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The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) and the Growth of the University Sub-sector in Uganda, 2002-2012, narrates the experience of the Ugandan NCHE in the establishment, development and regulation of higher education institutions in Uganda from 2002 to 2012. In this period, student number...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kasozi, A. B. K., 1942- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dakar : CODESRIA, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, [2016]
Colección:Codesria book series.
Temas:
National Council for Higher Education (Uganda)
Universities and colleges > Uganda.
Universités > Ouganda.
Bilingual & multilingual dictionaries.
EDUCATION > Higher.
EDUCATION / Higher
Universities and colleges
Uganda
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Machine generated contents note: SECTION I Establishment of NCHE Secretariat and Design of Quality Benchmarks
  • 1. Need for a Higher Education Regulatory Agency
  • Introduction
  • Rationale
  • Higher Education is Key to Economic Development
  • Addressing the Impact of Globalisation
  • Global Power Relations Influence Higher Education
  • Market Models and Private Higher Education
  • Cross-border Higher Education
  • Massification of Higher Education
  • Connectivity: Language and Technologies
  • Research and Publications: The Soul of the new Global University
  • Global Rankings have Local Impact
  • Consequences of Globalisation on Institutional Management
  • 2. Establishment of the Council and Secretariat of the NCHE, 2002-2003 Introduction
  • Establishment of the Council
  • Establishment of the Secretariat
  • Selecting Staff to Work at the Secretariat
  • Addressing the Apparent Duplication of Effort on the Ministry of Education
  • Ministry Gets Nervous about the Invisibility of NCHE
  • 3. Designing the Benchmarks for Universities Introduction
  • Model University for Uganda: The Paper that Guided the Initial Design of the Benchmarks for the NCHE Quality Assurance Framework
  • Possible Parameters to Guide the NCHE in Licensing and Accrediting Universities in Uganda
  • 4. Quality Assurance Framework for Ugandan Universities Introduction
  • Components of the Quality Assurance Framework
  • NCHE Focused on Quality, not Relevance
  • 5. Funding of the National Council for Higher Education, 2002-2012 Introduction
  • Actual Funding of the NCHE
  • Ministry of Education Agrees to Increase Allocations to the NCHE
  • Increased Funding Helps the NCHE do More work but Increases Internal Discords
  • Ntinda Retreat
  • Arrangements for a Study and Evaluation of the NCHE
  • Achievements During 2011-2012
  • SECTION II NCHE's Relations with Institutions of Higher Learning
  • 6. Supervising the Growth of the Higher Education Sub-sector, 2001-2012
  • Introduction
  • What is Higher Education?
  • NCHE Focused on the Growth and Management of Universities
  • Management of Increasing Demand for Higher Education
  • Access to Higher Education in Uganda is Inequitable
  • Increasing Numbers but Decreasing Resources
  • Politics of Fees and the Inability of Universities to Raise Money
  • Ensuring the Delivery of Quality Education
  • Rigidities in Higher Education
  • Credit System could have Integrated the Higher Education Sub-sector
  • 7. National Council for Higher Education and Public Universities
  • Introduction
  • What are Public Universities in Uganda?
  • Slow Development of Public Universities
  • Declining Funding
  • Lack of Institutional Autonomy in Public Universities
  • Confusion at the Top: The Legal Impasse
  • Selection of a Vice-chancellor and Top Officials
  • Detaching the University from Public Service Administrative Regulations and Political Interference
  • Chartering of Public Universities to Improve their Institutional Autonomy
  • "Pride and Prejudice" of Certain Public Universities
  • 8. NCHE and the Challenges of Makerere University
  • Introduction
  • Funding as a Major Challenge of Tertiary Education
  • Impact of Neo-liberal Policies on Makerere University
  • Market no Permanent Solution to Makerere's Financial Crisis
  • Ensuing Challenges
  • Impact on Governance
  • Reduction of Programmes
  • Institutional Autonomy and Accountability
  • 9. Nurturing other Public Universities
  • Mbarara University of Science and Technology, MUST)
  • Kyambogo University
  • Gulu University
  • Busitema University
  • Muni Univesitry Project
  • 10. Licensing, Supervising, and Nurturing Private Higher Institutions, 2002-2012
  • Introduction
  • What is Private Higher Education?
  • Types of Private Higher Institutions
  • Management of Private Higher Education, 2002-2012
  • Major Problems of Private Universities in Uganda
  • General Characteristics of Private Universities
  • 11. NCHE and the Chartered Universities, 2002-2012
  • Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU)
  • Ndejje University
  • Uganda Martyrs University
  • Nkumba University
  • Bugema University
  • Uganda Christian University (UCU)
  • Kampala International University (KIU)
  • 12. NCHE and the Provisionally Licenced Private Universities
  • Busoga University
  • Kampala University
  • Aga Khan University
  • Kumi University
  • Kabale University
  • Mountains of the Moon University, Fort Portal (MMU)
  • African Bible College
  • Uganda Pentecostal University (UPU)
  • Bishop Stuart University
  • Muteesa I Royal University
  • St.
  • Lawrence University (SLAU)
  • All Saints University
  • Cavendish University (CUU)
  • International Health Science University (IHSU)
  • Victoria University
  • International University of East Africa
  • Virtual University of Uganda (VUU)
  • LivingStone International University (LIU)
  • 13. Other Degree Awarding as well as Failed Institutions
  • Other Degree Awarding Institutions
  • Failed and Failing Institutions
  • 14. NCHE and the Other Tertiary Institutions (OTIs)
  • Introduction
  • Ugandan Higher Education an Inverted Pyramid
  • Who is to Blame for the Slow Growth of the OTIs?
  • Way Forward
  • SECTION III Management of the National Council for Higher Education
  • 15. Administering the NCHE, 2002-2012
  • Introduction
  • Capacity Development at NCHE
  • Designing the NCHE Logo
  • Survey of Institutions of Higher Learning in Uganda
  • Exhibitions
  • Staff Management
  • Developing the NCHE Organograms
  • Defining the Role of the NCHE
  • Management of External Activities
  • Building for the National Council for Higher Education
  • Equipment, Furniture and Vehicles
  • 16. Accreditation of Programmes Taught in Institutions of Higher Learning
  • Introduction
  • Accreditation of Programmes is Mandatory
  • Managing the Accreditation Exercise
  • Serious Problems Still Remain
  • Case of Makerere University
  • Case of Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi (UMU)
  • 17. Equating Qualifications and its Impact on the Building of the NCHE
  • Introduction
  • Process of Equating Academic Qualifications
  • Equating of A- Level Equivalences for Political Aspirants
  • Equating the Qualifications of Mr Nasser Ssebaggala
  • Other Challenges in the Process of Equating Qualifications
  • Integrity is Heart of a Regulatory Agency
  • 18. Constituting a New Council for NCHE
  • Introduction
  • Controversy Over the Filling of Vacant Seats
  • Constituencies Elect their Representatives
  • Election of a Representative of the Vice-chancellors of Private Universities to the NCHE, 2012
  • Nominations
  • Elections
  • Election of Senate Representative
  • Judicial Review of the Conduct of Electing the Representatives
  • 19. Conclusion
  • Model University is a Free One
  • Many African Countries have Established Regulatory Agencies
  • Building of University Sectors
  • Establishment of Quality Mechanisms: External and Internal Quality Checks
  • Intrusion into the Institutional Autonomies and Academic Freedom of Universities
  • Agencies Should Gradually Reduce their Demands as Universities Improve their Capacities
  • I Look Ten Years Back From 2002 to 2012
  • 20. Afterword: The Balance Sheet of Ten Years Work by the NCHE / Mouhamad Mpezamihigo
  • Introduction
  • First Council Insights, 2002-2007
  • Initial Setup of Rules, Regulations, and License Fees
  • Selecting a Public Representative to Council
  • Initial Self-assessment of the NCHE
  • Universities and other Tertiary Institutions begin to seek the NCHE Approval
  • Licensing and Revoking of Universities' Licenses
  • Council Approved or Rejected Licensing of Institutions
  • Review of the NCHE Council Committee Functions and Roles
  • Formation of the Disciplinary Committee and the Road to the NCHE Restructuring
  • Analysis of the NCHE Annual Performance Reports for the Period 2005/2006 to 2011/2012
  • Identified Challenges
  • Self-evaluations or Institutional Review by Selected Ugandan Universities
  • NCHE Role in Programme Level Assessment
  • Management and Leadership Training Programme for University Managers.

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