EDUCATING BUILT ENVIRONMENT PROFESSIONALS: PERSPECTIVES FROM UGANDA

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EDUCATING BUILT ENVIRONMENT PROFESSIONALS
PERSPECTIVES FROM UGANDA
MARK OLWENY and CONNIE NSHEMEREIRWEFaculty of
Building Technology and ArchitectureUganda
Martyrs University
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OVERVIEW

• The Building Industry in Uganda
• The UMU Approach
• Challenges
• What Next?

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THE BUILDING INDUSTRY IN UGANDA

• The Building Professions
• Engineers
• Architects
• Technicians/Draftspersons
• Construction Workers
• Local Government Capacity
• Building Collapses
• Building Inspection Task Force

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THE BUILDING INDUSTRY IN UGANDA 2

• Existing Built Environment Programmes
• Vocational Approach
• Primarily Lecture Based
• Lack of Research

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UMU APPROACH

• Split (32) Built Environment Programme
• Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Programmes /
  Integrated Teaching
• Professional Practice / Ethics
• Problem Based Learning
• Emphasis on Research

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CHALLENGES

• Staff Issues
• Student Perceptions
• Narrow and unchanging view of Built Environment
  Education

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WHAT NEXT?

• Destinations for Graduates
• Changes in the Market/Influence on Construction
• Current and Future Projects
• CHOGM
• Further Research
• Integrative Learning
• Career Guidance and Counselling

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what does the future hold?