Wollega University to learn Best Experiences from Makerere University

Wollega University aspires to be one of the top 25 universities in Africa by 2033 G.C. To attain this vision, the university is working as heartily as possible by designing a roadmap.

Thus, a delegate from the university staff visited Makerere University in Uganda to share best experiences on academic affairs, research and innovation, staff development, knowledge transfer and other good practices. The team has learned a lot in the area of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). In addition to sharing best practices, the visit has the aim of laying foundation for collaboration and partnership with the university in all academic arenas. After five days visit at Makerere university (November 10-14/2017), the delegate came back with rich experience. The members of the delegate confirmed while briefing about their visit to the domestic staff that Makerere University is one of the higher institutions to learn from as it is one of the oldest and academically stable institution with high ranking in Africa. It is an exemplary university because every working unit in it has internalized the vision and is working for its productivity.

Based on the briefing, Wollega University workers on their part agreed that commitment and hardworking of all staffs is very important to realize the vision of the university. The staffs agreed that there are good practices that Wollega University can share to other universities like Makerere University has done and at the same time there are other practices that the university needs to work on strongly. Thus, if all staffs work for one goal, they can possibly put Wollega University at the level of Makerere University in the near future.