Funding Higher Education in Uganda in an Era of Growth

This note presents a review of the system of funding higher education in Uganda and provides government and stakeholders with some options for meeting the twin goals of increasing participation and quality in higher education, especially in science-related disciplines. Part I provides an overview of the current situation of Ugandan higher education. It begins with a brief review of the country s recent social and political history and continues on to describe the historical development and current situation of the country s higher education system. The final section provides an overview of the current state of debate about the way forward in improving financing of higher education in Uganda. In part II, possible solutions are outlined. The Government of Uganda has two broad policy goals for higher education. The first is to increase the number of graduates, especially in the areas of science and technology. The second is to expand access to universities to a broader selection of the Ugandan population, allowing those of lower socio-economic status to benefit as much as possible from higher education. Policies to achieve both of these goals are presented in Part II.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Nannyonjo, Harriet, Najjumba Mulindwa, Innocent, Usher, Alex
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2009
Subjects:	ACADEMIC POSITIONS, ACADEMIC STAFF, ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION, ACCESS TO UNIVERSITIES, ADDITION, ADVANCED DEGREES, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, APPLIED RESEARCH, ARTS, BASIC REQUIREMENTS, BASIC RESEARCH, BIOLOGY, BLOCK GRANTS, BRAIN DRAIN, BUSINESS COLLEGES, BUSINESS SCHOOL, CHEMISTRY, CLASSROOM, CLASSROOMS, COLLEGES, COMPETITIVE SALARIES, COST OF EDUCATION, COSTS OF EDUCATION, CURRICULA, CURRICULUM, CURRICULUM STANDARDS, DEBT AT GRADUATION, DEBT-TO-INCOME, DEBT-TO-INCOME RATIO, DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS, DISCIPLINES, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EDUCATION BUDGET, EDUCATION LEVELS, EDUCATION POLICIES, EDUCATION SECTOR, EDUCATORS, EMPLOYMENT, ENGINEERING, ENROLMENTS, EXAMS, EXPENDITURES, FACULTIES, FEE-PAYING STUDENTS, FIELDS OF STUDY, FINANCIAL REWARDS, FORMULA FUNDING, GER, GRADUATE DEBT, GRADUATE INCOMES, GROSS ENROLMENT, GROSS ENROLMENT RATIO, GROSS ENROLMENT RATIOS, HIGH QUALITY HIGHER EDUCATION, HIGHER EDUCATION, HIGHER EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY, HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR, HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM, HIGHER LEARNING, HIGHER TUITION, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMANITIES, HUMANITIES PROGRAMS, INSTRUCTION, INTRODUCTION OF FEES, LABORATORY EQUIPMENT, LABOUR MARKET, LABOUR MARKET OUTCOMES, LEADERSHIP, LEARNING OUTCOMES, LIBRARIES, LISTENING, LOWER SECONDARY, MEANING, MINISTERS OF EDUCATION, NATIONAL CURRICULUM, OUTCOMES OF EDUCATION, PAPERS, PARTICIPATION RATES, PHYSICS, POPULATION GROWTH, POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS, PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES, PROFESSORS, PUBLIC EDUCATION, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, PUBLIC UNIVERSITY, QUALIFIED PERSONNEL, QUALITY ASSURANCE, QUALITY EDUCATION, QUALITY HIGHER EDUCATION, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION, QUALITY SECONDARY SCHOOLS, REPAYMENT SYSTEM, RESEARCH FINDINGS, RESEARCH FUNDING, RESEARCH GRANTS, RESEARCH INSTITUTES, RESEARCHERS, SCHOLARS, SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, SCHOLARSHIPS, SCHOOL SYSTEM, SCHOOLS, SCIENCE CAPACITY, SCIENCE COURSE, SCIENCE COURSES, SCIENCE DEGREES, SCIENCE LABORATORY, SCIENCE LABS, SCIENCE PROGRAMS, SCIENCE SUBJECTS, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, SCIENTISTS, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SKILLED PERSONNEL, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SPEAKING, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, STAFF-STUDENT RATIOS, STUDENT AID, STUDENT BODY, STUDENT COSTS, STUDENT DEBT, STUDENT GRANTS, STUDENT GROUPS, STUDENT LOAN, STUDENT LOAN INTEREST, STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM, STUDENT LOAN PROGRAMS, STUDENT LOAN SCHEME, STUDENT LOAN SCHEMES, STUDENT LOANS, STUDENT POPULATION, STUDENT UNREST, SUBJECTS, TEACHER, TEACHERS, TEACHERS COLLEGES, TEACHING, TECHNICAL COLLEGES, TECHNICAL EDUCATION, TECHNICAL SKILLS, TERTIARY EDUCATION, TERTIARY EDUCATION SECTOR, TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS, TERTIARY LEVEL, TERTIARY SECTOR, TUITION, TUITION FEES, TUITION PAYMENTS, UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION, UNIVERSAL SECONDARY EDUCATION, UNIVERSITIES, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY GRADUATES, UNIVERSITY LEVEL, UNIVERSITY RESEARCH, UNIVERSITY STAFF, UNIVERSITY TRAINING, UPE, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, VOUCHER SYSTEM, YOUNG GRADUATES, YOUTH,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/16487298/funding-higher-education-uganda-era-growth https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12659
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