Kyambogo University Policies and Regulations

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Approved criteria and guidelines for the appointment and promotion of academic staff
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2021-10) Kyambogo University
During the last decade, Kyambogo University has significantly improved its infrastructure, and currently working hard to change its internal processes to make it a world class University. The University has reviewed its governance structure and increased its focus on research by devoting more funds to research and building research capacity of its staff. In improving its first focus area (Teaching and Learning), one area that has engaged the attention of Management is the recruitment and promotion of quality Academic Staff from the lowest position to Professor. “The quality of Academic staff is key to the quality of a University ...Universities are supposed to be centres of research, academic excellence, scholarship, knowledge generation and publications. Institutional auditors shall assess the quality of research and knowledge creation of a given Institution” (NCHE Quality Assurance Framework for Universities, 2014, p16-17).
Approved framework for appointment of teaching staff after retirement
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2014) Kyambogo University
In order for Kyambogo University to transition into a modern, competitive University in the 21st Century with the capacity to attract and retain the best academics, who will promote relevant, appropriate and ground breaking research, the University Council approved the revision of the following Regulations of the Human Resources Manual 2014, as amended with regard to appointment of teaching staff after retirement
Approved Medical Insurance Scheme for Staff of Kyambogo University
(Kyambogo University(Unpublished work), 2017-08) Kyambogo University
The University has a Medical Centre which provides health services to both staff and students. It also provides referrals to both staff and students to other designated health facilities on cases which cannot be provided for at the Centre.
Information Communication Technology Policy: approval by Council on 17th-Nov-2014
(Kyambogo University(Unpublished work), 2015-03-19) Kyambogo University
Using information Communication Technology as a key enabler to realize Kyambogo University vision of being a centre of academic and professional excellence is obligatory. It is a key driver to building a culture of effective and efficient service delivery. In light of the above, the university formulated this policy on information, Communication and technology that provides an agenda, and the framework/guidelines for mainstreaming and integrating ICT service at every sector of the University. It further provides for establishing strategic ICT infrastructure and its utilization for both academic and administrative business process improvement.
Intellectual property policy
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2021-11) Kyambogo University
Kyambogo University is one of the nine public universities established to provide higher education in Uganda. The University was created as a merger of three former institutions of Institute of Teacher Education, Kyambogo (ITEK), Uganda Polytechnic, Kyambogo (UPK) and Uganda National Institute of Special Education (UNISE) by Act of parliament instrument No. 37 of 2003. The strategic direction of the university as embodied in its strategic plan 2020/21-2024/2025 is anchored on five (5) strategic focus areas namely, 1) teaching and learning, 2) research, innovations and knowledge production, 3) physical infrastructure, facilities and information and communication technology (ICT) development, 4) institutional development, and 5) strategic marketing. Therefore, in pursuit of its vision, the university is engaged in intellectual inquiry of creating both tangible and intangible assets geared to solving societal problems and bettering humanity in general. Intellectual Property (IP) is intangible assets arising from the outcome of human creativity, innovations, inventions, incubations and entrepreneurship. Exclusive rights are granted in respect of each IP in relation to certain defined categories of industrial, copyright, scientific and cultural creativity. Accordingly, Intellectual Property has become recognised as a consequence of international agreements, creating a more or less internationally harmonised legal regime that seeks to secure investment, technology transfer for innovation and the commercial exploitation of the products of innovations over a limited of time. Intellectual Property law therefore seeks to harmonise the competing interests of the creator’s ownership and control over the creations, innovations, inventions against the public’s rights to access and usage of such works. For example, a copyright specifically permits certain “fair use” of the materials without the need for permission from or payment to the creator. Indeed, the IP law provides profit incentives and ownership protections to the creators of intellectual property while ensuring that the control is not held so tightly to restrict access or prohibits the development of new works that may be inspired by these protected materials. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are crucial in modern businesses serving not only to make research and development attractive but of increasing significance as tradeable assets and security for investment. Unfortunately, the lack of institutional IP policy to harness the exploitation, protection, ownership and commercialisation of the products of research and translations of ideas/innovations into goods and services for which consumers can pay has been a serious challenge for most universities in the sub-Saharan African (SSA) including Kyambogo University. Therefore, to support universities in SSA to institutionalise the management of 2 | P a g e IPA, the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and Africa Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) has put in place infrastructure and guidelines to streamline the exploitation and commercialisation of IP generated by the staff, students and stakeholders at the university instead of only focusing on academic publications per se. One of such infrastructures is the Technology Information Support Centre (TISC) which allows the intending creators/inventors/innovators to search for information related to the IP of interest so that the exclusive rights granted is not contested for infringement and other forms of abuse such as non-disclosure, biopiracy and piracy among others either nationally, regionally or internationally. The rationale for intellectual property polic
Kyambogo University Financial Management Manual 2014 as Amended 2021
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2021) Kyambogo University
Management of finances and other resources is fundamental to the success of teaching and research programs in Kyambogo University. The approval of this Policy Manual by the University Council is, therefore, a central step towards good financial management and the achievement of the above core programs. Kyambogo University will continue to make use of the available financial and other resources, to take lead into innovative teaching and research that has historically enabled our graduates excel at employers' premises.This financial management manual will, therefore, be instrumental in guiding the University Council, Management, staff and the Guild to manage programs and projects aimed at developing Kyambogo University. It provides for the roles, mandate and responsibilities of the various University organs and stakeholders in the various financial management functions. Efficient management of those functions will be a key input into the modeling of the kind of graduate desired by the labor, production and entrepreneurship world. I wish to congratulate the University Council, Management, Staff and Students for the effort in the production of this very important policy. I wish to encourage all the University stakeholders to read, uphold, protect, implement and comply with this Policy Manual in order to strengthen financial management system in the University.
Quality Assurance Policy
(Kyambogo University(Unpublished work), 2014-11) Kyambogo University
Globally, the resultant impacts of the rapid growth, popularization and internationalization of higher education have raised public interest in the relevance and efficacy of higher education. Consequently, in many countries, the assessment and enhancement of quality have become critical issues for higher education. In Uganda, since 2006 when the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) developed the Quality Assurance Framework for Ugandan Universities, it became mandatory for all higher education institutions to have appropriate and effective internal structures and mechanisms for monitoring quality control procedures in their institutions. To meet this requirement for quality, the term “Quality Assurance” has become indispensable in higher education management. It is within this context that the Quality Assurance Policy for Kyambogo University was developed.
Research and Innovations Policy
(Kyambogo University(Unpublished work), 2014-11) Kyambogo University
Kyambogo University vision of being a centre of academic and professional excellence can only be realised through building a culture of research. In light of the above, the University formulated this policy on Research and Innovations that provides an agenda, and the framework/guidelines for research at every sector of the University. It further provides for the implementation plan with the hope of creating an enabling environment for research and innovations to flourish. The overall expectation is enhanced research and Innovations visibility at the University.
Reviewed Kyambogo University Examination Regulations
(Kyambogo University(Unpublished work), 2015-10-28) Kyambogo University
At its 2nd session of the 58th meeting of Senate held on 28th October, 2015, Senate reviewed some sections of the examination regulations.

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