1. INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES AND STRATEGIES FOR SECURING EQUITY IN ACCESS & SUCCESS IN HE PROF. VENANSIUS BARYAMUREEBA VC-MAKERERE UNIVERSITY vc@admin.mak.ac.ug barya@admin.mak.ac.ug

2. Advent of HE in Africa HE in Africa was propelled by Colonial Governments Intention was to produce appropriate national Human Resource to replace colonial staff Many started as affiliate colleges to established Universities in Europe

3. The Context of HE in Africa Primary source human resource for the civil service Mainly supported and funded by central governments HE institutions were regarded as “Ivory Towers”

4. HE Influencers Liberalization of economies Education Support and Funding policy shift i.e. Supporting lower levels as opposed to HE Education as commodity as opposed to social good Population Increase leading to increase in demand for HE Entry of private service providers

5. The Changing Dynamics Education qualifications as tradable commodities led to knowledge economies HE is more expensive than it were a decade ago The HE arena has turned into a market place

6. The Puzzle... Increased enrolment at lower levels with limited access at HE level Access to HE is on merit in government institutions but this eliminates the less privileged The cultural paradigm that segregates around sex The globalization of economies The plight of disease burden especially HIV/AIDS

7. Equitable Access; Issues Social Inclusion in Higher Education Investment to facilitate expansion of resources and facilitate to match demand Re-focusing the HE paradigm in the wake of competing societal demands Stakeholder management and engagement; competing stakeholders with specific demands

8. Strategies for HE Strategic Partnerships amongst Institutions of HE Re-engineer the Business Processes in HE Broaden the resource base Change management Appropriate use and integration of ICT’s HE access

9. Enabling Equitable Access; FSI 1.5 extra points awarded to every qualifying female applicant...this was a result of Affirmative Action Policy in 1990 Female enrolment increased from 25% in 1990 to 44% in 2010 Female Scholarship Initiative started in 2001 691 females have accessed training at Makerere University, out of 9719 applicants Female Scholarship Foundation has been established to sustain the FSI

10. Conclusion Higher education needs to be cultivated, nurtured Supported both in terms of creating a conductive policy environment and Committing the right resources to deal with the complexities of issues such as access and massification, brain drain, staff and student retention, and infrastructure.

11. Conclusion Take Action Now!! Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe) 11

12. Makerere University-Main Administrative Building 3/8/201612We Build For the Future

13. CIT BLOCK B-10,000 SITTING CAPACITY BUILDING 3/8/201613We Build For the Future

14. THE 800 SITTING CAPACITY LAB 3/8/201614We Build For the Future

15. Peasant Farmers House using appropriate technologies developed by Fac. Of Tech 3/8/2016We Build For the Future15

16. Alumni of FSI

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