Former UNBS boss joins Victoria University

Mar 28, 2017

Prior to joining Victoria University, Kahuma had lectured at four universities, with a field experience of 10 years and has been in private consultancy for the last five years.

The former Executive Director of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards, Dr. Terry Kahuma, has been appointed the Dean of Science and Technology at Victoria University. Dr. Kahuma who left UNBS in 2012 has been at Victoria University since January this year.

Prior to joining Victoria University, Kahuma had lectured at four universities, with a field experience of 10 years and has been in private consultancy for the last five years. 

"The experience I have is a unique mix which gives balance between theory, practice and managerial experience at a top level. It will definitely enrich my classroom interaction with my students and my contributions in administrative work towards the growth of the university," Kahuma said.

"My responsibility is to ensure that there is efficient and timely transfer of pertinent knowledge and skills to the students to enable them contribute to national growth, while earning themselves a decent livelihood through gainful employment or entrepreneurship and economic self-sufficiency," Kahuma added.

He adds that his other responsibilities include among others ensuring  that the university obtains value to enable the investment grow steadily, as well as looking after the provision of adequate facilities and remuneration for genuine work performed by the teaching and support staff in accordance to approved policies.

"My position seeks to build professionalism in the students and an early linkage to industry through internship, as well as supporting research and innovation in the development of viable social, commercial and industrial applications," Kahuma explained.

Asked on the future of ICT Uganda, Kahuma says ICT as a field of study is very secure, and it will gain relevance in all fields of human endeavor in the future.

"All machinery, manufacturing processes, media systems, health programmes and procedures, entertainment, transport, engineering, warfare, mining, agro-processing, education, sports, communication, supermarkets, policing, research, social interaction, banking, advertising, film  etc are underpinned by systems using ICT to control, protect, calculate, compare, tabulate, synchronise, determine, regulate, report,  etc. Thus a student with qualifications and competence in ICT is assured of opportunities for employment or self-employment for a long time ahead," He says.

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