Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe
Arch. Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe is the current Vice Chancellor of Makerere University, having assumed office in September 2017, and been reappointed for a second five-year term in August 2022. He holds a PhD in Architecture from the Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture (KNUCA). He also holds a number of certificates in Management.
Prior to his appointment as Vice Chancellor, Prof. Nawangwe served Makerere University as the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Finance and Administration) from 2013 to 2017, Acting Principal of the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology-CEDAT (2011-2013), Dean of the Faculty of Technology (2002-2011) and Head of the Department of Architecture right from its inception in 1989 until 2002.
Prof. Nawangwe has published more than 40 articles in peer-reviewed journals and has served as external examiner at several universities within and outside Africa. He has chaired boards of several national, regional and international professional organisations. He currently chairs the Steering Committee of the Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa (CTCA) and is the Patron of the ResilientAfrica Network (RAN).
He is the Director of the UK-based Worldwide Universities Network (WUN). WUN is a not-for-profit association of 23 universities, spanning 15 countries on six continents, whose principal activity is the creation of new multilateral opportunities for international collaboration in research and graduate education. He is also a member of Executive Committee of the Council of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), a unique network of over 500 universities in 50 countries dedicated to building a better world through higher education.
Prof. Nawangwe is a Registered Professional Architect and has worked widely as a consulting Architect in Uganda and beyond. His research interests are in Vernacular Architecture and Informal Settlements.