Message from the Director

Dear Friends,

It is a pleasure to introduce to you the MUBS Leadership Centre. The Centre was established in 2007 as one of MUBS outreach Centres to focus on development of Leaders and best Leadership and governance practices. The Centre is guided by a strong board and committed Management that implements the strategic plan. The Centre has conducted a number of activities to achieve its set goals that include creating a database of world leaders, Research, Publication, short term Trainings, Mentoring programmes, Seminars and Conferences. I take the opportunity to thank all stake holders that have contributed to the milestones that the Centre is proud of today.

We continue to engage different target groups in our activities. We have engaged powerful organizations like Bank of Uganda, National Water and Sewerage Corporation in our training programmes. We have gone regional to train top administrative staff of COMESA at Lusaka Zambia.

Our seminar have discussed topical issues like, Lessons from the best, Challenges for African Leadership: Lessons from the life of Jawaharlal Nehru India’s first prime minister, Kuan Yew a Benevolent Dictator- former Singapore prime Minister” , Decentralization its benefits challenges and the role of leaders, Corporate Governance the life blood of Organizations among others.

Our most recent 12th Annual International Leadership Conference (AILC) 2024 under the theme “Leadership in Flux: Navigating Leadership Complexities for Inclusive Prosperity” was graced by H.E. Farah Sheikh Abdulkadir, Minister of Education, Culture and Higher Education, Federal Government of Somalia. Kind regards

Our Vision

A centre for research, training and development of best leadership and governance practices.

Our Mission

To develop leaders and best leadership and governance practices in the region.

Centre’s Activities

Membership

The Centre recruits members in the categories of ordinary (individual or student members. Honorary and corporate members. Members are recruited purposely to actively be engaged in the Centre’s programmes at discounted rates, having access to the resource centre and quarterly newsletter publications and to participate in the annual get together or networking membership dinner

Publications

The centre continues to publish a quarterly newsletter and expects to publish biographies of the former Prime Minister Right Honourable, Kintu Musoke and the former Minister of Local Government, Hon Jaberi Bidandi Ssali. The publication of these biographies has been funded by Mr Mohan Kiwanuka of Oscar Industries

Seminars and Conferences

The Centre causes discussion of topical issues on leadership and governance under its quarterly seminars.  It also identifies competent key speakers and discussants depending on the subject matter to be discussed. The seminars have attracted the attention of Policymakers, Scholars, politicians and the general public.

Training Programmes

A key mandate of the Centre is training. Acquiring knowledge, changing attitudes and developing skills is best done through training and mentorship. This is a core activity of the Centre. The Centre’s focus is to develop leaders and improve the knowledge of existing leaders both in government and the private sector.

Conducting Research

Research is a core activity of the Centre and is being undertaken under the following are the Centre’s research themes: Uganda’s Leaders, Transformational Leadership, Servant Leadership, Corporate Governance, Women Leaders, Decentralization

Creating a Database of Leaders

The availability of information on the net has made access a click away, however, this information at times has no meaning unless if it serves a purpose. The world has had leaders who impacted on it but have not been brought to the limelight for the world to learn from.