Kabale University is celebrating a milestone after its Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Associate Professor Mesharch Katusiimeh, was selected as one of ten Ugandans to receive the prestigious 2025 Fulbright/Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship.
Prof. Katusiimeh will undertake his fellowship under the Fulbright African Research Scholar Program (ARSP), commonly known as the Visiting Scholar Program.
He will be hosted at the School of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, where he will engage in advanced research, academic exchange, and professional collaborations.
His winning proposal focuses on the critical role universities in East Africa can play in the fight against corruption. “Universities are largely inactive players in anti-corruption efforts, yet they are spaces where youth — the potential generational change agents — are nurtured,” Prof. Katusiimeh noted.
He observed that many university curricula in the region lack substantial content on governance-related issues such as anti-corruption, civic education, accountability, transparency, and open government.
Through the Fulbright Fellowship, he plans to explore how universities in the United States incorporate these themes into academic programs and community-based initiatives.
By engaging with scholars, practitioners, and governance experts during his stay in the U.S., Prof. Katusiimeh aims to return equipped to drive curriculum reforms, research, and outreach programs that foster transparency and accountability in Uganda’s higher education sector.
The Fulbright Program, established in 1946, is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange initiative. Operating in over 160 countries, the program has supported more than 400,000 scholars, professionals, and students worldwide. It seeks to strengthen mutual understanding between the people of the United States and those of other nations.
In Uganda, the Fulbright Program is administered by the U.S. Mission and has produced notable academic leaders including Professor Joy Kwesiga, Vice Chancellor of Kabale University, and former Makerere University Vice Chancellors, the late Prof. Livingstone Luboobi and the late Prof. Senteza Kajubi.
Prof. Katusiimeh’s selection adds to Uganda’s growing list of Fulbright alumni and further cements Kabale University’s position as a rising center of academic excellence and global research collaboration.
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