Background
Makerere University Business School (MUBS) is a merger of the former National College of Business Studies and the former Faculty of Commerce of Makerere University. Established in 1997 as the first Constituent College of Makerere University, the Universities and other Tertiary Institutions Act of 2001 turned the School into an Affiliated Institute. Timothy Makokha writes
UBS is the government central institution responsible for the development and standardisation of business and management education in the country. In 2000, the school was strengthened by the Makerere University Establishment of Constituent College (Amendment) Order, which gave it a Council and a separate budget from that of Makerere University.
The Statutory Order establishing the school mandated it to organise and develop business and commercial training in the country at the different levels.
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Legal status
Recognised by the government as a Makerere University Affiliated Institute under the Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act 2001.
Ownership and funding:
MUBS is a government institution with budget allocation from the consolidated funds. Other funds are generated internally from private students.
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Location
The campus is located on plot M118 Port Bell Road in Nakawa, 4km from Kampala city centre. The school also has an Annex in Bugolobi, a suburb of Kampala.
Land: Has 41 acres of land on its main campus at Nakawa and another 2.5 acres on its neighbouring Bugolobi Annex.
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Accommodation
There are limited accommodation facilities within the School mainly to cater for Government-sponsored students and disabled persons. Limited space, at a fee, is also reserved for International and private students who have to apply for it in advance.
Private Hostels
There are a number of privately run hostels within the vicinity of the School i.e. within a radius of approximately one kilometer.
The university halls accommodate only about 400 male and female students (10%) of the student population. Some other students commute from their homes. However, the emergence of private hostels has taken care of a majority of the students.
Private hostels charge between sh200,000 to sh500,000 per semester.
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Sports/ recreational facilities
for both staff and students include a football field, basketball court, rugby, cricket, netball court, hockey, handball, lawn tennis court, chess, table tennis and scrabble.
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Current enrollment
Student population is 10,060. This includes those in the Uganda Colleges of Commerce and private affiliated colleges/tertiary institutions. Total Government sponsored students are 1,054 while privately sponsored students are 9,006.
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Lecture Halls: Not enough for the growing number of students. To reduce congestion, the management decided to split some classes into three shifts of lecturer ratio — Government – 1:10.
Computer facilities: The school has six computer laboratories with 344 computers, 200 of which are connected to the internet.
Lecturers: 256
Full-time lecturers - 170
Lecturers with PhDs - 12
Lecturers with Masters Degrees - 123
Lecturers with Bachelor’s Degrees - All
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Distinguished scholars
The School recently had three of its staff as pioneer PhD graduates of Makerere in the field of Business. The school also hosts visiting scholars from universities of Edinburgh in the UK, CIMRAT in Nigeria, University of Nairobi in Kenya and University of Dar es Salaam.
International affiliation/twinning arrangements
Makerere University
University of Nairobi, Kenya
The University of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
Netherlands Programme for the Institutional strengthening of Post-Secondary Education and Training capacity in collaboration with Maastricht School of Management
University of Trento, Italy
University of Stirling, Scotland
The African Project Development Facility, Nairobi
TRASA, SADC and CTO
USAID
DAAD
National University of Rwanda
Kigali Institute of Science and Technology, Rwanda
Morehouse College, USA
Southern University, Baton Rouge, USA
Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
Africa Youth Programme, Germany
Jonkoping International Business School
British Council
Georgia State University
Also affiliated to professional bodies including ACCA, CIPS, CPAU, CIMA.
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Library facilities
The library has approximately 48,900 textbooks.
Library space is inadequate for students, especially during examinations period. The library is also linked to Makerere University journals.
Lecture Halls:
Not enough for the growing number of students. This necessitated that classes are split into three groups, morning, afternoon and evening.
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Programmes
POSTGRADUATE
PROGRAMMES
Master of Business Administration (Evening)
Master of Business Administration (Day)
Master of Science in Accounting and Finance
Master of Science in Marketing
Master of Human Resource Management
MUBS postgraduate diplomas:
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration
Postgraduate Diploma in ICT Policy & Regulation
Postgraduate Diploma in Micro Finance Operations Management
Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management
Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing
Undergraduate:
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Human Resource Management
Bachelor of International Business
Bachelor of Leisure and Hospitality Management
Bachelor of Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management
Bachelor of Office and Information Management
Bachelor of Procurement & Supply Chain Management
Bachelor of Catering and Hotel Management
Bachelor of Business Computing
Ordinary diplomas/certificate:
Diploma in Business Administration
Diploma in Human Resources Management
Diploma in Local Government Finance Management
Diploma in Local Government Administration & Management
Diploma in Project Planning and Management
Diploma in Purchasing and Supplies Management
Uganda Diploma in Secretarial Studies
Diploma in Secretarial Studies (In-Service)
Diploma in Leisure & Hospitality Management
Diploma in Catering & Hotel Management
Diploma in Financial Services & Business Computing
Diploma in Transport Management
Diploma in Secretarial and Information Management
MUBS Ordinary Diploma External:
Diploma in Business Administration
Diploma in Local Government Finance Management
Diploma in Local Government Administration & Management
Uganda Diploma in Secretarial Studies
Certificate in Business Administration
New Academic programmes
Postgraduate Programmes
Master of Human Resource Management
Postgraduate Diploma in Micro Finance Operations Management
Postgraduate Diploma in ICT Policy and Regulation (Web based)
Ordinary Diploma External:
Diploma in Business Administration
Diploma in Local Government Finance Management
Diploma in Local Government Administration and Management
Uganda Diploma in Secretarial Studies
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Administration
The school is government-owned. It was strengthened in the year 2000 by the
Strategic plans:
The School master plan provides for the construction of a swimming pool in the Sports Complex. The different denominations have also been allocated land in the School Master plan for construction of Churches/Mosque and all of them have already broken ground for construction of houses of worship.
Council Members
Dr Colin Sentongo — Chairman
Eng Frank Sebbowa — Deputy Chairman
Assoc. Professor Waswa Balunywa — Principal
Dr Michael Kakooza — School Secretary
Julius Kakuru — Deputy Principal
Contact:
P.O Box 1337, Kampala, Uganda
Tel: +256-41-338120
Fax: +256-41-505921
info@mubs.ac.ug
www.mubs.ac.ug
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