Faculty of Forestry & Nature Conservation-MAK
MAKERERE UNIVERSITY
MANAGEMENT
VISITS
FIELD STATIONS FOR
FACULTY OF FORESTRY
6TH OCT 2010
Faculty of Forestry & Nature Conservation-MAK
Background
Demand for greener
economies
• Training in Forestry
stands at a crucial point
globally
– given the current demands
for
• a cleaner environment,
• wood resources, and
• vegetation cover.
• Given this, forestry and
its uniqueness has a
potential to attract donor
funding
History of FFNC
• Department under
agriculture since 1970
• Faculty since October
1999, thanks to NORAD
• Departments
– FBEM(Forest biology and
Ecosystems Management)
– FOM (Forest management)
– CFE ( Community Forestry
and Extension)
– FPE (Forest products
Engineering)
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Teaching and training
Old
• Bachelors
– Bachelor of science in
Wood Science and
Technology- 4yrs
– Bachelor of science in
forestry-4yrs
– Bachelor Community
Forestry-3yrs
• Graduate
– MSc Forestry
– MSc Agroforestry
– PhD
New
• Bachelors
– Bachelor of Science of
Conservation Forestry and
Products Technology-4yrs
– Bachelor of Social And
entrepreneurial forestry3yrs
• Graduate
– MSc Forestry
– MSc Agroforestry
– PhD
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Staff and Student Establishment
• Total = 40
• PhD Holders =23
– Professors = 3
– Associate Professors = 3
• MSc. Holders = 14
• BSc. Holders =3
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General Activities
Theory
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Core and Basic science
Management science
Social science
Engineering science
Practical
• In-semester Practicals
• Recess term field
Practicals
• Field
attachment/Industrial
attachment
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Partnerships
Government
• Nyabyeya Forestry
College
• Uganda Industrial
research Institute
• National Forestry
Authority (NFA)
Private
• Core Woods( plantation
forestry-500ha)
• Budongo Forest
Conservation Project
• Katende Harambe
• Sawlog Production Grant
Scheme (SPGS)
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RECESS TERM ACTIVITIES
• Recess Term is a full fledged Semester
• For all academic years and academic
programmes
– All courses well coded
– At least 3 courses
– Total of 15 credit units
– 10 weeks of practicals
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RECESS TERM ACTIVITIES
• Mode of Delivery
– Student groups (4-6 wks)
• (5-10) guided by atleast 1 academic staff and 1
technical staff
– Field Attachment (4 wks)
• Each student attached to a partner organisation
• Supervised by a field supervisor
• 1-3 visits by one academic staff
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RECESS TERM ACTIVITIES
• Mode of Evaluation
– Student groups
• On –site evaluation
– Participation
– Mode of operation
» Each student is given a t-shirt with programme and
number e.g. FOR 3-13
• Field Reports
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Recess term-YR 1
• Computer Applications
• Nursery & Plantation
Establishment Field
Operations
• Forest Ecology & Taxonomy
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RECESS TERM –YR 2
•
Forest Resources Assessment & GIS
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RECESS TERM –YR 2 &3
•
Logging, Carpentry &
Sawmilling
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RECESS TERM-YR 3
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Student Accommodation
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Transport/logistics
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Strengths & Opportunities
Strengths
• Students gain
appropriate practical
skills
• Field conditions
prepare the students for
the real world in the
forestry profession
Opportunities
• Improved student’s facility
at Sonso
• Water harvesting system
• Solar lighting system
• Improved sanitation
• Improved facilitation for
non-permanent sites
• Camping tents
• Generator
• Renovation of the
students’ dormitory at NFC
• Could be used by other training
institutions-generate funds for
maintenance