Английская Википедия:Ahmad Ssengendo
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Ahmad Kaweesa Ssengendo is a Ugandan botanist, academic, and academic administrator. He is the former Rector of the Islamic University in Uganda, a private university that was accredited by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education (UNCHE) in 1988.[1] He was appointed to that position in 2004.[2][3]
Background
He was born in Bukanga Village, Isingiro District on 6 February 1959 to Yunus Kaweesa and Zuhurah Kaweesa.[4]
Education
He attended Kyaluhambura Primary School for his elementary education. He attended Old Kampala Secondary School for his O-Level studies, from 1973 until 1976. For his A-Level education, he relocated to St. Henry's College Kitovu, where he studied physics, chemistry, biology, and subsidiary mathematics.Шаблон:Fact
He was admitted to Makerere University, the largest and oldest public university in Uganda. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Botany. He followed that with a Diploma in education. Later, he obtained a Master Arts in education, also from Makerere University. From 1985 until 1987, Ssengendo attended the University of Kansas, obtaining a Doctor of Philosophy in education degree.[4]
Work history
While pursuing his Diploma in Education, he taught at Nyamitanga Primary School and at Nyamitanga Secondary School in Mbarara, Mbarara District, Western Region. After obtaining the diploma, he joined the Department of Botany at Makerere University as an assistant lecturer. To augment his income, he concurrently taught at Old Kampala Senior Secondary School, his alma mater, and at Bilal Islamic Institute.
When he returned to Uganda after his PhD studies in 1987, he re-joined Makerere, but this time, in the School of Education. After barely one year, he left to join eight other educators, who teamed up to start the Islamic University in Uganda in 1988. Starting out s a Lecturer at IUIU, Ssengendo rose through the ranks to become University Secretary. In 2001, he was requested to start IUIU's Kampala Campus. From 2003 to 2004, he served as Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academics. In 2004, at the age of 45, he was appointed Vice Chancellor of IUIU.[5][6]
Other consideration
Ahmad Ssengendo is married to two wives. He is the father of 13 children, four daughters and nine sons. He is of the Muslim faith.
See also
- List of universities in Uganda
- List of university leaders in Uganda
- List of business schools in Uganda
- List of law schools in Uganda
- Education in Uganda
References
External links
- Uganda: Islamic Organisation OIC Increases Funding for Universities
- It Has Been 170 Years of Islam In Uganda
- Questions We Must Ask About Recent Appointments At IUIU
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- ↑ {{cite web Dr. Sengendo completedhis tenure as Rectoron 31st December2020. He was replaced as Rector by Asooc. Prof. Dr. Ismail Simbwa Gyagenda |url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/610939 |title=IUIU Opens Female-Only Campus |date=10 February 2008 |first=Alfred |last=Wasike |accessdate=15 September 2014 |newspaper=New Vision (Kampala) |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212201103/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/610939 |archivedate=12 February 2008 }}
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