Background
She was born in Sheema District, Western Uganda, in 1969.
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Education
Maud Kamatenesi attended Nganwa High School for her O-Level education, between 1984 and 1988. In 1985, she joined Mary Hill Secondary School in Mbarara, for her A-Level studies. In 1993, she was admitted to, Uganda"s largest and oldest public university.
She studied Botany and Zoology, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree.
She studied for the postgraduate Diploma in, also from Makerere. Her Master of Science in Environment and Natural Resources Management degree and her Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology, were both obtained from Makerere University.
Career
She is the current Vice Chancellor of Bishop Stuart University, a private institution of higher education in Uganda, accredited by Uganda"s National Council for Higher (NCHE). Soon after writing her final examinations in Botany and Zoology at Makerere in 1996, she was recruited as a Teaching Assistant in the Faculty of Science at the same institution. From 1998 until 2000, she served as Lecturer and Head of Department, Uganda Fisheries Training Institute in Entebbe.
She later would serve as the Head of Fisheries Extension and Administration, Fisheries Training Institute, Entebbe.
From 2010 until 2011, she served as the Deputy Dean, Research and Graduate Studies, in the Faculty of Science, Makerere University. From February 2011 until May 2014, she served as the Dean of the School of Biosciences, College of Natural Sciences at Makerere University.
On 2 May 2014, Doctor Maud Kamatenesi Mugisha was appointed Vice Chancellor of Bishop Stuart University, a position she currently occupies. Doctor Maud K. Mugisha has over 30 scientific publications to her name.
She is a Born-again Christian.
