Dr. James L. Nkata
- Corporate Directorate
- Director General, Head of Corporate Directorate
- Vice President East Africa, African Management Development Institutes Network (AMDIN)
- jlnkata@umi.ac.ug
- +256 312721701
- PhD in Higher Education Management, Administration & Planning, Makerere University (Uganda)
Dr. Nkata is a specialist and Scholar in Higher Education Management, Administration and Planning. He is also a specialist in management and administration sciences in public sector. He is currently the Director General of Uganda Management Institute. Prior to that he Dr. Nkata served as a Senior Lecturer of Management and Administrative Studies in Makerere University and Director of the East African Institute of Higher Education Studies and Research. He is currently the Chancellor YMCA Comprehensive Institute; the Chairperson of YMCA National Executive Committee; He is also serving on several Editorial Boards of International Journals.
Dr. Nkata has taught management and administration studies in various Universities for the last 35 years. He has twenty years exposure and experience in both international and national consultancy work in the fields of his specialty. He has traveled and had an exposure to policies and administration practices in more than 37 countries of the world. He has been involved in national and international financial support negotiations with local and international agencies. Dr. Nkata has won a number of research grants through his innovative experiences. He has served as an External Examiner of management and public administration in several Universities and being credited for successfully supervising 17 PhD candidates in the area of Management and Public Administration. He has extensively published books and Journal Articles in the area of Management and Administration of organizations. He has served in several Boards and among them served on the Board of Management of International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA), as Vice President for Africa region 2008-2022
- PhD in Higher Education Management, Administration and Planning (Makerere University)
- Masters in Management Sciences( University of Edinburgh-Scotland)
- Postgraduate diploma in Education Management (University of Edinburgh-Scotland)
- Bachelors of Arts in Education(Specialization: Education Management,Administration and Planning)
- Education Management
- Higher Education Management
- Public Administration
- Quality assurance in Higher Education
- Administration and Planning