congratulated them on the launch of the Consortium and emphasised that it is through such collaboration that we will produce a critical mass of researchers for Africa.

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Strengthening Ophthalmology With SYSU China

Published

4 weeks ago

July 19, 2025

Eve Nakyanzi

Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe and President of Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center signing Memorandum of Understanding as other officials witness

I signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the President of the Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center at Sun Yat-sen University. We have agreed to collaborate in advancing ophthalmology at our two institutions. Remarkably, one in every six ophthalmologists in China is a graduate of the Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, making it a leading global research hub in this field. I look forward to the fruits of our collaboration.