Dr. Mike Nandala

Senior Lecturer - Graphic Design

Dr. Mike Nandala is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Applied Design and Fine Art, at the Faculty of Engineering, Technology, Applied Design and Fine Art (Kabale University.  Nandala holds a PhD in Art and Design (Art Theory), Master’s and Bachelor’s in Commercial, Industrial Art and Design (Nkumba University). He has twenty-one (21) years of working experience in lecturing and eight years (8) years of administrative work, which has positioned him in several capacities including; programme development, capacity building and research, in addition to human resource management. He also engages in consultancy work, especially in book/magazine/manuals design and related publishing projects; academic programme design; book illustration/painting and digital art. He has undertaken several consultancy design assignments with government and local publishing houses. He is also a multidisciplinary researcher and has presented local and international papers. Topics of some conference papers he has presented include; cultural heritage tourism and artists in climate change engagement. He is a project partner with Africa-UniNet, based in Vienna, Austria.

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Qualifications

PhD in Art and Design (Art Theory) | Masters in Commercial, Industrial Art and Design | Bachelors in Commercial, Industrial Art and Design

Research Interests

Contemporary Art | Cultural Heritage | Tourism | Artists contribution in climate change | E-Learning | Indigenous Knowledge | Graphics Communication Design

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Presentations

5th April 2023 . Submitted a paper on Inter Generational Transmission of Indigenous Knowledge and Formal Education: Ethical Issues Arising from Continuity and Sustainability an Africa UniNet Research Cooperation Project | 1st Call 2020 workshop, at Nkumba University

3oth March 2023. Prepared a paper on “Discerning Variables in Practice Led and Practice Based Research” Faculty of Engineering, Technology, Applied Design & Fine Art (FETADFA), Kabale University

4th October 2019. Presented a paper on “The Role of Echo Artists in Climate Change Engagement A Case of Selected Artists in Kampala Uganda”, at the 2nd International Conference on Global Warming and Climate Change in Bangkok Thailand

30th August 2019. Presented a paper on An Overview o f The Demands and Expectations of PhD Research: Personal Experience” Nkumba Universi y

20th September 2017. Presented a paper on “Contemporary Art
Practices in Uganda”, at a National Conference on Art, organised by the School of Commercial, Industrial Art and Design Nkumba University, under the theme : Art and its Public.

14th October 2 016. Presented a paper on “Cultural Heritage Tourism in Uganda: Issues and Challenges”, at a conference organised by the School of Commercial, Industrial Art and Design Nkumba University, under the theme: Art and the Environment.

September 2015. Presented a paper on: “Developing an effective
course syllabus”, for academic staff held at Universal Institute of
Graphics and Technology, Kampala, Uganda.

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