The Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) has received the Technical Aid Corps (TAC) lecturers to bridge the human resource gap in academics and obtain technical – skills transfer from Nigerian Universities.
Recently, the IUIU Vice-Rector Academic Affairs (AA), Dr. Jamil Serwanga, and the Academic Registrar, Dr. Halima Wakabi Akbar, went to Abuja, Nigeria, to meet with the TAC Director, Mr. Mohammed S. Kangiwa, to facilitate the arrival of the lecturers in the country.
The IUIU duo selected applicants from different fields including education, law, management, social sciences, and health sciences.
According to the Vice-Rector, most of the lecturers are Ph.D. holders except for a few Lab Scientists.
“Our target was to select staff who are in senior positions, mostly Ph.D. holders, to help not only in teaching and learning but also in research and supervision of postgraduate programs,” Dr. Serwanga said.
Dr. Serwanga said that the technical and skills transfer program has been in existence for some time, but since COVID-19 broke out, there has been a suspension of the program.
“IUIU is now resuming to get assistance from Technical Aid Corps so that we get eligible lecturers to support teaching and learning in IUIU,” he said.
The lecturers will be at IUIU for two years. The Nigerian government established the TAC in 1987 to serve as a “practical demonstration of South-South Cooperation”.
TAC is a voluntary international service scheme where highly skilled Nigerians volunteer to help offer academic services in developing countries for two years.
The program was designed to share Nigeria’s human resources with other African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries to strengthen their international relationship.
The IUIU representatives met with the Director of Programs to see how IUIU and TAC can maintain and enhance their relationship.
