Advancing Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship

ADVANCING SOCIAL INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP THROUGH POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION IN EAST AFRICA
Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education Ref. number: 101178404

The ADVANCE project aims to enhance social innovation and entrepreneurship in Uganda and Tanzania by developing and implementing a new competence-based postgraduate diploma programme in four partner universities in Uganda and Tanzania, in cooperation with local stakeholders and based on the methodologies of service-learning and experiential learning.

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Vice Chancellor - Busitema University
Prof. WAAKO Paul (PhD)

Vice Chancellor, Busitema University

Busitema University

Busitema University is one of the public universities in Uganda. It operates a multi-campus model where some critical academic units (Faculties) are situated in different campuses. Some of the current specialised campuses are located in Namasagali (Kamuli District), Arapai (Soroti District), Nagongera (Tororo District), main campus (Busia District), and Pallisa (Pallisa District). The main campus is located at Busitema in Busia District, 186 km East of the Ugandan Capital City, Kampala. The main campus sits on 1,300 acres (530 ha) of land and is situated near the famous West Bugwe Scenic Natural Forest. The University was initially established as a higher institution of learning in the form of technical aid by the then Soviet Union supporting some certificate and diploma academic programmes in agricultural sciences. It was later elevated to a university status through a Statutory Instrument of 2007, which presented an opportunity for growth and the establishment of a centre for training, research, extension and innovation in the field of management sciences among others.

Faculty Dean - Busitema University
Prof. Musenze Ibrahim Abaas (PhD)

Faculty Dean

Faculty of Management Science

Faculty of Management Science (FMS) is one of the satellite campus of the University. It is located in Pallisa District, in Bukedi sub-Region in the Eastern Region of Uganda, 200 kilometres (124.3 miles), northeast of Kampala. It sits on 25 acres in the former location of Kalaki sub-County headquaters, Pallisa District. The proximity of this Faculty to the Kenyan border offers an advantage of serving as a rich catchment area for recruitment of international students, as well as its rural setting which provides an exceptional competitive advantage to be a global centre for sustainable rural development. Since its inception, it has realised tremendous developments in various aspects such as academic programmes, infrastructure, student and staff numbers amongst others.

Faculty of Management Science
Faculty of Management Science

Academic Programmes at the Faculty

Faculty of Management Science (FMS) is running 9 academic programmes spread across 2 Departments: Economics and Management, and Tourism and Hospitality Management.

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SOCIAL INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

We are a consortium of 10 partner organizations, including 7 universities: 2 in Uganda, 2 in Tanzania, and 3 in Europe, joined by 3 non-academic partners: an NGO from Uganda, a business development organization from Tanzania and an education & research centre from Bulgaria.

  • Curriculum design and development
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Social innovation; Social entrepreneurship
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PROGRAMS ACTIVITIES

Competence Profile of a Social Entrepreneur

The main goal is to present a context-specific framework for developing and teaching the competencies of social entrepreneurs in East Africa.

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Professional Development Workshops for PC HEIs’ Academic Staff

Aim to enhance the teaching practices, expand your subject knowledge, and develop new strategies to meet the evolving needs.

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Digitalized ADVANCE Programme

Support curriculum designers and policymakers in creating tailored programs for social innovation

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MEET OUR TEAM

Prof. Saphina Biira

Busitema University Team leader and Program Manager

Prof. Musenze Ibrahim Abaas

Senior Researcher

Dr. Eryenyu Charles

Senior Researcher

Mr. Esuku Joseph

Junior Researcher

Ms. Asemo Caroline

Administrative staff

OUR PARTNER INSTITUTIONS

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European Union
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Tetra Solutions Eood
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Universita Degli Studi Del Sannio
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Vilniaus Kolegija
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University of National And World Economy
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Small Industries Development Organization
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Lira University
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Facilitation for Peace and Development
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Mzumbe University
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The Mkwawa University College of Education

Advancing Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship through Postgraduate Education in East Africa.

Email:

www.advance-sie.eu

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).

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Address

P.O Box 236, Tororo, Uganda

Email

info@adm.busitema.ac.ug

Telephone

+256-45-4448834

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