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

 Se ason de te r mination and we athe r for e c asting.  Pr ospe c ting, mining ir on or e and sme lting it.  Making ir on imple me nts.  Indige nous Ve te r inar y and Human He r bal me dic ine . L ive r fluke tr e atme nt › Malar ia tr e atme nt ›  Agr ic ultur e and animal husbandr y we ll de ve lope d. Cr op se le c tion › Animal br e e d se le c tion ›  T r aditional F ood Pr oc e ssing and Pr e se r vation. F e r me ntation of milk › Butte r c hur ning › Banana juic e e xtr ac tion and wine › making Sc ie nc e and te c hnology was par t of our 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 om tr adition.

 Sc ie nc e and te c hnology pr e sc r ibe d for Ugandans  Pr ospe c ting, mining and sme lting of ir on 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).  E 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 .

 E duc ation and tr aining followe d the c olonial c ur r ic ulum  Pr imar y and se c ondar y e duc ation ac c e ssible at a subsidize d fe e  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 om the We st.  Human me dic ine ope n to all and the numbe r s gr e w fr om 20 in 1960 to 100 by 1980; Pr of. L utwama be c ome s the fir st Afr ic an Pr ofe ssor and De an of Me dic al Sc hool.  Gr aduate tr aining shifts to Make r e r e Unive r sity  Re se ar c h in Agr ic ultur e and Me dic ine take n ove r by Ugandans  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 om 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 ough the se c ondar y and unive r sity e duc ation.

 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.  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.  Re se ar c h and tr aining to ide ntify and solve Ugandan c halle nge s.  Agr ic ultur al Re se ar c h Institute s and CAE S de live r ing ne w c r op var ie tie s with dise ase r e sistanc e and high yie lds.  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 oundation e tc .)  2010/ 11 Make r e r e Unive r sity r e c e ive s GoU funding thr ough the Pr e side nt’s Initiative .

 Mak is 6 th 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 olme nt in Uganda  Mak ac c ounts for 90% of all r e se ar c h public ations in Uganda  Mak is 2 nd top r e se ar c h Unive r sity in Afr ic a

 VISION T o be the le ading institution for ac ade mic e xc e lle nc e and innovations in Afr ic a  MISSION T o pr ovide 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)  T 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 ood Se c ur ity  Climate Change and E nvir onme 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

E duc ation for F ood nutr ition and De ve lopme nt De ve lopme nt of value addition sustainable e nvir onme nt Cr oss- c utting Issue s : Good gove r nanc e , Staff De ve lopme nt E quity, Me thodologic al Issue s Se r vic e de live r y Biote c hnology He alth, infe c tions Appr opr iate T e c hnology And life style s ICT Natur al r e sour c e s utilisation

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

 T 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 o 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 or Pr oduc tion, E mployme nt And De ve lopme nt In T he Animal Industr y (SPE DA) T hr ough SPE DA inc ubatio n c e ntr e de signe d as Ble nde d E duc ation 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,  Infr astr uc tur e ho ne y, dair y industr ie s and value De ve lopme nt- skills c hains amo ng o the r s. c e ntr e at Nakye sasa  Animal pr oduc tion value c hains

 Rura l T e c hno lo g ie s De ve lo pe d  I 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