Sc ie nc e and te c hnology was par t of our c ultur e . - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Se ason de te r mination and we athe r for e c asting.

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Pr

• spe c ting, mining ir
• n or

e and sme lting it.

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Making ir

• n imple me nts.

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Indige nous Ve te r inar y and Human He r bal me dic ine .

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L ive r fluke tr e atme nt

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Malar ia tr e atme nt

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Agr ic ultur e and animal husbandr y we ll de ve lope d.

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Cr

• p se le c tion

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Animal br e e d se le c tion

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T r aditional F

• od Pr
• c e ssing and

Pr e se r vation.

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F e r me ntation of milk

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Butte r c hur ning

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Banana juic e e xtr ac tion and wine making

Sc ie nc e and te c hnology was par t of

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c ultur e . Although it was dr iving the e c onomie s of the time , it was not diffe r e ntiate d fr

• m tr

adition.

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Sc ie nc e and te c hnology pr e sc r ibe d for Ugandans

• Pr
• spe c ting, mining and sme lting of ir
• n or

e be c ame ille gal ac tivitie s punishable by c utting off of one s hands.

• He r

bal me dic ine be c ame satanic (witc hc r aft).

• Ugandans lost the ir

name s to adopt c olonial name s (loss of ide ntity, pr ide and nationalism, inde pe nde nt thinking).

• Ugandan food be c ame infe r

ior le ft to be e ate n by “native s” (Hote ls did not se r ve native dishe s, fe r me nte d milk was bur ne d in sc hools).

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duc ation was c onstr uc te d to se r ve the c olonial maste r s, with no inte ntion of advanc e me nt or de ve lopme nt.

• Highe r

e duc ation was adapte d to e nsur e white supr e mac y.

• 1924 a Sc hool of Se nior

Native Me dic al Assistants be gan at Mulago, se r ving limite d to gove r nme nt se r vic e .

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E duc ation and tr aining followe d the c olonial c ur r ic ulum

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Pr imar y and se c ondar y e duc ation ac c e ssible at a subsidize d fe e

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Unive r sity e duc ation de live r ing c le r ks, administr ator s, doc tor s, agr ic ultur alists, ge ologists, lawye r s, e ngine e r s e tc . guide d by mainly an e xpe r ts fr

• m the We st.

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Human me dic ine ope n to all and the numbe r s gr e w fr

• m 20 in

1960 to 100 by 1980; Pr

• f. L

utwama be c ome s the fir st Afr ic an Pr

• fe ssor

and De an of Me dic al Sc hool.

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Gr aduate tr aining shifts to Make r e r e Unive r sity

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Re se ar c h in Agr ic ultur e and Me dic ine take n ove r by Ugandans

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Re se ar c h age nda he avily influe nc e d by for e ign inte r e sts whe r e Ugandan sc holar s we nt for gr aduate studie s. Sc ie nc e and T e c hnology de linke d fr

• m the e c onomic r

e alitie s but the se e d was plante d for mode r n sc ie nc e and te c hnology thr

• ugh

the se c ondar y and unive r sity e duc ation.

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Uganda’s e c onomy is fast be c oming a knowle dge base d e c onomy e sp. in te le c ommunic ations, r e ne wable e ne r gy, food te c hnology, e ngine e r ing, mining and banking.

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T he se r e quir e inc r e ase d inve stme nt in ge ne r ating, adapting and diffusing available te c hnology and skills.

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Re se ar c h and tr aining to ide ntify and solve Ugandan c halle nge s.

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Agr ic ultur al Re se ar c h Institute s and CAE S de live r ing ne w c r

• p

var ie tie s with dise ase r e sistanc e and high yie lds.

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Howe ve r , r e se ar c h funding still dominate d by for e ign donor s (SIDA, NORAD, Roc ke fe lle r F

• undation e tc .)

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2010/ 11 Make r e r e Unive r sity r e c e ive s GoU funding thr

• ugh

the Pr e side nt’s Initiative .

 Mak is 6th lar

ge st Unive r sity in Afr ic a (40,000 stude nts)

 Mak ac c ounts for

55% of Unive r sity e nr

• lme nt in Uganda

 Mak ac c ounts for

90% of all r e se ar c h public ations in Uganda

 Mak is 2nd top r

e se ar c h Unive r sity in Afr ic a

 VISION

T

• be the le ading institution for

ac ade mic e xc e lle nc e and innovations in Afr ic a

 MISSION

T

• pr
• vide innovative te ac hing, le ar

ning, r e se ar c h and se r vic e r e sponsive to National and Global ne e ds

 NE

VRAPI NE (PRE VE NT I ON OF MOT HE R T O CHI L D HI V I NF E CT I ON)

 DROUGHT

RE SI ST ANT CASSAVA F OR E AST E RN UGANDA (JOI NT L Y WI T H NARO RE SE ARCHE RS)

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B DI AGNOST I C K I T

 MAL

ARI A T RE AT ME NT COCK T AI L

 RAI

NWAT E R HARVE ST I NG T E CHNOL OGI E S I N L UWE RO

 He alth and He alth Syste ms  Agr

ic ultur e and F

• od Se c ur

ity

 Climate Change and E

nvir

• nme nt

 Natur

al Sc ie nc e s and T e c hnology

 Human r

ights and good gove r nanc e

 Conflic t and Conflic t r

e solution

Cr

• ss- c utting Issue s:

Staff De ve lopme nt Me thodologic al Issue s Biote c hnology Appr

• pr

iate T e c hnology F

• od nutr

ition and value addition De ve lopme nt of sustainable e nvir

• nme nt

He alth, infe c tions And life style s

ICT

Natur al r e sour c e s utilisation Good gove r nanc e , E quity, Se r vic e de live r y E duc ation for De ve lopme nt

PUBL IC SE CT OR (POL ICY & SUPPORT ) PRIVAT E SE CT OR (E NT RE PRE NE URS) ACADE MIA (RE SE ARCH BY UNIVE RSIT IE S AND RE SE ARCH INST IT UT IONS)

OUR HARSH RE AL IT Y

IMPL E ME NT ING UNIT T HE ME

COL L E GE OF VE T E RINARY ME DICINE , ANIMAL RE SOURCE S & BIO- SE CURIT Y (COVAB) E NHANCE ME NT OF SKIL L S AND T E CHNOL OGY F OR PRODUCT ION, E MPL OYME NT AND DE VE L OPME NT IN T HE ANIMAL INDUST RY (SPE DA) SCHOOL OF F OOD T E CHNOL OGY, NUT RIT ION AND BIO- E NGINE E RING PRODUCT , T E CHNOL OGY AND E NT E RPRISE DE VE L OPME NT F OR F OOD VAL UE ADDIT ION AND JOB CRE AT ION COL L E GE OF E NGINE E RING, DE SIGN, ART AND T E CHNOL OGY BOOST ING T E CHNOL OGICAL E DUCAT ION AND INNOVAT ION F OR UGANDA’S INDUST RIAL IZAT ION

 Ha rne sing T

e c hnolog ic a l innova tions;

 Re ha bilita tion a nd Mode rniza tion of

L a bora torie s;

 Inc re a se d re le va nc e a nd pra c tic a l

e xpe rie nc e from g ra dua te s;

 Improve d re la tionship with a ll se c tors of

industrie s a nd priva te se c tor;

 Utilisa tion of indig e nous ma te ria ls in the

produc tion of home ba se d produc ts

 Job Cre a tion

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e c hno lo g y De ve lo pme nt a nd T ra nsfe r Ce ntre

 Ac a de mic Re c o rds Ma na g e me nt Syste m  L

• w Co st I

rrig a tio n T e c hno lo g ie s

 I

nno va tive Cluste rs Pro g ra mme

 Co mmunity Wire le ss Re so urc e c e ntre  iL

a b s De ve lo pme nt

 Ve hic le De sig n Pro je c t (CRT

T )

 So la r T

e c hno lo g ie s fo r Rura l T ra nsfo rma tio n

 I

ndustria l Pa rks De ve lo pme nt

 Ma ka Pa ds Pro je c t

 I

nfra struc ture de ve lo pme nt

 Pilo t pla nt e q uipme nt  L

a b o ra to ry e q uipme nt

 I

nc ub a tio n (in-ho use a nd virtua l)

 Re se a rc h a nd de ve lo pme nt  Se rvic e s to SME

s (Co nsulta nc y, Co ntra c t pro c e ssing a nd la b o ra to ry se rvic e s)

 Pro duc t pro spe c ting a nd se rvic e s to the

c o mmunity

 Skills tra ining a nd e ntre pre ne urship.

 E

nhanc e me nt Of Skills And T e c hnology F

• r

Pr

• duc tion,

E mployme nt And De ve lopme nt In T he Animal Industr y (SPE DA) T hr

• ugh

Ble nde d E duc ation

 Infr

astr uc tur e De ve lopme nt- skills c e ntr e at Nakye sasa

 Animal pr

• duc tion

value c hains

SPE DA inc ubatio n c e ntr e de signe d as a hub fo r yo uth and far me r Inno vatio ns in le athe r , fe e d, fish, me at, po ultr y, ho ne y, dair y industr ie s and value c hains amo ng o the r s.

 Rura l T

e c hno lo g ie s De ve lo pe d

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nno va tive Busine ss Cluste rs De ve lo pe d le a ding to impro ve d pro duc tivity, pro fita b ility a nd c o mpe titive ne ss a s we ll a s jo b c re a tio n;

 A numb e r o f fo o d va lue a dditio n

te c hno lo g ie s tha t c a n b e a do pte d b y priva te e nte rprise s nurture d

 SPE

DA ha s ta rg e te d skilling the yo uth with pro duc tio n, pro c e ssing a nd e ntre pre ne uria l skills

 Qua lity o f Stude nt Pro je c ts impro ve d

 T

he Unive rsity ha s re c e ive d a n a nnua l a llo c a tio n o f 10 b illio n o ve r the pa st fo ur ye a rs fo r the pre side ntia l initia tive a t

Ma k

 Ano the r a llo c a tio n o f ug x 10 b illio n pe r

ye a r ha s b e e n de dic a te d to the c rtt fo r de ve lo pme nt o f the kiira e v- to ta l initia l c o st is ug x 154 b illio n

 Make r

e r e will c ontinue to be the le ading r e se ar c h institution in Uganda for many ye ar s to c ome

 T

he Pr e side ntial Initiative has e nable the Unive r sity c onduc t c utting e dge applie d r e se ar c h for the fir st time

 T

he Pr e side ntial Initiative at Mak c an tr uly be the e ngine for Uganda’s te c hnologic al advanc e me nt as we move towar ds 2040

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he Go ve rnme nt, thro ug h the Mo F E P sho uld c o nside r the e xte nsio n a nd sc a ling up o f the Pre side ntia l I nitia tive fo r Sc ie nc e , T e c hno lo g y a nd I nno va tio n a t Ma k

 Suppo rt fo r Re se a rc h a t Unive rsitie s

(e spe c ia lly Ma ke re re Unive rsity) sho uld b e institutio na lise d fo r the b e ne fit o f Ug a nda ’ s so c io -e c o no mic de ve lo pme nt;

 H.E

. T HE PRE SIDE NT

 T

HE

• HON. MINIST

E R OF F INANCE , PL ANNING AND E CONOMIC DE VE L OPME NT

 T

HE

• HON. MINIST

E R OF E DUCAT ION AND SPORT S

 T

HE UNIVE RSIT Y COUNCIL

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HE GAL ANT RE SE ARCHE RS