A five-man delegation from Uganda has paid a visit to KNUST for the purpose of bench-marking best practices in education, administration and legal issues in higher institutions. The delegation comprised members of the Ugandan Parliament and some senior staff from the Makerere University.
The leader of the delegation, Hon. Seninde Rosemary, Member of Parliament and Chairperson on Social Services of the Parliament of Uganda, said the delegation embarked on the benchmark visit to some Ghanaian Universities because the Ugandan government wants to amend its Act on Ugandan Universities and other public tertiary institutions.
Hon. Seninde further explained that parliamentarians were part of the delegation because they represent the people, and also analyse educational issues and policy in parliament. She said her delegation had earlier visited the University of Ghana. Again they had met some members of the Ghanaian Parliament to acquaint themselves with legislative procedures and work in Ghana which would be of immense help to them as they embark on some legislative reviews in Uganda in due course.
The Pro-Vice Chancellor, Prof. W.O. Ellis welcomed the Ugandan delegation to KNUST and stated that KNUST is the most preferred university in Ghana and West Africa. Again, it is the University with a serene and a well kept green environment in the heart of the Garden City with numerous tourism potential.
The Uganda delegation subjected the Pro Vice- Chancellor to a lot of questions which he answered and explained very well to them. The questions basically centered on the University administration, admissions, courses, graduate employment opportunities, the collegiate system, the University Council, the academic board, the University hierarchy, staff remuneration and conditions of service, University facilities, University officers and their roles.
At the end of the interactions, the Ugandan delegation had a wonderful impression of KNUST. The delegation was particularly impressed about KNUST’s administrative structures and procedures, especially with the hierarchy and offices of the University.
The delegation noted that they had learnt a lot on the bench mark visit, and hinted that Uganda is still battling with graduate unemployment. They therefore lauded KNUST for equipping its students with entrepreneurship and communication skills which are basic essentials in establishing their own businesses and be competitive in the corporate world.
Other members of the delegation were Hon. Sylvia Ssinbulya, MP, Parliament of Uganda, Hon. Yahaya Gudoy, MP, Parliament of Uganda, Dr. Tanga Odoi, Lecturer Makerere University, David Kiwana, System Manager, Makerere University and Tente Raul, Office of the Vice Chancellor, Makerere University, Uganda.
