Mountains of the Moon University
Professor Arseni R.Semana
Deputy Vice Chancellor
Mountains of the Moon University
P. O Box 837
Fort Portal, Uganda
Telephone: +256 712 802612
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Academic History
PhD. Agricultural Extension Education, Makerere University , 1998
Fellow of Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators 1993
M Sc. Agriculture, Makerere University , 1984
BSc Agriculture with Major in Agricultural Journalism, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA, 1970
Diploma in Agriculture, Israel 1966
Expertise
- Agricultural Communication
- Agricultural Extension Approaches, Techniques and Methods
- Training of Trainers
- Experiential teaching and learning
- Curriculum Development
- Programme Development and Evaluation
Professional Activities
Prof. Semana teaches Agricultural Extension, Programme Development and Evaluation, Agricultural Administration and Management and Visual Aids to graduate level and also facilities Agronomy using experiential teaching and learning techniques. He has coordinated practicals and internship for undergraduate in the Faculty of Agriculture for ten years since 1992. He initiated, founded and headed the department of Agricultural Extension/Education. He also initiated and spearheaded outreach of department of Agricultural Extension/Education to the community from 1992 2004. Established two training programmes in Agricultural Extension Education, one undergraduate and one graduate. He has supervised 35 graduate students who graduated with M.Sc. and two PhDs in Agricultural Extension Education. He is a reviewer of scientific research/project proposals and papers for journals for International Foundation for Science and Internal Association of Agricultural Extension and Education from 2001. He is an external examiner the department of Agricultural Education and Extension, Egerton University and the department of Agricultural Economics, extension and Rural Development, Bunda College, University of Malawi since 2003. He has very wide experience on consultancy as a lead person/team leader at least one per year for the last twenty years. He is a member of ten professional associations of which he is a chairperson of four and a treasurer of one. He is the Deputy Vice Chancellor and a member of the founding body of Mountains of the Moon University
Research
Dr. Semana’s research interests are in improving agricultural extension, agricultural communication, Programme evaluation and service delivery system. In the last 18 years he won eight (8) research grants, conducted and successfully completed them.
Projects
Building the capacity of the department of Agricultural Extension/Education from one staff to 15 member
M .Sc. in Agricultural Extension Education.
Bachelor of Agricultural Extension Education and support by Sasakawa
Internship in Faculty of Agriculture
Publications
Professor Semana has published over twenty papers in reputable journals and edited conference proceedings, two chapters in two books as well as three books.