Sulait Tumwine is an Associate Professor of Accounting at Makerere University School of Business and the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research at Mubs, a member of Mubs Top management, and a member of the subcommittee on graduate studies of Makerere University Senate, a member of the international business judge (Reimaginer) at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Prof. Tumwine has been in the teaching profession for more than 20 years. His teaching and research interests center on strategic costing, pricing, and managerial accounting; financial and cost modeling; and economic sustainability.
Assoc. Prof. Tumwine holds a PhD in behavioral accounting and a master’s in accounting & finance from Makerere University, a degree in business administration from Uganda Christian University – Mukono
Prof. Tumwine has published extensively, with more than 20 articles, one of which won a “Literati Award winner” for the best paper in Emerald in 2019. Tumwine is a reviewer for major accounting, economic, and management journals and a member of the editorial board. He has also supervised more than 20 postgraduate students.
Previously, Prof. Tumwine served as Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies & Research and a member of the higher degrees committee at MUBS; a UASP-IREX member. Tumwine has a great passion for sharing what he knows, which is an essential ingredient for societal transformation and sustainable economic growth and development
CAREERE AND PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS University,
- The Dean of Graduate Studies and Research at Makerere University Business School
- Associate Professor of Costing & behavioral Accounting – Makerere University Business School, Faculty of commerce, department of accounting
- Visiting researcher and external examiner – School of oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, Center for Global Finance (2022 – To date)
- Senior consultant with Abnest Consultancy SMC Limited (2020 To date)
- Individual consultant since 2013 to date
- External Examiner, Islamic University in Uganda (2023 – To date)
- Deputy Dean – Faculty of Graduate studies and research – Makerere University Business school (2018 – 2022)
- Senate member – Makerere university, Kampala (2018 – 2022)
- Visiting professor – University of Kigali, Rwanda (2019 – 2022)
- Reimaginer Education (QS) Judge – Wharton University of Pennsylvania (2021 to date)
- Emerald Literati best paper award winner – 2019
- Accomplished researcher in cost & management accounting, behavioral finance, accounting, energy finance and modeling, econometrics and sustainability
- Pedagogical mentor and trainer in institutions of higher learning
- University Administration Support Program (UASP) Research Management and Leadership Course – Carnegie Corporation of New York (2019 – 2021)
- Editorial board member – multidisciplinary journals;
- Reviewer in several international journals
- Author of several academic publications in international journals
- Careers guidance speaker in academic institutions
- Academic mentor
