Pen-Mogi Nyeko Explained

Pen-Mogi Nyeko
Birth Date:12 May 1948
Birth Place:Uganda
Alma Mater:Makerere University


University of Nairobi
Years Active:since 1987
Nationality:Ugandan
Citizenship:Uganda
Known For:Academics
Former Vice chancellor
Gulu University

Jack H. Pen-Mogi Nyeko is a Ugandan veterinarian, academic and academic administrator. He is the vice chancellor of Gulu University, a public university in northern Uganda.[1] [2]

Background and education

He was born in the Northern Region of Uganda on 12 May 1948. He graduated from Makerere University in 1975 with a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine degree. In 1981, he graduated from the University of Nairobi with a Master of Science degree. His Doctor of Philosophy was obtained from Makerere University in 1988. His field of specialization is molecular parasitology.[3]

Career

He started his career in 1987, as a Principal Research Entomologist, in the Uganda Tsetse Control Department, working there until 1991. From 1993 until 1996, he worked as a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Parasitology, at Makerere University. In 1994, he was nominated by the President of Uganda to become a delegate of the Constituent Assembly, which wrote and ratified the 1995 Ugandan Constitution. From 1996 until 2001, he was a member of parliament, representing Kilak County, Gulu District.[3]

In 2001 a Technical Task Force was appointed to set up Gulu University. Professor Nyeko was appointed chairman of that four-person task force. When the university opened in 2002, he became the founding vice chancellor of the institution; the third public university to be established in the country.[1]

Other responsibilities

Pen-Mogi Nyeko has served in the following roles:[3]

Personal life

Nyeko is a married father of five adult children.[3] He is a Fellow of the Uganda National Academy of Sciences.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Background Information About Gulu University . 9 February 2015 . 2012 . GU . Gulu University (GU) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150209230439/http://www.gu.ac.ug/gu/about-us . 9 February 2015 .
  2. Web site: Gulu University Reopens After Strike . 24 October 2012 . 9 February 2015 . Daily Monitor (Kampala) . James . Eriku.
  3. Web site: Resume of Professor Pen-Mogi Nyeko. 2014 . 9 February 2015 . Pen-Mogi . Nyeko . Africa-Brazil.org .
  4. Web site: National Environment Management Authority: NEMA Board of Directors 2013-2016 . National Environment Management Authority of Uganda (NEMA) . September 2013 . 9 February 2015 . NEMA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150209225158/http://www.nema-ug.org/NEMA_board.php . 9 February 2015 .
  5. Web site: Composition of Uganda National Council for Higher Education . 9 February 2015 . UNCHE . Uganda National Council for Higher Education (UNCHE).
  6. Web site: 9 February 2015 . Fellow Profiles At Uganda National Academy of Sciences . UNAS . Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150302002902/http://ugandanationalacademy.org/fellow_profile.php . 2 March 2015 .