CURRICULUM VITAE
FOR
MULUMBA BWANIKA MATHIAS, Ph. D
Department of Humanities & Language Education
School of Education
College of Education & External Studies
Makerere University
CURRICULUM VITAE
BIO DATA
Surname
:
Mulumba
Other Names
:
Bwanika Mathias
21st September, 1974
Date of Birth
Sex
:
Male
Marital Status
:
Married with children
Nationality
:
Ugandan
Next of kin
Mrs. Patricia Mulumba ( +256-774-025654)
Language Spoken
:
English, Luganda & Kiswahili
Current Position
:
Senior Lecturer and Chair, Department of Humanities &
Education Language
Contact Address
:
Department of Humanities & Language Education
School of Education
College of Education & External Studies
Makerere University
P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda
Mob. Phone: +256-782-609002
E-mail: mbwanika@educ.mak.ac.ug
Alt. Email: bwanikabm@gmail.com
Qualifications
:
Ph. D (Educational Planning, Administration &
Management), M. Ed (Language & Literature Education)
BA/Educ Hons (History & Luganda Language)
Title of Ph. D thesis :
Management of Language Education Programmes and
Training of Language Teachers in Public Universities in Uganda
Position:
Chair, Department of Humanities & Language Education
Current Rank:
Senior Lecturer
AREA OF SPECIALISATION
Language Education, Educational Planning & Management
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Date
2011
Institution
Makerere University
Qualification
Graduated with a Ph. D
(Educational Management) – Taught
Ph D.
Jun 2011- Dec 2012 University of Tampere
Cert. in Building Institutional
Capacity for Training Leadership &
Management of Ugandan
Universities (LMUU)
2011
Rhodes University
Cert. in the Advanced International
Training Programme in Education
for Sustainable Development in
Higher Education
2011- 2012
University of Berlin
Cert. in Proposal Writing for
International Research Projects
June/ July 2008
University of Georgia
Cert. Research & Practice in Higher
Education Management and Policy
2003
Makerere University
Graduated with a Master
of Education (Language
& Literature
Education)
1998
Makerere University
Graduated with a Bachelor of
Arts (Hons) Education,
Second Upper Division
1994 –1997
Makerere University
Studied a Bachelor of
Arts with Education &
Offered the following subjects;
Luganda, History &
Education
1994
Old Kampala Sec. Sch.
Obtained a UACE Certificate
1992 – 1994
Old Kampala Sec. Sch.
Studied History, Luganda,
Geography & General Paper
!988 – 1991
Old Kampala Sec. Sch.
Studied Ordinary Level 1987
Kitovu Boys P. 7 Sch.
P. L. E and obtained a First
Grade
WORKING EXPERIENCE
1st Oct, 2013 – To date
:
Senior Lecturer, Department of Humanities &
Language Education
1st Feb 2012 – 30th Sept, 2013
:
Lecturer, Department of Humanities &
Language Education
1st Apr 2004 – Nov. 2011
:
Assistant Lecturer, Department of Language
Education
2001 –2004
:
Part-time Lecturer at Makerere
University, Kampala Uganda
1998 –2003
1996 – 1997
:
Secondary School Teacher at Naalya SSS
:
Secondary School Teacher at St. Mary’s
High School
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
Date
Responsibility
Dec 2013 – Todate
Head, Department of Humanities & Language Education
April 2011 – Nov 2013
Ag. Head, Department of Humanities & Language
Education
2012 - to date
Chair, Staff and Student Welfare Committee, College of
Education & External Studies
May 2012
Patron, Makerere University College of Education &
External Students Association
2004 – 2010
Coordinator – Language Unit
ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITIES
Date
Responsibility
2012 - to-date
Member of the Planning, Estates and Security Committee of the
College of Education and External Studies, Makerere University
2012 – to date
Member of the Academic Board, College of Education and
External Studies, Makerere University of Education and External
Studies, Makerere University
2012 – to date
Member, Administrative Board, College of Education and External
Studies, Makerere University
2011 – To -date
Member of the Research & Higher Degrees Committee of the
School of Education
2011 – to date
Member of the Public Defence panel for Ph D students and viva
voce panel for master students
2009 – To-date
Member on the Graduate restructuring programme of the School of
Education
2005 – 2008
Member on the undergraduate programmes review of the School of
Education
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Aug 2013 – Todate
A project on School Health and Reading Programme (SHRP) a
USAID – RTI Project in collaboration with the Ministry of
Education and Sports . I lead a team on Local Language Board
Development.
June 2011 – Dec 2012
A project on Training of Trainers’ Course in ‘Building of
Institutional Capacity for Training Leadership and Management of
Ugandan Universities ( I am a participant and the team leaders are
Dr. J.L. Nkata – Director General Uganda Management Institute,
and Prof. Seppo Holtta University of Tampere, Finland, and
various academic members of staff from Makerere University and
Uganda Management Institute)
2005
- 2008
A Survey of Interactive Teaching Methods in Uganda (I was a
team leader of Western Region, the Head of Department – Dr. Fred
Masagazi was the overall team leader, and all members of the
Department of Language Education participated in the project)
March – Oct 2007
Pedagogical Considerations of Large Classes in primary Schools in
Uganda ( I was a member on the project, Dr. Gorret Nakabugo as a
Team Leader, and 2 primary school teachers).
2005
– 2007
Functional Networks for School of Education (I was a member on
this project. The team leader was T.L. Kakinda, and other
members included Sam Sekiziyivu and David Kakeeto)
CONSULTANCIES:
Nov. 2012 – Feb. 2013
School Health & Reading Programme and Early Grade Reading
Assessment (EGRA) Phase II supported by USAID. The project
was organised by Research Triangle International, USA. I worked
on this project as a language consultant. The Team Leader was Dr.
Margaret Dubeck.
October 2012
Review of the Advanced Secondary Level Curriculum organized
by the National Curriculum Development Centre. I worked on this
review process as a Luganda Language Consultant.
May 2009 – Oct. 2010
Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) organized by Research
Triangle International, USA. I worked on this project as a Luganda
language consultant. The Team Leader was Dr. Benjamin Piper.
March 2007
Short listing graduate candidates for the Ford Foundation
fellowships organized by Advancement for Higher Education
(AHEAD)
2006-2008
Review of the Ordinary Level (Secondary School) Syllabus
organized by the Ministry of Education & Sports, Kampala
Uganda. I worked on this project as a language expert.
2008-2010
Review of the Advanced level (High School) Syllabus organized
by the Ministry of Education & Sports, Kampala Uganda. I worked
on this project as a language expert.
2005-2010
A series of translations for various organizations and institutions
(from English to local languages and vice versa)
GRANTS WON
Makerere
 23,000,000
University
(USD
–
9,583)
Staff
 USD
9,583
 USD
9,583
 2005-2009
 (Ph D fees)
Developme
nt Unit
Makerere
 20,000,000
University
 (USD 8,333)
– School of
U
 USD
8,333
 USD
8,333
 2007 – 2009
 (Research
Grant)
Graduate
Studies
 A grant of 23,000,000 Uganda Shillings (USD 10,000) in form of fees waiver (tuition and
functional fees) from Makerere University to pursue a Ph D. The grant lasted from
2005 – 2009.
 A grant of 20,000,000 Uganda Shillings (USD 8,500) research funds from the School of
Postgraduate Studies, Makerere University to carry Ph D research. The grant was
obtained in 2007.
 A grant of USD 3484 to attend the 2012 Science and Art of Language Teaching (SALT)
Conference organised by the Universiti Teknologi MARA Perlis in Malaysia from 9 –
10 September, 2012. The theme of the conference was ‘Beyond 2012: Building the
Future With What We Have’. In this conference I presented a Paper entitled
‘Reflections on Indigenous Knowledge Systems and the Language Teacher Curriculum
in Public Universities in Uganda’. The grant was obtained from the NGAA at Makerere
University. This project is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
 A grant of € 1700 to attend the 4th European Conference on African Studies (ECAS 4) in
Upssala Sweden. The Conference took place on 15 – 18th June, 2010. The theme of the
conference was ‘African Engagements: On Whose Terms?’ In this conference I
presented a paper entitled ‘Challenges to African Development: The Medium of
Instruction in Uganda’s Education System’. The grant was obtained from the Finnish
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
 A grant of 3 million Uganda Shillings (USD 1355) to attend the 6th International
Conference on Higher Education Marketing (ICHEM) that took place on 18-20 April,
2011 in Cairo, Egypt. In this conference I presented a paper entitled ‘Role of Language
in Branding University Education in Uganda’. The grant was obtained from the College
of Education & External Studies, Makerere University.
REPORTS
2013
An Evaluation of the Literacy and Basic Education (LABE) MotherTongue Education Programme (MTE) Project in Uganda. The Lead
Evaluator was Kathleen Heugh, and I was a Co-Evaluator.
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES AND TRAINING ATTENDED
09th – 10th Sept 2012
2012 Science and Art of Language Teaching International
Conference held at the Universiti Teknologi MARA Perlis in Arau,
Malaysia where I presented a paper entitled: Indigenous Knowledge
Systems and the Language Teacher Curriculum in Public Universities
in Uganda.
09th – 14th April, 2012
Proposal Writing for International Research Projects – Part II, at
Sawela Lodge, Naivasha, Kenya organised by the German
Academic Exchange Services (DAAD) Freie Universitat Berlin in
cooperation with the Universities of Kassel and Bonn.
20th – 25th Nov, 2011
Proposal Writing for International Research Projects – Part 1, at
Silver Springs Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya organised by the German
Academic Exchange Services (DAAD) Freie Universitat Berlin in
cooperation with the Universities of Kassel and Bonn.
3rd – 14th October, 2011
International Training Programme on Education for Sustainable
Development at Rhodes University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
15th – 18th June, 2011
4th European Conference on African Studies (ECAS 4),
Uppsala,Sweden where I presented a paper entitled ‘Challenges to
African Development: The Medium of Instruction in Uganda’s
Education System
18th – 20th April, 2011
6th International Conference on Higher Education Marketing
(ICHEM), Cairo Egypt where I presented a paper entitled ‘ Role of
Language in Branding University Education in Uganda’.
3rd – 4th September 2009
A conference on the African Network for the
Internationalisation of Education (ANIE) at Moi University
Eldoret Kenya where I presented a paper entitled ‘International
Student Mobility in Africa: The Language Perspective’.
16th June – 19th July 2008
A Summer Course Workshop on Research and Practice in Higher
Education Management and Policy at the University of Georgia,
USA
August 2007
11th Annual IEASA Conference in Port
Elizabeth, South Africa where I presented a paper entitled
‘International Student Mobility In and Out of Africa: Challenges
and Opportunities’.
5th – 8th March, 2007
Cairo consultative meeting on a book project
entitled “The Internationalisation of Higher
Education in Africa” at Shepherd Hotel, Cairo, Egypt.
NATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES
13th- 14th June, 2014
Annual National Luganda Teachers’ Conference at Makerere
University where I was the Chairperson – Organising Committee
5th -7th June, 2014
Annual National English and Literature Conference at Makerere
31st May2nd June, 2012
Annual National Language & Literature Teachers’ Conference at
Makerere University where I was the Chairperson – Organising
Committee
22nd – 23rd Sept 2011
I attended the National Sustainable Development Think Tank
(NSDTT) Forum at Imperial Royale Hotel, Kampala, Uganda where
the swearing ceremony for members of the NSDTT (where I am a
member of the Environmental Journalism Committee) took place at
Imperial Royale Hotel, Kampala.
27-29th May 2011
Annual Luganda Language & Literature Teachers’ Conference at
Makerere University where I was a Co-Chairperson
9-10th June 2011
A keynote Speaker in the Annual English Language and Literature
Conference at Makerere University
June 2010
Annual Luganda Language & Literature Teachers’ Conference at
Makerere University where I was the Chairperson
4-5th Sept, 2010
2nd African Network for Internationalization of Education held at Speke
Resort Munyonyo, Kampala Uganda where I presented a paper entitled
‘Challenges to Building Institutional African Research Collaborations
in a Global Knowledge Society: A case
of Makerere University‘
June 2009
Annual Luganda Language & Literature Teachers’ Conference at
Makerere University where I was the Chairperson
June 2008
Annual Luganda Language & Literature Teachers’ Conference at
Makerere University where I was the Executive Coordinator
June 2007
Annual Luganda Language & Literature Teachers’ Conference at
Makerere University where I was the Chairperson
2005 – 2007
A series of Inter related workshops on Personal Masterly and Soft
Skills at Entebbe Botanical Beach and Ridar Hotel in Seeta,
Mukono where I was a participant.
27th – 29th Sept 2006
The National Education Graduate Students’ Conference on
Dissemination of Graduate Research at Kampala Regency Hotel
Where I presented a paper entitled ‘Interactive Teaching Methods
in Tertiary Institutions in Uganda
3rd – 7th & 17th – 21st
July 2006
Doctoral Research Methodology – Qualitative and Quantitative
Approach at Makerere University where I was a participant.
Feb 2006
Annual Luganda Language and Literature Teachers’ Conference at
Makerere University where I was the Chairperson
Feb 2005
Annual Luganda Language & Literature Teachers’ Conference at
Makerere University where I was the Secretary.
Feb 2004
Annual Luganda Language and Literature Teachers’ Conference at
Makerere University where I was the publicist Secretary
20th – 24th Sept 2004
A Workshop on Basic Principles of Decentralization at Uganda
Management Institute, Kampala, Uganda where I was a
participant.
SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS
Supervised to Completion
Student
Level
Dan Nuwagaba
M.Ed
Title
Mother tongue and pronunciation of English
vowels: A case of secondary school students in
Kisolo District (2012)
Emmanuel Kaweesi
M.Ed
Role of Mass Media to Literacy Development: A
Case of Government Aided Schools in Lubaga
Division, Kampala District (2012)
Still Under Supervision
M. Vincent Sseggwemba
Ph D
Diversity, policy framework and diversity
competence in secondary schools in Uganda: A
multi-culturalism approach
Bernadette Kusemererwa
Ph D
Managing school resources and the performance of
private schools in Central Uganda
Bamwoyeraki N. Sophia
Ph D
Assessing writing in Language Education: A
critique of classroom testing practices for their
usefulness
Nakamya Mary
M.Ed
Factors affecting students’ choice of private
universities: A case study of Nkumba University in
Wakiso District
Komuhangi Olivia
M. Ed
Teacher corrective feedback and learners’ writing
ability: direct verses indirect coded feedback in
secondary schools in Kabale District, Uganda
Achilies Ddamba
M. Ed
Luganda orthography and composition writing: A
case study of selected secondary schools in
Mubende District, Uganda
EXAMINATION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS
Internal Examination
Student
Level
Serukenya Diana
M.A. (Edu. Mgt)
Title
The influence of institutional mergers on
library service delivery at Kyambogo
University Library (2012)
Mbayo Tom
M.A. (Edu. Pol)
Influence of educational resources on the
internal efficiency of secondary schools in
Paliisa District, Eastern Uganda
Mpungu Deborah N.
M.Ed
Teachers’ preparation and the teaching of
Luganda Literature at O Level in Wakiso
District
Kiiza Pascal
M.A (Edu. Magt)
Leadership practices and staff commitment
in school of Finance and Banking, Kigali
City, Rwanda
Mbabazi Susan
M.Sc (HRM in Edu) Motivation practices and performance of
non-academic staff in Uganda Christian
University
Luttamaguzi Johnbosco
M.A (Edu. Magt)
Influence of moral aptitude on academic
performance of the undergraduate students
in School of Education, Makerere University
PUBLICATIONS
Mulumba, M. B. & Muwagga, M. A. (2014). Reflections on the Attempted Annihilation of
African Indigenous Languages: A Case of Uganda’s Education Reform. In Pedagogy, Culture &
Society. (Accepted).
Mulumba, M. B. & Muwagga, M. A. (2013). Reflections on Indigenous Knowledge Systems and
the Language Teacher Curriculum in Public Universities in Uganda. Makerere Journal of Higher
Education, 4(2), 1-12. ISSN: 1816-6822
Mulumba, M. B. (2013). Ebitontome by’Oluganda n’Ensomesa Yaabyo. Kampala: Fountain
Publishers. ISBN 978-9970-25-237-4
Mulumba, M. B. & Masagazi, M. F. 2012. Challenges to African Development: The Medium of
Instruction in Uganda’s Education System. In Pedagogy, Culture & Society. 20 (3), pp. 435-450 ISSN
1468-1366
Mulumba, M. B. 2010. ‘Primary School Children’s Perception of Environmental
Degradation in Uganda. In Olulimi lye Ggwanga. Kampala: Nets Africana Publishers Ltd.
Mulumba, M.B.; Obaje, A.; Kobedi, K. & Kishun, R. (2008). ‘International Student
Mobility In and Out of Africa: Challenges and Opportunities’. In Teferra, D. & Knight, J. (Eds.).
Higher Education in Africa: The International Dimension.Chestnut Hill: Center for International
Higher Education, Boston College & Association of African Universities.
Mulumba, M.B. (2007). ‘A Comprehensive Analysis of the Role of Learners in a
Literature Class’ (title translated from Luganda). In Olulimi lye Ggwanga. Kampala: Nets
Publishers Ltd. ISNB9970-572-12-8
Mulumba, M.B. 2005. ‘Challenges of the Integrated Approach to Luganda Teaching in
Secondary Schools (title translated from Luganda). In Olulimi lye Ggwanga. Kampala: Nets
Publishers Ltd.
MEMBERSHIP TO NATIOANL AND INTERNATIONAL BODIES
International Bodies

A member of the International Reading Association (IRA).

A member of the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA)

A member of the African Network for Internationalization of Education (ANIE) based in
Moi University Eldoret Kenya
National Bodies
 Vice Chairperson of the Luganda Teachers’ Association (LTA)
 Member of the Environmental Journalism Committee; a sub committee of the National
Sustainable Development Think Tank, Uganda.
SERVICE TO COMMUNITY

I have participated in the organization of a series of annual language and literature
conferences for Luganda, English and Kiswahili teachers as listed under the National
Workshops and Conferences.

I am the Patron of Makerere University College of Education & External Students’
Association

I am the Education Secretary at Namugongo Parish

I am the Chairperson of the Men’s Guild, Namugongo Parish

I am the current Chairperson of Twezimbe Youth Group, Nsawo Zone Namugongo
REFEREES
1. Assoc. Prof. Antony Mugagga Muwagga,
Deputy Principal,
College of Education & External Studies,
P. O. Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda
Mob. Tel. +256 772456245
Email: amugagga@cees.mak.ac.ug
2. Dr. Betty Ezati,
Dean, School of Education,
College of Education & External Studies,
P. O. Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda.
Mob. Tel. +256 772467183
Email: bezati@cees.mak.ac.ug
Signed by
Dr. Mulumba Bwanika Mathias