The Uganda Management Institute (UMI) will effective next academic year start a programme on corporate governance, as a measure of dealing with rising corruption.
Addressing the 15th graduation congregation last Friday, UMI director Dr James Nkata said the process of redesigning its management training programmes was already underway.
He was speaking as the institution saw off 1,592 graduands at a colourful ceremony at its campus, along Jinja road, last Friday. The graduands received various degrees, diplomas and certificates for their efforts.
Dr Nkata said that the UMI would work to find a solution for corruption in the public sector.
“We see this as our contribution towards providing answers to questions such as, why are institutions and organisations robbed?” Dr Nkata said.
Addressing the congregation for the first time as education minister, the chief guest, Janet Museveni, expressed pleasure that the UMI was working to deal with corruption.
“A good number of top and middle-level managers in Uganda (both public and private sector) have been trained here at UMI, which then leads me to ask the question to you – have you studied their impact on society?” she asked. “Are you satisfied with the output of your alumni?”
She appealed to the institution management to ensure that there was value for money in the instruction but also in the impact on the rest of the education sector.
The institution will hold separate graduation ceremonies for students who completed their studies at UMI’s upcountry campuses in Gulu and Mbarara, later on. This will bring the total number of graduands for the just-completed academic year to 2,108.
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