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Yusuf K. Nsubuga Director of Basic and Secondary Education Ministry of Education and Sports UDC Building, 4th floor P.O.BOX 7063, Kampala Email: yusufnsubuga@hotmail.com |
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (Doctoral Candidate in Education Management)
- Makerere University Kampala (MEd in Education Administration and Planning, 1992)
- Makerere University Kampala (BA in Economics and Rural Economy, 1987)
- National Teachers College (Diploma in Education - Business Studies, 1983)
Areas of Expertise
- Educational Administration and Planning
- Education Policy and Leadership
- Equity and Quality Issues (Attended several short courses including one at Harvard School of Education)
- Issues of Management and Governance in Educational Institutions
- Planning for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Mitigation of its adverse effects
- Human Rights and Ethical issues in relation to HIV/AIDS
- Women in Development
Professional Biography
Yusuf K. Nsubuga is now the Acting Director of Basic and Secondary Education in the Uganda’s Ministry of Education and Sports. He is also the Coordinator of HIV/AIDS in the entire Education Sector. Mr. Nsubuga is pursuing his Doctoral studies on a part time basis at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in South Africa. Prior to becoming the Director of Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Nsubuga worked as Commissioner for Secondary Education in the Ministry of Education and Sports for eight years. Before joining the Ministry of education and Sports, Mr. Nsubuga worked with Uganda Aids Commission – a National body responsible for policy planning and coordination of HIV/AIDS activities in the country. At the Uganda Aids Commission, he worked as a Programmme Officer for Technical Support and Training, Coordinator for Law, Ethics and HIV/AIDS, Coordinator for Policy and Programming and finally as Head of the Social and Economic Sector. Mr. Nsubuga has also worked as Headteacher of Secondary Schools for nine years and before that a teacher of Economics, Commerce and Principles of Accounts. He established the Uganda Network on Law, Ethics and HIV/AIDS and the African Network on Law, Ethics and HIV/AIDS. Mr. Nsubuga was the first Coordinator of the African Network on Law, Ethics and HIV/AIDS. He is currently the Vice Chairperson of the Board of the Uganda Network on Law, Ethics and HIV/AIDS.
Nsubuga’s research interests are in Education leadership and Management. He is also very much interested in research in the areas of HIV/AIDS and Education, Human Rights, Law and Ethics in relation to HIV/AIDS. He is also participating in research on quality of Education particularly in developing countries. Mr. Nsubuga is a member of several Professional Boards.
Selected Publications
Nsubuga, Yusuf. (2009). Analysis of Leadership Styles and School Performance of Secondary Schools in Uganda. Published Doctoral Thesis. Port Elizabeth: Department of Education, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University.
Morisky, Donald E.; Jacob, W. James; Nsubuga, Yusuf K.; & Hite, Steven J. (Eds.) (2006). Overcoming AIDS: Lessons Learned from Uganda. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
