Uganda Management Institute

Uganda Management Institute (UMI) offers Training, Research and Consultancy services in the field of Administration, Leadership and Management. Officially opened on October 7, 1969 as the Institute Public Administration (IPA), the Institute was mandated to conduct intensive in-service training to quickly develop management capacity in the public service. Whereas IPA opened from inception as a department of the Ministry of Public Service, this changed with the enactment of the Uganda Management Institute Statute of 1992, under which the Institute acquired its present name and changed its status to a semi-autonomous body corporate under the Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act 2001. It aims at strengthening the management and institutional capacity of the public, private and non-governmental sectors in Uganda and beyond by offering a blend of short and long courses for middle, senior and executive level managers; facilitating conferences, seminars and workshops; and providing research, consultancy and distance learning services. Training programmes are post-graduate educational services that include; PhDs, Masters and Post-graduate diplomas that enhance Administration, Leadership and Management in various professional fields Consultancy services range from 1/2 weeks scheduled shorts courses to organisational tailor-made courses to enhance individual or team skills and perfomance, Consultancy also involves recruitment services. strategic planning, Regional/national Institutional - Leadership, Administratetion and Management enhancement skills, among others The Institute boasts of a babcy care cantre for staff and students, Research services include; Business Incubation centre to foster research in business, product and concept development, Policy dialogues that lead into policy papers for cabinet and parliament discussion. Other services; hire of conference facilities, acommodation for students, hire of examination/ exam facilities computer rooms