Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba serves as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Universal/Uganda Technology and Management University (UTAMU) since its establishment in 2012. The Board of Directors is the supreme organ of the University, which holds the university in trust on behalf of the shareholders. UTAMU is a prestigious research intensive private University whose niche is in Technology and Management (T&M).
Prof. Baryamureeba holds a B.Sc., M.Sc. and PhD in Computer Science and he Professor is a Professor of Computer Science. He also serves as the Chancellor of Ibanda University since its establishment and the patron of the Institute of African Culture Science and Technology since its funding in 2014.
He possesses immense multidisciplinary skills in teaching, research and consultancy. He has been teaching and researching since 1994 and consulting since 2001. Since 2001, he is the Chairman and Managing Director of ICT Consults Ltd, one of the most prestigious consulting firms in Africa.
Dr. Julius Peter Kinyera is a scholar-practitioner with more than 20-year experience in the real world of corporate governance across different sectors such as manufacturing, Institutions of Higher Learning, telecom, financial institutions, construction and Donor-funded projects. Worked for multinational companies that include PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) and its legacy firms, Guinness Brewing Worldwide (Now Diageo) subsidiaries in East Africa, Libyan Investments Authority’s (LIA) telecom segment (LAP GreenN) in the East and West Africa regions, Private Equity Firm in the United Arab Emirates
Dr. Kinyera is a Business and Management Researcher with special interest in corporate governance and sustainability.
Holds Doctorate in Business and Organizational studies (DBA), Masters in Business Administration (MBA) Entrepreneurship degrees of the University of Liverpool–United Kingdom. A trained Accountant.
Mr. Dagan Omwesiga is a highly accomplished legal professional with a diverse background in international arbitration, public international law, and legal practice. He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre in Uganda and a Master of Laws in Public International Law from Leiden University.
Additionally, Dagan was called to the Bar in England and Wales (Gray’s Inn) and completed the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) with a “Very Competent” grade.
With extensive experience in legal research, arbitration, mediation, and dispute resolution, Dagan has worked in various capacities, including as a Legal Officer at the Law Development Centre, where he provided legal advice, represented clients in court, and facilitated mediation and reconciliation processes. He has also contributed to legal research projects, including work with the Global Sales and Contract Law Project and the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.
He is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the Dutch Institu of Arbitrators.
The Board of Directors shall be the supreme organ of Uganda Technology and Management University (UTAMU). The Board of Directors is responsible for conducting oversight function over both university activities and governance structures within in.
Responsibilities of the Board of Directors
The responsibilities shall include:
- Provide strategic direction;
- Identify and monitor key risk and key performance areas;
- Identify and monitor non-financial aspects;
- Record facts and assumptions which lead it to conclude that the business will be a going concern in the next financial year and if not state what steps it is taking;
- Determine a balance between governance constraints and entrepreneurial performance;
- Review major plans of action;
- Review and guide annual budget and business plans of the University;
- Oversee major capital expenditures, acquisitions and divestiture;
- Ensure the integrity of the University's accounting and financial reporting systems; and
- Explain the effect of all proposed resolutions to be passed at shareholders’ meetings.
Duties and Powers of the Board of Directors
- To be responsible for overall oversight of the objects and functions of the University;
- To mobilise financial resources for the University;
- To promote the image of the university;
- To provide for the safe custody of the University Seal;
- To present the annual report and other reports of the board of directors to the general meeting;
- To perform any other duties assigned by the general meeting and undertake any other duty/role and take all necessary decisions in good faith and conductive to the fulfillment of the objects and functions of the University.
Powers of the Board of Directors
- To elect 80% of the members of the University Council from the Public who are both non-students and non-employees of UTAMU from different disciplines including (i) business and management; (ii) natural and applied sciences; (iii) technology, computing and engineering; (iv) and law, social sciences and humanities, and neither a member of the Board of Directors of UTAMU Ltd nor a shareholder of UTAMU Ltd shall be a member of the University Council;
- To appoint the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the University Council;
- To issue appointment instruments to the Chairpersons of Council Committees and members of the University Council;
- To approve the UTAMU Charter and UTAMU Statutes and present them to the shareholders for adoption;
- To approve the University budget proposals and the final accounts submitted by the University Council;
- To approve the scales of fees and boarding charges;
- To approve the establishment of schools, directorates and departments;
- To represent UTAMU in all legal suits by and against UTAMU;
- To appoint the Chancellor, the Vice Chancellor and the Deputy Vice Chancellor (s) of UTAMU;
- To appoint by powers of attorney any company, firm or person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the directors, to be the attorney or attorneys of UTAMU for such purposes and with such powers, authorises and discretions not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the directors; and
- To exercise any other powers as assigned by the general meeting in good faith and conductive to the fulfillment of the objects and functions of the University.