Enhancing employability of accounting graduates in Uganda & Nigeria by Integrating Employability Skills into Accounting Education using Work-Integrated Learning
Kampala Uganda
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Leadership is about more than the numbers. It's about influence.
How do you communicate strategically, manage competing stakeholder expectations, and navigate the pressures of the boardroom?
Because successful leaders must know not only what decisions to make, but also how to communicate, influence, and build alignment around them.
Cohort 9 explores these important leadership dynamics in a session themed “Navigating Politics, Stakeholders & Boardroom Pressures,” featuring Mr. Henry Rugamba, Managing Partner, Songa Communications.
Ready to develop the skills that set exceptional leaders apart? Join the next CFO Leadership Academy cohort!
📞 +256 779 967 0193 | +256 755 885 330
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#CFOAcademy #MATABACUS #Cohort9 #Leadership #BoardroomDynamics #StakeholderEngagement #FinanceLeaders #FutureReadyCFO
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The Future of Executive Leadership
What does it take to lead effectively in an increasingly complex and dynamic business environment?
Cohort 9 of the CFO Leadership Academy brings together two distinguished leaders for an engaging panel discussion on the future of executive leadership:
🎤 Ms. Brenda Nabatanzi Mpanga — Founder & Managing Partner, BNM Advocates
🎤 Mr. Henry Rugamba — Managing Partner, Songa Communications
From navigating boardroom dynamics to managing stakeholders, communicating strategically, and making impactful decisions, the discussion explores the evolving demands of executive leadership.
Ready to become a more effective, future-ready leader? Enroll for the next CFO Leadership Academy cohort and invest in your leadership growth.
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"Technical skills open doors, but honed communication skills give you the edge." 📷
Day 1 of the Speak to Lead Masterclass kicked off with a powerful truth: You can have the best data in the room, but if you can't communicate it with clarity, you lose the room.
Led by Multi-Award Toastmaster Winner @PaulKavuma1, our first cohort dived straight into the mechanics of Jargon-Free Clarity. They learned how to ditch the corporate fluff, hook an audience in the first 10 seconds, and use the "Power of 3" to structure messages that actually stick.
Stop letting your great ideas get lost in translation.
Are you ready to command the room? Join our next cohort.
📷 Register here: stl.matabacus.ac.ug/
#SpeakToLead #ExecutivePresence #CommunicationSkills #PublicSpeaking #CareerGrowth #MatAbacus
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How Do You Make That Mentoring Conversation Matter to the Mentee?
Are you listening to understand, or simply waiting for your turn to speak? 👀
Great mentorship isn't about having all the answers. It's about asking better questions, listening actively, and helping others discover their own solutions.
💭 What's one quality you believe every great mentor should have?
🎥 Watch the full video: [youtu.be/miFQDG2U0Gk](https:…; with Prof. @samuelsejjaaka
#MATABACUS #MentorshipMatters #Leadership #PersonalGrowth #CareerDevelopment
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The stage is set. 🎤
ASAMU x MUBS Debate Society presents the 11th Annual Summit DEBATE!
MOTION: Uganda has the laws to combat financial crime, but lacks capacity to enforce them. Do you agree?
📅 Wed 4th Nov 2026 | 9AM | Former Digital Lab
The Tax Society MUBS, in conjunction with the @URAuganda and the #Desired_Project, presents a Business Tax Awareness Session for students and student entrepreneurs at @Mubs_Kampala .
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"Professional bodies should focus on addressing gaps in graduates' practical skills through professional exams and targeted training, rather than interfering with university academic mandates." - Prof. David Katamba
More details in today's @newvisionwire
Thank you our Patron for underscoring the need for undergraduate students to enhance their skills and competencies to be relevant in the job market.
“A degree gives you a foundation, but competence sets you apart.” Speaking to MUFISA students at a career guidance seminar, Prof. Rachel Mindra Katoroogo emphasised the importance of digital skills, AI literacy, critical thinking, communication, innovation and integrity in navigating a competitive job market. She urged students to turn knowledge into practical solutions and create value in Uganda’s economy.
#MUBS #CareerGuidance #EnablingTheFuture
Happening now at @OfficialMubs. Staff from the Faculty of Commerce are undergoing training in Work Integrated Learning (WIL). This aims to help trainers implement WIL to strengthen students' employability skills.
Through Grace & Grit, MUBS’ @ASAMU_MUBS connected young women with accomplished professionals for insights on leadership, personal branding and career growth.
An initiative aligned with @DESIRED_PROJECT's employability goals.
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Congratulations @OfficialMubs & Elevate on this timely partnership for strengthening the link between academia and practice. Leadership dev't, mentorship and knowledge exchange, collaborations such as this contribute to building stronger institutions & more work-ready graduates.
Today, MUBS and Elevate Training Institute signed an MoU to strengthen collaboration in leadership and capacity building, professional training and mentorship, research and knowledge exchange, and joint conferences and seminars. The partnership will support skills development, knowledge sharing and institutional capacity building.
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The @OfficialMubs-@URAuganda Collaboration Agreement strengthens the kind of academia-workplace partnerships championed by the @DESIRED_PROJECT.
MUBS and the @URAuganda have formalised a Collaboration Agreement, facilitated through the @MUBS_K4DCentre and URA’s Knowledge Management for development , to strengthen knowledge sharing, research and evidence-based decision-making.
The engagement, led by MUBS Principal @ProfMuhwezi and URA Commissioner General , @URA_CG , brings together the complementary strengths of both institutions, academic and research expertise, practical experience, institutional data and tax administration knowledge—to translate knowledge into practical solutions, strengthen institutional performance and contribute to Uganda’s development.
The partnership marks a commitment to turning knowledge and research into measurable institutional and national impact.
#MUBS #URA #K4D #KnowledgeSharing #ResearchForImpact #PartnershipForDevelopment
By connecting research, institutional data & professional expertise, these collaborations make education more responsive to real-world needs and strengthen pathways for applied learning, knowledge exchange, and graduate employability.
@MUBS_K4DCentre @ProfMuhwezi @URA_CG
Uganda’s jobs challenge calls for stronger links between education, skills and industry.
Through Work-Integrated Learning, the #DESIREDProject is helping equip accounting graduates with practical competencies demanded by today’s workplace.
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HAPPENING NOW! ACCOUNTING WORK/INTERNSHIP PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP (Episode One)
Theme: Leveraging Digital Accounting Advantage
Date: Mon, 13th July 2026
Time: 10:00 AM Prompt
Venue: ANAN Research Centre, COOU, Igbariam
Learn: QuickBooks, Sage, Excel, AI & Soft Skills
The International Hybrid UNIZIK-ANAN Accountancy Conference - 2026 youtu.be/HoB3IcaNaks?si=G1jA… @COOU_Official @ASAMU_MUBS @matabacusuganda @unizikofficial @samuelsejjaaka @OfficialMubs
The @DESIRED_PROJECT at @unizikofficial presents the International Hybrid Accountancy Conference from 14th July 2026 to 15th July 2026. The conference is themed "Re-engineering Contemporary accounting thoughts & practice, Tech-innovations, industrialisation & work integrated.
The conference features Prof @samuelsejjaaka
as the keynote speaker. The main objective of the conference is to empower African accounting graduates through tech-innovations, industrialisation and work-integrated learning to realise their full potential.