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Biography
Professor Robert Ikoja-Odongo, also Robert Ikoja Odongo or simply Robert Ikoja, is a Ugandan academic and academic administrator. He is the current Vice Chancellor of Soroti University, a public University in Uganda.
Background and education
He was born in Soroti, Uganda, circa 1950. He holds the degree of Bachelor of Arts, awarded by Makerere university, the largest and oldest public university in the country. He also holds the degree of Master of Philosophy in Publishing Studies, obtained from the University of Stirling in Scotland. His degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Library and Information Science, was obtained from the University of Zululand in South Africa.
Career
Ikoja-Odongo has worked in various roles in Makerere University, including as:
- Principal of the College of Computing and Information Sciences
- Head of Makerere University Institute of Psychology
- Lecturer at the university’s East African School of Library and Information Science.
In August 2012, he was named Vice-Chancellor of the then newly created Soroti University and was named to head the task-force charged with establishing the university.
Other responsibilities
Professor Robert Ikoja-Odongo is a married father.
Succession table as Vice Chancellor of Soroti University
| Preceded by None | Vice Chancellor of Soroti University 2012 - present | Succeeded by Incumbent |