Makerere University Business School (MUBS) is the school of business of

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's oldest university. MUBS provides business and management education at the certificate, diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Location

The school's campus is located at Plot 21A Port Bell Road, in

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, one of the five administrative divisions of

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, the capital and largest city of

, approximately , by road, east of the city centre. The coordinates of the school campus are: 0°19'42.0"N 32°36'59.0"E (Latitude:0.328333; Longitude:32.616389).

History

MUBS was established in the 1960s as National College of Business Studies (NCBS). It offered business and management diplomas as well as professional training in business. At that time, the college offered diplomas, the main ones being the Uganda Diploma in Business Studies and the Higher Diploma in Marketing. In 1997, Faculty of Commerce at

was merged with NCBS, thereby creating MUBS, a constituent college of Makerere University. The staff and students of both institutions were brought together at the campus at

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, approximately , east of

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. In 2001, due to changes in the laws of Uganda, MUBS transformed from a constituent college of Makerere University to a "public tertiary institution" affiliated to Makerere University. However this arrangement did not work well, resulting in Makerere introducing competing duplicate courses at the main campus, while MUBS started to agitate for complete autonomy. Finally in 2012, the autonomy sought by MUBS was granted by the Uganda Ministry of Education and Sports.

Autonomy

In January 2012, Ugandan media reported that MUBS will break away from

and reconstitute itself into an independent university. This will result in the change of its name to a new name, yet to be determined. In August 2013, Uganda's

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began drafting the necessary legislation to separate MUBS from Makerere University. The draft was expected to be presented to the Ugandan Parliament for debate and enactment into law.

Faculties

As of November 2022, the school has the following faculties: * Faculty of Commerce * Faculty of Computing and Informatics * Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management * Faculty of Business Administration * Faculty of Management * Faculty of Marketing and International Business * Faculty of Economics, Energy and Management Sciences * Faculty of Procurement and Logistics Management * Faculty of Tourism, Hospitality & Languages * Faculty of Science Education * Faculty of Vocational and Distance Education * Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research

Undergraduate courses

Reference: *

Bachelor of Business Administration Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is a bachelor's degree in business administration awarded by colleges and universities after completion of undergraduate study in the fundamentals of business administration and usually including advanced ...

* Bachelor of Human Resource Management * Bachelor of Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management * Bachelor of Leadership and Governance * Bachelor of Procurement and Supply Chain Management * Bachelor of Business Statistics *

Bachelor of Commerce A Bachelor of Commerce (abbreviated BComm or BCom; also, ''baccalaureates commercii'') is an undergraduate degree in business, usually awarded in Canada, Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Ireland, New Zealand, Ghana, South Africa, Myanmar, ...

Bachelor of Arts in Economics The Bachelor of Economics (BEc or BEcon), or the "Bachelor of Applied Economics", is a bachelor's degree awarded by many universities and colleges for completion of an undergraduate program in economics, econometrics, or applied economics; the ...

Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...

Accounting Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations. Accounting, which has been called the "languag ...

* Bachelor of Real Estates Finance Management *

Finance Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of fina ...

* Bachelor of Business Computing * Bachelor of Office and Information Management * Bachelor of Transport & Logistics Management * Bachelor of International Business * Bachelor of Catering & Hotel Management * Bachelor of Leisure & Hospitality Management *

Marketing Marketing is the process of exploring, creating, and delivering value to meet the needs of a target market in terms of goods and services; potentially including selection of a target audience; selection of certain attributes or themes to emph ...

* Bachelor of Travel & Tourism Management Study centres :

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, Jinja,

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and Mbale *

* Bachelor of Human Resource Management * Bachelor of Procurement & Logistics Management.

Graduate courses

Reference: Graduate Study Programs at MUBS
*

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and

Management Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities o ...

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

(

MBA A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

) * Master of Energy Economics * Master of Business Management * Master of Economic Policy Management *

Master of Science A Master of Science ( la, Magisterii Scientiae; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree in the field of science awarded by universities in many countries or a person holding such a degree. In contrast to ...

in Finance & Accounting *

in Procurement and Supply Chain Management *

Master of International Business The Master of International Business (MIB or M.I.B.) is a master's degree designed to develop the capabilities and resources of managers in the global economy. It is for those seeking to establish or accelerate a career in international business. T ...

in Hospitality & Tourism Management ( MSHTM) *

in Entrepreneurship *

in Marketing *

in Accounting & Finance * Master of Banking and Investment Management * Masters of Hospitality and Tourism Management * Master of Human Resource Management * Masters in Leadership & Governance * Executive

Doctor of Business Administration The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) is either a professional doctorate or a research doctorate, depending on the granting university, awarded on the basis of advanced study, examinations, project work, and research in business administrati ...

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. * Doctor of Energy Economics

Outreach Centres

The School operates the followin
outreach centres
in addition to the Academic Faculties:
Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Incubation Centre

The ICT Centre
* The Leadership Centre * Microfinance Centre * The MUBS Career and Skills Development Centre * The MUBS Centre for Executive Education

Notable Scholars

Makerere University Business School has been ranked by AD Science among the Top 3 leading Ugandan Universities (after Makerere University the mother institution and Makerere University College of Health Sciences) in Scientific research and publication. Leading scientists as of 2022 AD Science ranking

include Prof
Joseph M. Ntayi
Prof
Stephen Nkundabanyanga
Juma Bananuka (RIP), Prof
Laura Orobia
Prof. Twaaha Kigongo Kaawaase, Prof. Muhammed Ngoma, Prof
Geoffrey Kituyi Mayoka
Prof. Musa Bukoma Moya, Bob Ssekiziyivu, Zainab Tumwebaze, Dr. Edward Kabaale, among others. Other notable scholars include Prof. Waswa Balunywa, Prof. John C. Munene, Prof. Moses Muhwezi, Prof. Robert Kyeyune, Prof. Suudi Nangoli, among others.

Notable Alumni

MUBS has a number of notable Alumni in the fields of Academia, Business, Entrepreneurship, Politics, Entertainment and Society.Some of these have either taught or studied at the Institution.
Notable Alumni and Former Staff
of Makerere University Business School include; Politicians and Civil Servants * Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among- Speaker of the 11th Parliament of Uganda * Mr. Ramathan Ggoobi, Permanent Secretary/ Secretary to the Treasury, Ministry of Finance, Uganda * Hon. Kyooma Xavier, Member of Parliament (MP) for Ibanda North Constituency 2021 - 2026. Visiting Professors * Prof. Peter Rosa – University of Edinburgh * Prof. Tom Root – Drake University * Prof. Augustine Ahiauzu – International Centre for Management Research and Training (CIMRAT) Nigeria. * Prof. Damien Ejigiri – Southern University * Prof. Gerrit Rooks – Technical University Eindhoven * Prof. Jimmy D. Senteza – Drake University * Prof Victor W.A Mbarika – Southern University * Hassan Omar Mahadallah Ph.D – Southern University * Prof. Timothy Shaw – The University of the West indies * Prof. Pascal T. Ngoboka – University of Wisconsin * Prof.Michael Frese – Leuphana University * Prof. G.V. Joshi * Prof. Debra . S. Bishop * Dr. Mary Clark Bruce * Dr. M.S. Moodithaya * Dr. Chanika R. Jones Academia * Prof. Arthur Sserwanga – Former Vice chancellor of Muteesa I Royal University * Dr. Stephen Robert Isabalija – Former Vice chancellor of Victoria University * Prof. Nixon Kamukama- DVC- Mbarara University of Science & Technology Sports * Dorcus Inzikuru – Track and field athlete – winner of the inaugural world title in women’s 3000 m steeplechase * Davis Kamoga – Athlete – won the first Ugandan medal at the World Championships Athens 1997 Entertainment * Mariam Ndagire – Artist in the Uganda Entertainment Industry * Quiin Abenakyo – Miss Uganda 2018 -> Crowned Miss Africa 2018

References

External links

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MUBS Rebrands as Metropolitan University Business School
{{Kampala District Makerere University Business schools in Uganda 1997 establishments in Uganda Nakawa Division Educational institutions established in 1997