Background:

The ITU academy mainly focuses on human capacity building in telecommunication and ICT industry of Africa. The motivation is to enhance the African telecommunication and ICT industries global competitiveness as an engine for social and economic transformation for the continent.

The ITU Academy has started a new project in Africa titled ITU Center of Excellence in Africa (CoE in AFR) where six (6) nodes (Centers of Excellences) have been selected after a competitive bid. Makerere is one of the ITU Center of Excellence and is participating on the project’s implementation. Other centers include AFRALTI in Kenya , KIST in Rwanda , NETTEL, CMTL in Togo and ESMT in Senegal

Each CoE is expected to deliver a minimum of two courses a year. Makerere University has been selected to deliver the following courses

1. Customer relationship management
2. Cyber Security
3. Satellite Communications
4. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
5. Network Security
6. Wireless Networking (Optimal Design and Implementation)
7. Organizational knowledge and data mining

Other course will be added depending on the demand

MAK Academy Organization;

At Makerere University we have a representative who at the moment is Drake Patrick Mirembe and the Project Coordinator who is Edna Kyobutungi. The two are charged with liaison with ITU and the day-to-day running of the Academy program.

Mode of Sponsorship:

ITU sets the training fees which are paid to the host training institution by the participants, it also recommends the facilitator. While Makerere University, provides the training facilities and manages the overall process of training delivery.

Mode of training:

ITU delivers a wide range of courses mainly via the ITU E-learning platform and seminar series. The seminars training normally last for a week. In the case of highly technical training especially training of trainers, the duration of the course can last up to three months.

Academy Contacts:

Representative and Steering Committee member:
Drake Patrick Mirembe, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Coordinator
Edna Kyobutungi, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

News and Events:

Call for the applications for the Security in Mobile Evironment Workshop

Workshop: Security in Mobile Environment
Date; 8th – 12th April 2012
Tuition: US$350 per person (Students with valid IDs will pay only $200)
Venue: CoCIS, Makerere University

Read more about workshop

BANK DETAILS

Participants are required to pay workshop fee of USD 350 or its equivalent in Ugandan Shillings at a rate of 2,500/= to Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited P.O. Box 7131.

Account Name: Makerere University, College of Computing and Information Sciences
Account Numbers :
0240036513101 – For USD
OR:
0140036513101 – For UGX

Branch: Makerere

Swift Code: SBICUGKX

Past Workshops

1. Customer Relations Management (CRM)
2. Cyber Security
3. Satellite Communications
4. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
5. Satellite Communications
6. Network Security
7. Business Intelligence and Data Mining Workshop