CHUSS holds inaugural workshop of the Centre of Excellence in Research, Teaching and Learning (CERTL)

Brief: 

World over, Centres of Excellence have become an integral part of the policy mix for realizing higher education and research sector goals. They have proved to be important avenues for minimizing inefficiency and enhancing the quality of teaching and learning.

In a bid to strengthen scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences at Makerere University and other Higher Education Institutions in the country, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in New York early this year set out to establish a Centre of Excellence in Research, Teaching and Learning. The Centre launched by the Vice Chancellor of Makerere University, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe on 16th September 2020 aims to equip and revitalize faculty, graduate teaching fellows, and graduate students in the College with skills in research, academic writing, teaching and learning.

The Centre will among other things offer opportunities for faculty to retool and learn from each other about the teaching of the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences in a university. It will also provide opportunities for faculty to explore new pedagogies that foster critical thinking; and support senior academics to provide orientation, mentorship, and instructional guidance to new and upcoming faculty. In addition, the Centre will conduct research in the teaching and learning of humanities and social sciences in the University; and ensure that students in the Humanities, Arts and Humanistic Social Sciences disciplines and programmes are properly grounded in debates, methodologies and writing in their respective disciplines. The Centre also intends to initiate a culture of recognition and reward for excellence in research, teaching and learning in the University. It is headed by the Dean, School of School of Social Sciences, Dr Andrew Elias State (Director) who is deputized by Dr Pamela Khanakwa, Senior Lecturer in the Department of History, Archeology, and Heritage Studies.

Our Partners

CONTACT US

Makerere University
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
P.O Box 7062 Kampala
Email: pr@chuss.mak.ac.ug
Website: https://chuss.mak.ac.ug

EXTERNAL LINKS

SOCIAL MEDIA

  • Prof. Patrick Mangeni Hands Over School of Liberal and Performing Arts (SLPA) Deanship to Dr. Pamela Khanakwa… https://t.co/XKqI1Co9Ph 9 months 2 weeks ago
  • RT @: 9 months 3 weeks ago
  • As we head into the closing session of the 2023 Gender Institute reflection meeting our very own… https://t.co/JeHxMUoOdF 9 months 3 weeks ago
Loading Tweets