The NCHE Council has welcomed four new members who have been appointed to fill the vacant positions on Council which fell vacant after the departure of the former Council members.
The new council members include Dr. Martin Francis Kyeyune for the Industry sector, Prof. K. M Mathew representing Senate of private Universities, Prof. John Mugisha for Vice Chancellors of private Universities and Ms. Nasirumbi Agnes for people with disabilities.
They replace Mr. Sebaggala Kigozi, Prof. Patrick Manu, Prof. Wilson Muyinda Mande and Mr. Victor Locoro who retired after their service at NCHE.
While welcoming the new members, the Chairperson of Council prof. Eli Katunguka congratulated them for being appointed to be members of the NCHE Council saying that their constituencies looked at them and realized they were the right people to join the Council and make a contribution to the development of higher education in Uganda.
He called upon them to master the Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act as the guiding book in their operations.
He thanked the former members and hailed them for their contribution to NCHE and higher education in Uganda.
