MAKERERE UNIVERSITY Developing and Nurturing the Next Generation of Academics: Focus on emerging scholars A presentation BY` Prof. Lillian Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza 125/03/2011

Julius Kikooma “Doing Entrepreneurship in Uganda: The Social Construction of Gendered Identities of Male and Female Entrepreneurs” 25/03/20112

Context Office of DVC (AA) developed a programme geared towards nurturing the next generation of academia Sub-programme: Ph.D Dissemination Seminar Series 325/03/2011

Makerere Ph.D is a prerequisite for lecturer position – 169 graduated with Ph.Ds 25/03/20114

Attrition: Resigned, early retirement, dismissed, absconded 82 academic staff 25/03/20115

Categories 41 Ph.D holders 3 professors 3 Associate Professors 10 Senior Lecturers 25/03/20116

Retention Many African universities are facing critical need to replenish their academic ranks How to retain the highly trained staff 25/03/20117

Constraints What are the significant constraints facing Mak in her efforts to develop and retain the next generation of academics What are the constraints faced by young scholars as they attempt to build a career in academia? 25/03/20118

Promising Approaches From intellectual vibrancy to isolation Leaders must Facilitate the building of a community/communities of scholars Need to develop mentoring mechanisms 925/03/2011

Seminar: Opportunity Individual scholar to share research findings with the university community Others to Know who is engaged in particular areas of research 10

Seminar Series Enhance networking among intellectuals, contribute towards the building of communities of scholars Opportunity to form Research Networks/Teams 1125/03/2011

Interdisciplinary Research: a global trend Societal problems often require understanding of diverse disciplines to solve – epidemiology of AIDS; Global Warming, women’s studies, land use Studies which have proved invaluable have adopted methods and insights of several established disciplines/ traditional fields of study 12

Interdisciplinary Research Goal is to connect and integrate several academic disciplines in pursuit of common task Researchers from 2 or more disciplines pool their approaches and modify them so that they are better suited to the problem at hand 25/03/201113

Post –Doctoral Research Series may facilitate formation of inter- disciplinary research networks Bring together academia from across disciplines Need to encourage inter-disciplinary research at post-doctoral level 1425/03/2011

15 Beyond Seminars: Skills Enhancement Public Speech and Presentation Communication beyond one’s field of expertise Popular Briefs Communication to policy makers Scholarly writing and publication 25/03/2011

Skills Use of IT in knowledge delivery Use of inter-net as source of intellectual material Power point presentation How to form research teams How to conduct inter-disciplinary research

Dissemination Accountability to the University Community by scholar Opportunity for members of the university community to hear about the research that is going on within the community. 1725/03/2011

Value to External Stakeholders Accountability to the Nation: What is the relevance of Makerere? Opportunity for members of the general public to access information about the latest findings and developments in the particular presenter’s area of expertise. 1825/03/2011

Leading research institution – premier university Keenly aware that in our Strategic Plan, we have vowed to be a research led university 1925/03/2011

Knowledge Creation Knowledge creation –Ph.D Training invaluable source 2025/03/2011

Regardless of discipline An intellectual’s mission is to advance knowledge, engage with the changing issues of society, respond to the problems of her society Gender disparities in economic empowerment? Entrepreneurship as gendered terrain 25/03/201121

Beyond peer reviewed journals Must offer ourselves to broader audiences (such as happens in Public Seminars), so as to capture the ears of policy makers, practitioners and indeed the general public 25/03/201122

Mak Role As Faculty of a premier University in Africa Makerere academia have a duty to take the lead and in fact enrich public debate on issues of National Import and National development 25/03/201123

Mak-UWEA Partnership Uganda needs to unleash women’s untapped economic potential to scale up enterprise development in its prosperity for all programmes Uganda Women Entrepreneurs Association is an important partner Aims at addressing gender disparities by enhancing and empowering the economic status of women in Uganda 2425/03/2011

UWEA Must engage in evidence based decision making in her choice of mechanisms for implementing her goals Research enables evidence based decision making Rigorous and cultural specific research 25/03/201125

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