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AT I O B
Uganda alumni seminar
On 8 November 2017, IOB, with the support of VLIR UOS, organised the
second Ugandan IOB alumni seminar. The seminar brought together IOB
alumni from Uganda, IOB staff, staff from Ugandan partner universities
(UCU, MUST, Kyambogo University) and Belgian development actors to get
to know one another or see each other again after many years.
The seminar, hosted by Prof. Nathalie Holvoet and Prof. Mesarch Katusimwe,
consisted of several interesting presentations:
• ‘Piloting Inclusive Education: Potentials and limitations in achieving
universal access to education for children with disabilities in Uganda’ (by
Rosemary Nambooze, alumna 2010)
• ‘Not quite what’s on paper: information sharing networks in the Ugandan
rural water service (by Sara Dewachter, IOB staff)
• ‘CASH or FOOD? A Comparative analysis of the effectiveness of food
assistance modalities in refugee settlements (by Hamidu Tusiime,
alumnus 2009)
• ‘Using machine learning to analyse radio content in Uganda’ (by Kirsten
Van Camp, alumna 2009)
Afterwards, other IOB alumni work was also showcased during the poster
reception. This event also marked the start of a formal IOB Uganda alumni
chapter. The alumni chose to elect a president (Hamidu) as well as an
executive committee (Bob – Samuel- Hamidu- Betty- Gerald) to run the IOB
Uganda alumni chapter. President Hamidu Tusiime closed a wonderful day
with his election speech and his own … IOB song.
Check out the alumni booklet grouping all Ugandan alumni ‘s profiles
10th anniversary of African
Charter on Democracy,
Elections and Governance
On 2 and 3 October 2017, IOB, SOAS
and the African Union organised
an academic workshop on the 10th
anniversary of the African Charter on
Democracy, Elections and Governance.
Alumnus Dennis Penu presented
a draft journal paper, based on his
master dissertation, on the concept of
‘government of national unity’ and the
African Union policy on this matter.
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