Uganda Presentation

The Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Leanne VanderKwaak

4th Year student in

Global Resource Systems,

specialising in Rural Development in Africa

Why Norway?

My reasons were two-fold:– The Environmental Development Studies

Program offered by Norway– The opportunity to study with the class in a

developing country in Africa for 2 months

What courses did I take?

Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda: – Project Management and Research

Methods

Year Summary:

January - May : Study in Norway

June - July : Free time and Travel

August - September : Study in Uganda

Where is Uganda?

Uganda

Where did we live?

What do Academics in a Developing Country Look Like? We had local professors I was still technically registered in Norway,

as the course was administered from there Emphasis on “field learning” as opposed to

class lectures

Field Studies

Seeing, Touching, Smelling Poverty in Slums

Visits to local farms

Interviews with people in small villages doing development projects

Questions? leannev@interchange.ubc.ca