Joy Kwesiga

Joy Constance Kwesiga is a Ugandan academic, academic administrator, gender specialist, and community activist. She is the vice chancellor of Kabale University, a public institution of higher education in Uganda and accredited by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education in 2005.[1][2]

Joy Constance Kwesiga
Born	1943 (age 77–78) Kabale, Uganda
Nationality	Ugandan
Citizenship	Uganda
Alma mater	Makerere University (BA in Geography) (Doctorate in education and gender issues) Uganda Management Institute (Diploma in public administration) University of London Master of Arts in higher education)
Occupation	Academic administrator
Years active	1967 — present
Known for	Administrative skills, community activism
Title	Vice chancellor Kabale University

Background and education

She was born in Kabale District, Western Region of Uganda in 1943. She is the daughter of Andrew Mafigiri, a member of the Anglican Church laity, and Esteri Mafigiri, a housewife.[3] She attended Kabale Girls' Junior Boarding School for her elementary school. She then transferred to Gayaza High School for her O-Level and A-Level education. In 1964, she entered the University of East Africa at Makerere, graduating in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in geography. In 1979, she completed the postgraduate diploma program in public administration at the Uganda Institute of Public Administration (now the Uganda Management Institute). Her Master of Arts in higher education and Doctor of Philosophy in education and gender issues were obtained from the University of London in 1987 and 1993, respectively.[3]

Career

Following her graduation from the University of East Africa in 1967, she stayed on, working as an executive secretary in the university administration. By 1994, she had risen to serve as the deputy registrar for postgraduate studies. Between 1995 and 1998, she served as the head of the Department of Women and Gender Studies at Makerere University. From 1998 until 2001, she was the dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Makerere University. In 2001, she was appointed vice chancellor of Kabale University.[4]

See also

• List of university leaders in Uganda

References

1. NCHE (11 November 2016). "Uganda National Council for Higher Education: Private Universities". Kampala: National Council for Higher Education (NCHE). Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
2. WSRU (11 November 2016). "Women's Situation Room Uganda: Eminent Women - Professor Joy C. Kwesiga". Kampala: Women's Situation Room Uganda (WSRU). Retrieved 11 November 2016.
3. Aanyu, Rehema (16 October 2009). "Women are not extensions of men - Professor Kwesiga". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
4. "The Africa Society Profile of Dr. Joy Constance Kwesiga: Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Makerere University, Uganda" (PDF). University of Alberta. 2000. Retrieved 7 September 2014.

External links

• Female Professors Tell Their Long Story