Barnabas Nawangwe
Born (1956-01-17) 17 January 1956 (age 68)
Busia, Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
Alma materBusoga College Mwiri
(East African Certificate of Education)
(East African Advanced Certificate of Education)
Kiev Institute of Building Technology
(Master of Science in architecture)
(Doctor of Philosophy)
Occupation(s)Architect, Academic, University administrator
Years active1987 – present
Known forArchitecture, Academic leadership
TitleVice Chancellor
Makerere University

Barnabas Nawangwe, (born 17 January 1956) is a Ugandan architect, academic and the current vice chancellor of the Makerere University, [1]the largest public university of Uganda.[2] He served his first five-year term from 2017[3] until August 2022. On 12 August 2022, the Makerere University Council re-appointed him for a second term of five years.[4]

Background and education

He was born in Busia District, Uganda, in the Eastern Region of the country. He attended Busoga College Mwiri for both his O-Level and A-Level education. He holds a Master of Science in architecture and a Doctor of Philosophy, both from the Kiev Institute of Building Technology.[5]

Career

Nawangwe was a lecturer and Head of Department of Architecture, from the time the department was founded in 1987 until 2002. He became Senior Lecturer in 1996. In 2002, he was appointed Associate Dean, Faculty of Technology. [6]The following year, he became Dean, Faculty of Technology, Makerere University, [7]serving in that capacity from 2003 until 2010. In 2004, he became a professor. For a period of time, starting in 2010 until 2013, he served as the Principal, College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology.[5]

At the time of his election as Vice Chancellor, he served as Deputy Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, "responsible for the planning, budgeting and development of the university".[8]

Professor Barnabas Nawangwe was installed as Vice Chancellor of Makerere University on 14 September 2017, at a ceremony at which the president of Uganda was the chief guest.[9]

Membership to professional and academic organizations

Scholarly work

Prof. Nawangwe has participated in extensive research work and has presented numerous papers at local and international conferences and published several articles in internationally reviewed journals and books.

Journal articles

Awards

Prof. Nawangwe was named African Educationist of the Year by the African Leadership Magazine.[24]

Other considerations

He serves as a consultant architect and has been involved in many architectural projects at the university for a period stretching back at least 20 years. He is also an external examiner at the University of Nairobi, the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and the Oslo School of Architecture.[25]

Succession table as Vice-Chancellor of Makerere University

Preceded byJohn Ddumba Ssentamu 2012 – 2017 Vice Chancellor of Makerere University 2017 – 2027 Succeeded byTo be determined 2027 – 2032

References

  1. ^ "Professor Barnabas Nawangwe | Makerere University- Governance". governance.mak.ac.ug. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ Damali Mukyaye (29 June 2017). "Nawangwe elected Makerere Vice Chancellor". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Professor Barnabas Nawangwe | Makerere University- Governance". governance.mak.ac.ug. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  4. ^ Damali Mukhaye and David Vosh Ajuna (12 August 2022). "Professor Nawangwe re-appointed Makerere Vice Chancellor". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  5. ^ a b MAK (30 June 2017). "Makerere University: The College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology: Staff Profiles: Barnabas Nawangwe". Kampala: Makerere University (MAK). Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Professor Barnabas Nawangwe | Makerere University- Governance". governance.mak.ac.ug. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Professor Barnabas Nawangwe | Makerere University- Governance". governance.mak.ac.ug. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  8. ^ Mutegeki, Geoffrey (14 June 2017). "Makerere VC candidates set for public presentation". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  9. ^ Kyatusiimire, Sharon (15 September 2017). "Concentrate on Marketable Courses, Museveni Directs Makerere Dons". Kampala: Chimp Reports Uganda. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  10. ^ Talemwa, Moses (19 October 2014). "Icon of Ugandan architecture at ease in Mak administration". Observer Media Ltd. The Observer. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  11. ^ CTCA. "CTCA's Governing Body impressed by the Centre's Performance in 2015". CTCA. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  12. ^ Uganda Gatsby Trust. "Our Board of Trustees". Uganda Gatsby Trust. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  13. ^ "ResilientAfrica Network » 2014 » April". Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  14. ^ African Research Universities Alliance (21 January 2021). "Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe". African Research Universities Alliance. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Governance". Association of Commonwealth Universities.
  16. ^ Fonn, Sharon; Ayiro, Laban Peter; Cotton, Philip; Mbithi, Peter Mulwa Felix; Mtenje, Alfred; Habib, Adam; Nawangwe, Barnabas (30 August 2018). "Repositioning Africa in global knowledge production". The Lancet. 392 (10153): 1163–1166. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31068-7. PMID 30173909. S2CID 52143465. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  17. ^ Nnaggenda-Musana, Assumpta; Elwidaa, Eiman Ahmed; Nawangwe, Barnabas (2014). "User Participation in the Eyes of an Architect and Gendered Spaces" (PDF). In Second International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology. 1 (1): 57. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  18. ^ Nawangwe, Barnabas. "The Architectural Transformation of Makerere University Neighbourhoods during the Period 1990–2010" (PDF). Makerere University. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  19. ^ Nawangwe, Barnabas (2010). "The evolution of the Kibuga into Kampala's city centre - analysis of the transformation of an African city". African Perspectives Conference Proceedings. hdl:2263/59972. ISBN 9780620493567. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  20. ^ Kibwage, Jacob K.; Paude, Shyam K.; Adhikary, Nripal; Deriba, Girma; Nawangwe, Barnabas; Yan, Xiao; Xuhe, Chen. "Development and Promotion of Bamboo Housing Technology in East Africa". South Eastern Kenya University (SEKU). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  21. ^ Birabi, Allan K.; Nawangwe, Barnabas (2013). "Between Global and Regional Visions: The Way Forward for Uganda's Cities". hdl:11295/72238. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  22. ^ Birabi, Kenneth A; Nawangwe, Barnabas. "Globalization and Regionalism: Complimentary or Antagonistic Paradigms". UoN Digital Repository. University of Nairobi Library. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  23. ^ Nawangwe, Barnabas; Sanya, Tom; Senkatuka, Ian. "Architectural modernism: in post-independence Uganda". Bibliographic Database of the Conservation Information Network (BCIN). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  24. ^ "Nawangwe named African Educationist of the Year". New Vision. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  25. ^ Mark (30 July 2017). "The Council for Frontiers of Knowledge: Leading the World in Defining and Developing Global Sustainable Science and Technology: Barnabas Nawangwe". Kampala: The Council for Frontiers of Knowledge. Retrieved 30 June 2017.

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