Professor William Senteza Kajubi, the first African to receive a Fulbright scholarship in 1952 and a renowned educationist who diversified and chaired a committee to review Uganda’s Curriculum in 1990 was remembered and celebrated by Makerere University during the 4th annual lecture.
This was on Tuesday, 7th November, 2023 at Makerere University at the Yusuf Lule Teaching Facility.
The Vice-Chancellor Prof Barnabas Nawangwe co-hosted the lecture with the new US Ambassador to Uganda, H.E William W. Popp, fostering collaboration between the United States and Makerere.
This was under the theme; “Higher Education In The Digital Age: Navigating the Future Through Technological Advancements.”
During his submission, H.E Amb. William Popp revealed that it was an honor “to be here on my first visit to Makerere University. I just had the pleasure of discussing the university’s distinguished history and bright future with the Vice Chancellor, and it is clear why you are among the leading academic institutions in East Africa.”
He noted that the US mission in Uganda was proud to launch the first Kajubi-Fulbright Lecture as part of Makerere’s 100-year celebrations.
“This year, we are pleased to continue the tradition of bringing American and Ugandan experts together to discuss the future of higher education and to honor the first Fulbrighter from Africa and Makerere’s former Vice Chancellor Professor Senteza Kajubi,” he added.
Prof Nawangwe commended the US Embassy on the choice of keynote speakers, for who could be better primed to unpack the day’s theme than two Fulbright alumni, whose careers are intricately woven in education, industry and technology.
He added that it was heart-warming to note that 71 years after Prof. Senteza Kajubi secured his Fulbright Scholarship, “we are gathered here today to discuss Uganda’s Higher Education through the lens of technological advancement.”
Prof. William Senteza Kajubi served as the Vice Chancellor of Makerere University at two different intervals 1977 – 1979 and 1990 – 1993. He was also a member of the constitutional Assembly that drafted Uganda’s constitution of 1995. He devoted his life to Academics and impacting communities until his death on May 1st, 2012.
