Prof. Edward Bbaale,
Principal, College of Business & Management Sciences
I welcome you to this edition of the College newsletter, highlighting the advances in teaching and learning, research and innovations, and knowledge transfer partnerships. The College is a leader in business, management, economics, statistics and planning. It is an active centre of research, innovation, entrepreneurship, community and student engagement. Makerere University hosted the first African Symposium on Climate-Sensitive Economic Modelling. This positioned the College as Africa’s hub for climate-smart economic policy and natural capital accounting. The participants applauded Makerere University for the partnership with Uganda’s Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, which led to the establishment of the Centre for Africa Climate-Sensitive Macroeconomic Modelling (CEACM). I acknowledge the tremendous research and policy engagements being undertaken by the various centres of excellence under the College namely: Centre for Population and Applied Statistics (CPAS), Public Investment Management (PIM), Environment for Development Initiative (EfD at Mak). Our staff and students have continued to excel in academics and attracted awards at the College, University, national, regional and international levels. I commend the hardworking faculty and staff in the School of Business, School of Economics, and the School of Statistics and Planning, for the mentorship extended to our students. At the graduate level, the College leadership, staff, graduate coordinators, and the Executive of the PhD Fellows, have undertaken numerous strategies aimed at enhancing the competences of our students in research and publication. Conscious about holistic growth and well-being, the College supports team building such as the Physical Fitness programme and the CoBAMS Sports Gala.