Badru Dungu Kateregga (born 4 December 1948), is a Ugandan academic, entrepreneur and academic administrator, who serves as the vice chancellor of Kampala University, a private university that he co-founded.[1]
Professor Badru Kateregga | |
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| Born | 4 December 1948 |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Alma mater | Makerere University (Bachelor of Arts) University of London (Master of Arts) Kampala University (Honorary Doctor of Letters) |
| Occupation(s) | University administrator, academic and entrepreneur |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Known for | Academic leadership |
| Website | https://www.profbadrukateregga.com |
Background and education
editHe was born on 4 December 1948 to Hajat Aisha Nakato Namusoke and the late Hajj Kateregga, in Kabasanda village, in present-day Butambala District, in the Buganda Region of Uganda.[2]
He attended Kabasanda Primary School, between 1956 until 1964, graduating with a Primary Leaving Certificate. He then transferred to Kabasanda Junior Secondary School, graduating with a Junior Leaving Certificate in 1967. He obtained a High School Diploma in 1969 from Kibuli Secondary School, specializing in Arts subjects.[1][2]
In 1970, he was admitted to Makerere University, Uganda's oldest and largest public university, where he studied History, Religious Studies and Philosophy. He graduated three years later with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He obtained a Master of Arts degree from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, specializing in the History of the Middle East and Islamic studies.[1][2]
In 2010, the Senate of Kampala University awarded him a Doctor of Letters degree.[2]
Career
editFollowing his graduate studies in the United Kingdom, he returned to Uganda and was appointed as a lecturer in the Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts at Makerere University.[2]
Kampala University
editIn 1999, while still a lecturer at Makerere University, Kateregga, together with other stakeholders founded Kampala University, a multi-campus private university whose main campus is located in Ggaba, on the northern shores of Lake Victoria.[3] In 2014, he retired from Makerere University to devote his focus on the private university that he had co-founded.[2]
See also
editSuccession table as Vice Chancellor, Kampala University
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Buule, Gabriel (17 February 2019). "Kateregga makes the most out of education". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Badru Kateregga (2018). "The Biography of Professor Badru Dungu Kateregga". Kmpala: Profbadrukateregga.com. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ Ochwo, Alfred (8 March 2018). "Prof Kagonyera installed as Kampala University chancellor". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 17 February 2019.