The universities and Tertiary Institutions Act 2001 empowered MUBS with the following Policy and administrative structures;

Policy making organs

The School Council is the supreme policy making organ of the School. Policy making is implemented through committees with the following standing committees; Appointments Board, Finance, Planning and General Purposes, Establishment, Administrative &Staff Affair’s and Student’s Affairs Committee.

The School Academic Board is the top organ for monitoring, control and evaluation of academic affairs and has the following committees; Higher Degrees, Faculty Boards, Departmental Boards, Irregularities Committee, Course Review committee and Diploma Examiners Board.

Management implements Council and Academic Board decisions also through a system of committees.

Administrative Organs

These organs of the School are managed through the following Committees; Management, Staff Loans & Welfare, Development, Staff Disciplinary, Departmental, Contracts, Interviewing and Students Guild

MUBS Leadership and Governance

The MUBS leadership and governance support the mission of the School. They are responsible for the strategic vision of the Institution.

MUBS Leadership

 Governance

The MUBS Principal

Prof. Waswa Balunywa (PhD) , is the 1st Principal in the 21 year history of Makerere University Business School. He holds a Ph.D from the University of Sterling, an MBA from University of Delhi, and a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from University of Delhi.

Prof. Waswa Balunywa will always be remembered for his desire for adjustment of Uganda’s higher education models from its old establishment and over dependence on government funding to securing new and additional resources from private students to run educational institutions. Known for having developed business education and fronting the private students’ scheme in Uganda, it has now become a prototype for a number of institutions globally.

He has served in the education sector for 37 years and as a good leader, he has thus mentored many for the role of ‘principal mentee’

Council Secretariat

The Council Secretariat supports the good governance and management of the university. It does this by providing executive advice on implementation of best practice in corporate governance and provision of value-for-money administrative and infrastructural support services for a highly-motivated staff to the University Council and its committees, the Principal, Management and the Council Chair .It provides administrative support on key matters related to governance.