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Felix Amanya Magyezi is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and is the University Bursar of Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST). He is responsible for the financial administration and planning of the University and maintenance of the financial accounts in a form determined by the University Council. The University Council appoints him on the recommendation of the Appointments Board on terms and conditions that the University Council may determine.
He is responsible to the Vice Chancellor through the University Secretary who is the Accounting Officer and the Deputy Vice Chancellor Finance & Administration.
Previously he had held the portfolio of University Internal Auditor responsible for internal reviews of the financial and other operations of the university to provide assurance on whether there is value for money (Efficiency, effectiveness and economy) in all the operations of the university.
He has a wide range of experience in community development more especially microfinance development. He had worked as extension officer for Southwestern Uganda under Uganda Co-operative Alliance and has been involved in leadership of fast and developing MUSHANGA SACCO, a fast growing and developing micro finance institution as chairman of Board of Directors.
He is an active member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU), He regularly attends continuous professional development training workshops and seminars.
Online Profile: https://www.must.ac.ug/university-management/
Dr. Casim Umba Tolo is the Director of Pharm-Biotechnology and Traditional Medicine Center (PHARMBIOTRAC), under the Eastern and Southern Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence (ACE II) at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), Uganda. He has wide research experience and published articles in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters in the areas ranging from Conservation Biology, Ecology, Environment, Natural Resources Management, Green Enterprises for Rural Development and Livelihoods, Climate Change Adaptation and Indigenous Knowledge Systems. His responsibilities among others include; curriculum development, facilitating professional trainings, supervision of masters and PhD students, commissioned research/consultancy and conducting community outreach.
Dr. Tolo gained broad experience through undertaking a number of collaborative research and consultancy work (e.g. Lake Victoria Research Initiative, VicRes a SIDA-SAREC Program for East African Region) with regional and international colleagues in the areas ranging from Climate Change Adaptation and Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Sustainable Agriculture, Climate Change Risks to Ecosystems and Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation Strategies in a Changing Climate, Primate Ecology and Conservation, Rangeland Ecology and Management, Human-Environment Interactions, Conservation and Management of Biological Resources, Solid Waste Disposal and management. For example, he consulted with Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)/International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), The Uganda National Commission for UNESCO (UNATCOM), The Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) and SNV-Netherlands Development Organisation. Dr. Tolo is a seasoned expert in project proposal development and project management. He has a vast experience in successfully managing multi-millions donor grants with excellent results. Currently he is the local promoter of the Uganda component of “Action Towards Reducing Aquatic snail-borne Parasitic diseases (ATRAP located in Western Uganda. ATRAP is a joint initiative between MUST, Uganda and the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA), Tervuren, Belgium.
Dr. Tolo is serving/served on various boards and committees, among others: The National Committee of the Man and Biosphere (MAB) Programme, Uganda National Commission for UNESCO, Kampala-Uganda, The Board of Trustees of THETA-Uganda as a Chair Programmes and Research Committee, Director of Education and Environment of Anzoa Humanitarian Foundation Ltd, Adjumani, Uganda, Steering Committee on “Developing Herbal Alternatives to the Chemical Drugs used in the Dairy Sector, mainly with respect to tick control, but also animal diseases such as mastitis” of the SNV-Netherlands Development Organisation, under The Inclusive Dairy Enterprise (TIDE) Project.
Further details of publications on ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1807-3438
Contact Information:
Telephone: +256-772-837055
E-mail: ctolo@pharmbiotracfoundation.org
Skype: casim.tolo
Anke Weisheit is an Agricultural Engineer and holds a Master degree in Agricultural Science and Resource Management in the Tropics and Subtropics (ARTS) with more than 20 years of experience in tropical agriculture, value chain development, and agri-business in Eastern and Southern Africa. She is the lead innovator and co-founder and currently, serving as the Chair of Innovation and Business Management of the Pharm-Biotechnology and Traditional Medicine Centre (PHARMBIOTRAC) at Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda. Anke is co-founder and serving on the board of the Friends of PHARMBIOTRAC Foundation (FPF). She has vast experience in innovation incubation, business mentoring, product development and is conducting project and proposal evaluations, strategic planning, feasibility studies, and organization development. Anke is also an External Expert to the European Commission Horizon 2020, a Member of the Governing Council of the Sub-Saharan Open University (SSOU), and serving on the WHO Regional Expert Advisory Committee on Traditional Medicine for COVID-19 Response (REACT). Anke had previously lead teams for evaluations, need assessments and feasibility studies. Previously, she served on the Board of Trustees of THETA Uganda as the Chairperson of Programs and Research Committee, and the Uganda Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (UFAAS) board as a founding team member. She has researched and consulted for the United Nations Development Programme, World Bank, World Health Organization, World Agroforestry Centre, and German Agency for International Cooperation among others.
Contact:
Telephone: +256-772-788096
Email: aweisheit@pharmbiotracfoundation.org
Skype: ankweis
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