Background
He was born in Soroti, Uganda, circa 1950.
He was born in Soroti, Uganda, circa 1950.
Makerere University.
He is the current Vice Chancellor of Soroti University, a public University in Uganda. 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.
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.
Professor Robert Ikoja-Odongo is a married father.