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Centre advisory committee and institutions

UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education

Co Chairs: Budd Hall and Rajesh Tandon

Prof. Openjuru L. George

Director, Gulu University Hub

About 

Prof. Openjuru L. George
Director, Gulu University Hub 

Prof. Openjuru L. George is the Vice Chancellor of Gulu University, a dedicated leader committed to advancing higher education in Uganda. With a strong background in academia and research, he fosters innovation and development, guiding the university towards excellence and community impact.

David Monk, PhD.

Lecturer Gulu University. Centre Coordinator

d.monk@gu.ac.ug, +256 781700052, @dfmonk; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9178-6576


About 

David Monk is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Education and Humanities at Gulu University (Uganda), and honorary Associate Professor in the school of Education at the University of Nottingham (UK). His PhD is from the University of Victoria (Canada), and related to informal learning in grassroots activism for social and environmental justice.

Dr. Robert Jjuuko

Co-Coordinator, African Centre Knowledge for Change, UNESCO Chair CBR & Social Responsibility in Higher Education

About 

Dr. Jjuuko is a Ugandan educationist, researcher and consultant with more than 15 years of experience in education and development work with a good contextual understanding of sub-Saharan Africa.

Prof. Mwalimu Musheshe

Mwalimu Musheshe is co-founder of the Uganda Rural Development and Training Programmme (URDT) He is also founder of African Rural University and other institutions especially for unprivileged girl child, like the URDT Girls School, URDT Institute, Nkondo Secondary School and Kanywamiyaga Primary school.

Other Centre advisory committee Members

Our committee members bring diverse expertise and insights to guide the Other Center’s mission forward

Lesly Wood

Dr. Karen Venter

Darren Lortan, PHD 

Diana Hornby 

Monica Canca

Dr. René Oosthuizen

KANYA PADAYACHEE (PHD)

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