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Fort Portal, Uganda | THE IDEPENDENT | Professor Pelucy Kabahuma Ntambirweki has been appointed the new Vice Chancellor of Uganda Pentecostal University. Pelucy holds a Master’s Degree in Education Management from Queens University Canada, a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education from Makerere University, a Diploma in Education from Makerere University, and other short courses.
Prof. Pelucy Ntambirweki has over 30 years’ experience in management having served at senior management and leadership roles both locally and internationally. Prior to her promotion to Vice Chancellor, Ntambirweki was the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration) at UPU, a position she has held since 2019.
Before joining UPU as the DVC she was a consultant with the World Bank Group. Prior to consulting with the World Bank, she held senior management and leadership positions at UNICEF between 2002 and 2017, at UNICEF East and Southern Regional Office in Kenya, UNICEF Eswatini, UNICEF Nigeria, UNICEF South Sudan and UNICEF Eritrea. Before joining UNICEF, she was the Chief Executive Officer at the Uganda Women’s Effort to Save Orphans (UWESO) and prior to that, a consultant with UNDP in conjunction with the Ministry of Education, Uganda.
Kabahuma has had a stint in acting capacity at the university before. She run the university for a whole year in an acting capacity when her husband Prof John Ntambirwek was bedridden before he passed on in April.
Kabahuma was unveiled on Thursday by Dr Nathan Karema the Chairperson University Council, at the University Main Campus in Mucwa, Fort Portal City. She has been Second Deputy Vice-Chancellor.
Dr. Karema said that the University Council appointed Kabahuma on merit because she possesses the required qualifications and experience.
Commenting on her appointment and promotion, Dr. Nathan Karema, Chairman of the University Council said: “The Council is excited about Prof. Pelucy Ntambirweki’s appointment as the Vice Chancellor. Her recruitment went through a thorough analysis by the UPU Board which is chaired by Retired Justice Dr. Tabaro. We are confident that her institutional knowledge of UPU and leadership expertise as an international civil servant will be instrumental in UPU’s development. UPU is looking forward to her tenure, which we believe will propel UPU to greater heights.”
He said that her exceptional dedication to the growth and transformation of the University also inspired members of the Council to approve her for the position.
According to the Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act, 2001, the Vice Chancellor shall be appointed by the Chancellor on the recommendation of the University Council.
The Vice-Chancellor is responsible for the academic, administrative, and financial affairs of the University and in the absence of the Chancellor, presides at ceremonial assemblies of the University and confer degrees and other academic titles.
Prof. Pelucy Ntambirweki commenting on her appointment and promotion said: “I am honoured to be given this great opportunity to serve the mighty Uganda Pentecostal University. I thank God for this opportunity. In this opportunity, I will draw on all the great lessons that I learnt from stewardship by the best – the late Vice Chancellor, who was a great administrator and one of the best legal scholars of our times. This experience combined with my skills and competencies as well as my 30-year management of teams and programmes will be vital in this position.”
The Board of Directors and the University Council of @UPU_Uganda are pleased to announce the appointment of @pntambirweki as Vice Chancellor of UPU. Please see attached press release for further details. pic.twitter.com/MOjX4pVzRQ
— Uganda Pentecostal University (@UPU_Uganda) June 23, 2023
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