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Makerere, HRMAU sign MoU to train young professionals

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3 years ago

July 14, 2023

The Vice Chancellor-Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (2nd Right) shakes hands and exchanges the signed MoU with HRMAU President-Mr. Ronald Bbosa (Centre) as Principal CoBAMS-Prof. Eria Hisali (Right), Dean School of Business-Dr. Godfrey Akileng (2nd Left) and another official witness at the ceremony on 12th July 2023. Conference Room, Block B, Level 2, School of Business, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda. — The Vice Chancellor-Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (2nd Right) shakes hands and exchanges the signed MoU with HRMAU President-Mr. Ronald Bbosa (Centre) as Principal CoBAMS-Prof. Eria Hisali (Right), Dean School of Business-Dr. Godfrey Akileng (2nd Left) and another official witness at the ceremony on 12th July 2023.

Makerere University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Human Resource Management Association of Uganda (HRMAU) to train prospective managers and ring fence their professional conduct in the country.

While signing an MoU on Wednesday 12^th July, 2023, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe appreciated the initiative pioneered by the College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS) and said this will help the institution to produce competent human resource professionals.

“The fourth strategic goal of Makerere is to make the University a professionally managed institution. And when we talk of management, of course, the first thing is Human Resource Management. Any organisation will succeed to the extent that Human Resource is managed well. If we don’t manage it well, the production will be low,” he said.

Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (Centre), Mr. Ronald Bbosa (Left) as Prof. Eria Hisali (Right) sign the MoU. Conference Room, Block B, Level 2, School of Business, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda. — Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (Centre), Mr. Ronald Bbosa (Left) as Prof. Eria Hisali (Right) sign the MoU.

He noted, that Human Resource is a very important factor in the success of Makerere University and Uganda at large. “The most delicate and important resource is on this hill and it must be managed well. But even then, they must train other human resource managers who are going to manage the Human Resource around the country. I hope you will be able to train us as managers at Makerere,” Prof. Nawangwe requested.

Mr. Ronald Bbosa, HRMAU President revealed their work plan embedded in this MoU saying, “We are entering into partnership with Makerere on issues to do with research, supporting students through internship, having innovative human resource solutions that will be able to uplift the profile not only of our practice as HR practitioners, but also to make students more marketable out there whenever we interact with them as prospective employees.”

According to him, HRMAU brings together more than 1,200 professionals of the top organisations in the country that employ the biggest number of people.

Mr. Bbosa said the starting point in moving a country to the next level is to make sure there is ring fencing of professionals with ethics such that they do their work without any kind of interruptions.

Officials who attended the MoU signing ceremony pose for a group photo. Conference Room, Block B, Level 2, School of Business, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda. — Officials who attended the MoU signing ceremony pose for a group photo.

He asked the legislators in Parliament to approve their proposed bill intended to regulate the operation of their work reasoning that this will create avenues to achieve all that is expected from HR professionals, and acting as a stepping stone that will enable managers to uplift the National Development Goals.

“We are collaborating in areas of research in HRM on those aspects that we think can help the country to achieve the National Development Goals. It is in our interest as the country that we move in the direction of recognising professional associations and making sure they are governed by Acts of Parliament such that we bring forth the ethical and moral conduct that is required to drive professionalism in the country and deal with some of the challenges that we face as a country today like corruption,” he explained.

Dr. Seferia Bwadene Wanyama, a lecturer of Human Resource Management said this MoU is intended to bring professionalism in academics.

“We are going to collaborate with the association to develop programmes that are industry related and relevant and also collaborate in areas of research on practical aspects that concern the industry and the profession of HR. We intend to bring practitioners from the industry of work through the association to complement our efforts in delivering programmes that are practically oriented,” he said.

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Cementing the Mak-UNISA partnership: Prof. Sarah Ssali meets Dr. Sizile Makola

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5 hours ago

April 15, 2026

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L-R: Associate Prof. Godfrey Akileng, Dean,School of Business, Visiting Scholar-Dr. Sizile Makola, DVCAA-Prof. Sarah Ssali, Ms. Agnes Sansa-PhD Student during the meeting on 13th April 2026.

On 13^th April 2026, Prof. Sarah Ssali, the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs) of Makerere University, hosted Dr. Sizile Makola, a Visiting Scholar and Senior Lecturer from the University of South Africa (UNISA).

Makerere University and the University of South Africa committed to partnership and collaboration through a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Consequently, Dr. Makola, a researcher and an expert in human resource and business management is scheduled to spend two weeks at Makerere University, interacting with the leadership at different levels, researchers, students, as well as staff in the Department of Marketing and Management, School of Business under the College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS).

Additionally, the visit accords Dr. Makola the golden opportunity to finalise her comparative studies with members of staff from the Department of Marketing and Management on behalf of Makerere University for the Ugandan context.

The meeting between the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs) and Dr. Sizile Makola was attended by Associate Professor Godfrey Akileng-the Dean, School of Business, and Ms. Agnes Sansa from the Department of Marketing and Management.

Welcoming the Visiting Scholar, the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs) urged Dr. Makola to solidify the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between both universities through academic exchanges and deepening scholarship on African-centred leadership.

Prof. Ssali shared a brief trajectory that has shaped Uganda’s workspace. She mentioned the critical role of three pillars that have fundamentally influenced the human resource development landscape in Uganda namely: Cultural practices, Structural Adjustment Programs (SAP), and Spirituality/Religion. She also acknowledged the distinct historical differences between Uganda and South Africa.

Dr. Makola’s discussion with the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs) also featured the ongoing comparative study that Dr. Sizile Makola and Ms. Agnes Sansa are conducting in relation to how organizational and human resource management conditions shape the recognition and conversion of women leadership resilience in Uganda and South Africa.

The study is titled: Ubuntu/Obuntu Bulamu, Emotional Capital and Women’s Leadership Resilience: A Comparative Study Across Public and Private Sectors in South Africa and Uganda.

Impressed by the ongoing study, Prof. Ssali implored the visiting faculty-Dr. Sizile Makola to share with her the findings in due course.

Prof. Ssali expressed the readiness of the Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs) to work with the different units within Makerere University, and the University of South Africa, to support programmes aimed at strengthening collaboration, partnership, research, and internationalization.

On 10^th April 2026, Dr. Makola delivered a captivating guest lecture titled,Re-Imagining Human Resource Management in Africa, targeting undergraduate and postgraduate students pursuing human resource management courses at Makerere University.

Emphasizing the need to integrate indigenous knowledge and organizational practice, Dr. Makola argued that researchers should theorize from African contexts, treat indigenous knowledge as a source of theory, use methodologies capturing moral, communal, and context-bound dimensions of work, and build concepts from African languages, values, and institutional histories.

She stressed the need for African-centered human resource management thinking, rather than just adding local case studies to Western frameworks. Dr. Makola’s argument was informed by limitations of Western human resource management frameworks, which assume autonomous individuals, formal institutions, and technical organizations, which are separate from family and community.

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Call For Applications: Student Mobility – University of Padova, Italy (Oct 2026-Jan 2027)

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2 days ago

April 14, 2026

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Group Photo of the trainers and trainees that took part in the workshop on multivariate statistics and time series analysis, held 11th-20th June 2024 between the School of Statistics and Planning, CoBAMS and University of Padova, Italy. Makerere University School of Statistics and Planning-University of Padova, Italy dynamic workshop on multivariate statistics and time series analysis, 11th to 20th June 2024, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

Arising from an existing Memorandum of Understanding (until September 2028) between University of Padova, Italy (UniPd) and Makerere University (Mak), the two institutions partnered and will jointly implement the Bilateral Agreement for the mobility for students between 2026 and 2027. At Mak, the Departmental Flow Coordinator is Symon Peter Wandiembe (PhD) and the project Principal Investigator and Contact Person is Saint Kizito Omala (PhD), both of Department of Statistical Methods and Actuarial Science (DSMAS).

In this regard, the Department of Statistical Methods and Actuarial Science wishes to announce opportunities for student mobility to the Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Padova, Italy for the Winter Semester, October 2026 – January 2027.

The selection process shall entail five-steps:

Step 1: Submission of documents by candidates for nomination, with an internal deadline of April 20^th, 2026, 05.00 p.m. (EAT) to allow for time to process nomination applications;
Step 2: Meeting of the Nomination Committee to review documents received from applicants;
Step 3: Submitting the list of nominated candidates, by April 30^th, 2026, to the International Projects and Mobility Office of the University of Padua, Italy;
Step 4: Eligibility check and communication to successful candidates by the International Projects and Mobility Office of the University of Padua, Italy; and
Step 5: Application for the Mobility opportunity by successful candidates.

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Mak CoBAMS Hosts UNISA’s Dr. Sizile Makola

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1 week ago

April 8, 2026

Ritah Namisango

L-R: Dr. Zaina Nakabuye, Dr. Jude Mugarura, Dr. Agnes Sansa, Dr. Sizile Makola, Prof Edward Bbaale and Dr. Anthony Tibaingana at the 8th April 2026 meeting in the Office of the Principal. Principal of the College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS), Prof. Edward Bbaale welcomes Dr. Sizile Makola, a Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management from the University of South Africa (UNISA), to the College and Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa, 8th April 2026.

On Wednesday 8^th April 2026 the Principal of the College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS), Prof. Edward Bbaale received and welcomed, Dr. Sizile Makola, a Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management from the University of South Africa (UNISA), to the College and Makerere University.

The interaction meeting held in the Office of the Principal brought onboard the following members of staff from the Department of Marketing and Management, School of Business: Dr. Jude Mugarura, Dr. Zaina Nakabuye, Dr. Agnes Sansa, and Dr. Anthony Tibaingana.

Dr.Sizile Makola is visiting Makerere University for two (2) weeks to cement the MoU between Makerere University and UNISA and to finalise her comparative studies with staff from the department of marketing and management on behalf of Makerere University for the Ugandan context.

Dr. Makola is scheduled to deliver an interactive guest lecture to undergraduate and postgraduate human resource management students on Friday 10^th April 2026 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm in the School of Business, Conference Hall.