Yoweri Museveni has directed the newly installed Makerere University Vice Chancellor (VC) Professor Barnabas Nawangwe and to consider phasing out all the non- market oriented arts courses if they want him to take over the entire university wage bill.
Mr. Museveni was presiding over the installation ceremony of the former Deputy Vice Chancellor (DVC) for Finance and Administration as the new VC.
He said a lot of resources and efforts are often wasted on irrelevant disciplines which are unfair to the students and their parents.
“The problem of Makerere are these courses that are not market oriented because it is both unfair to the country and parents since they pay for disciplines that have no demand in the job market,” said Museveni.
The president, who studied Political Science at the University of Dar-es-salaam, listed his own course alongside Psychology, Social Work and Social Administration (SWASA) among others as the useless courses.
He also hailed the outgoing VC Prof John Ddumba Ssentamu for his contribution to the growth of university education.
