Frederick Kayanja
Frederick Kayanja | |
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Born | 1938 (age 85–86) |
Nationality (legal) | Ugandan |
Citizenship | Uganda |
Alma mater | Makerere University (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) University of Cambridge (Doctor of Philosophy) Harvard University (Research Fellowship) |
Occupation(s) | Academic and Academic administrator |
Years active | 1972 — present |
Known for | Academics |
Title | Chancellor Gulu University[1] Former vice chancellor Mbarara University of Science and Technology |
Children | Derek Kayanja, Mark Kayanja, Emmanuel Kayanja, Adrian Kayanja. |
Frederick Ian Bantubano Kayanja is a Ugandan physician, academic, and academic administrator. He has been the chancellor of Gulu University, a public institution of higher education, since October 2014, replacing Martin Aliker.[2] He is a former vice chancellor of the Mbarara University of Science and Technology.[3] He assumed that position in 1989 and stepped down in October 2014.[4] Before that, he served as the deputy vice chancellor of Makerere University, the oldest and largest public university in Uganda.
Background
Kayanja was born in Uganda circa 1938.[citation needed]
Education and work history
Kayanja holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree from Makerere University.[5] He also holds a Doctor of Philosophy, obtained in 1970 from Wolfson College, Cambridge. He also obtained postdoctoral training from the Harvard School of Medicine in the United States.
Kayanja has also worked in a number of institutions both inside and outside of Uganda; including:[6]
- Lecturer at the University of London in the United Kingdom
- Associate professor at the University of Nairobi
- Professor and dean at Makerere University
- Chairman of the Uganda National Agricultural Research Organization
- Chairman of the Uganda National Council for Higher Education.
Other responsibilities
He is the editor-in-chief of the African Journal of Ecology. He also is a fellow of both the African Academy of Sciences and the Uganda National Academy of Sciences.[7] He is a survivor of Ebola hemorrhagic fever.[8]
See also
- Makerere University College of Health Sciences
- List of universities in Uganda
- List of medical schools in Uganda
- List of university leaders in Uganda
References
- ^ Ocungi, Julius (20 January 2015). "Gulu University Gets New Chancellor". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ Red Pepper Reporter (27 October 2014). "Gulu University Gets New Chancellor". Red Pepper Newspaper. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ Okoth, Cecilia (28 November 2013). "MUST-UTAMU To Harness PhD Research With South Africa". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ Barya, Amos (20 October 2014). "Professor Kayanja To Handover As Vice Chancellor To Professor Celestino Obua". Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST). Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ Acemah, Harold (9 March 2014). "Homage To An Intellectual Giant And National Hero Whose Work Speaks Volumes". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "Kayanja Bantubano Ian Frederick, Professor". African Academy of Sciences (AAS) (Nairobi). Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ UNAS. "Fellow Profiles At Uganda National Academy of Sciences". Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS). Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ Athumani, Halima (7 October 2011). "Science Lectures The Incompetent". Uganda Radio Network (URN). Retrieved 25 October 2014.