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Dr. Muganga heaps praise on Oxford Academic Union upon receiving “Honorary Professor Award”

Victoria University Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Lawrence Muganga has heaped appreciation onto the Europe Business Assembly & Academic Union Of Oxford for awarding him the honorary Professor Award.

Muganga, a new icon in Uganda’s Education sector was last year awarded the Honorary Professor for his unwavering efforts in transforming the educational sector in Uganda, amidst the covid-19 pandemic.

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“We are pleased to inform you that you have been awarded the title of Honorary Professor of the Academic Union of Oxford with permanent membership in the Advisory Council of the Academic Union,” Ms. Anna-Julia May, the OAU Programme Coordinator said then in a letter addressed to the prolific academic guru.

Now, today Muganga via his socials pushed his appreciation tweeting thus; ”I greatly appreciate the Honorary Professor Award from the Europe Business Assembly & the Academic Union of Oxford.”

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Biography

Dr Lawrence Muganga was born in Kyazanga Masaka District current Lwengo District. He attended Makerere University from where he graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science Economics and Rural Economy (1998-2001). Later, he proceeded with school at Makerere University from where he attained a Master’s Degree in Economic Policy Management (EPM), 2005-2007.

In 2011 Muganga was awarded Certificate Canadian Investment Fund Course (CIFC) at IFSE Institute. Still, in 2011, he attended Georgia Brown College from where he obtained a Certificate in instructing adults (Teaching and Training). Then, in 2012-2018, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.) Educational Administration and Leadership, Educational Policy Studies from the University of Alberta.

Dr Muganga as well attended Harvard University, Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning from where he attained a Higher Education Teaching Certificate. He attended military training in Gabiro and intelligence training in Kibuye present-day Karongi.

Dr Muganga provides independent policy advice, analysis, and clear and user-friendly research work.
He earned a name in Canada, Ethiopia, and Rwanda as a result of his service and he’s very talented and skilled in identifying and explaining strategy issues, researching contentious issues and explaining complex policies.

Dr Muganga is much interested in human capital development and improving human life quality and his major focus is development, planning, implementation, policy assessment and research studies.

Dr Muganga worked as a Performance Management Specialist for 4 years and 10 months since Feb 2017, in Edmonton, Canada. Then from August 2014-Feb 2017, he served as Program and Policy Advisor still in Edmonton, Canada.

May 2013-May 2014, Dr Muganga worked as the Acting Executive Director at Edmonton Multicultural Coalition.

He’s best at creating solid partnerships and effective working relations between various communities and organizations to successfully develop and deliver capacity building, recreation and social support opportunities.

June 2012-December 2013, Dr Muganga served as the Program Manager in Edmonton, Canada leading, managing and implementing programs whose goal was to make Edmonton safe habitant, work, play for humans of all cultural backgrounds through the Multicultural Coalition in partnership with Edmonton Police Service (EPS), REACH Edmonton and City of Edmonton Community Services.

May 2011-August 2012, Dr Muganga served as Outreach Support Worker at Capital Region Housing Works Project, Edmonton Mennonite Centre Edmonton, Alberta Canada. While in December 2010-February 2011, Dr Muganga was a Language for Workplace Connection Trainee, Toronto, Canada.

April 2010-July 2014, Dr Muganga was the Senior Fellowship and Coordinator, Strategy and Competitiveness at Rwanda Institute of Administration and Management.

While in December 2007-July 2010, he was the Chairperson Board of Directors (Voluntary Work) at Rwanda Youth Network (RYN), Kigali Rwanda.

June 2007-June 2010, Assistant Lecturer Faculty of Economic Sciences at the Independent Institute of Lay Adventists of Kigali (INILAK), Kigali, Rwanda. While in March 2007-March 2010, Dr Muganga served as the Program Coordinator Public Sector Capacity Building Secretariat (PSCBS), Kigali Rwanda.

May 2006-July 2008, he was the Assistant Lecturer of Management and Economics at Kigali Institute of Management (KIM), Kigali Rwanda. While in November 2012-present, Dr Muganga is the Vice President Board of Governance Rwandese Canadian Community of Edmonton (RCCE), Alberta Canada.

October 2012-March 2013, he was the Strategic Advisor, Mentor and Motivational Speaker at the African Canadian Centre for Excellence (ACE), Edmonton Alberta, Canada.

March 2013-present, Dr Muganga worked as the Organization Strategic Advisor at Canadian Heart across Borders (CHAB), Alberta Canada and finally, he currently serves as Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University Kampala owned by Uganda’s tycoon, Sudhir Ruparelia.

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