
Tushabe Sylivia Byarugaba
- Institute of Tourism and Hospitality
- Department of Hospitality Operations
- Department of Tourism Management
- stushabe@kab.ac.ug | stushabe@kab.ac.ug
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- PhD (student) at Kabale University. MSc. Tourism & Hospitality Management (MAK.) Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (UMI) Bachelor’s Degree in Catering & Hotel Management. (MAK).
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Biography
Tushabe has a Master of Hospitality and Tourism Management from Makerere University (2019) as well as a Bachelor of Catering and Hotel Management from Makerere University, of which she earned in 2005. She also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration from the Uganda Management Institute (UMI). At Kabale University, she is presently pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Business Administration by Research (only).
Career in the profession.
She began her academic career in 2007, working for 13 years as a lecturer at the YMCA Kampala Branch’s Department of Hotel Management, where she specialized in teaching hospitality course units like Customer Care, Marketing, Accommodations Operations, Front Office, Food and Beverage Service, and Food Production. She had a significant impact on the creation of the curriculum for the Catering Course Units such as Accommodation Operations, Food Production and Preparation (Practicals), Food Diet and Nutrition, and Food and Beverage Service. She has a strong interest in practicals.
She was hired in April 2019 as an assistant lecturer in Kabale University’s Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management. From July 1st, 2019 to February 2021, she also held the position of Head of Department for Tourism and Hospitality Management at Kabale University. The number of students enrolled doubled as a result of her promotion of the tourism and hospitality programs as the department head. On the basis of the foundation she created, she believes the department will progress from glory to glory.
Three (3) programs were re-accredited by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) during her leadership, and all of them are now skilling programs. She led the curriculum review of all programs in the department of Tourism and Hospitality Management. These include the Bachelor of Tourism and Hospitality Management, the Diploma in Catering and Hotel Management, and the Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management. She contributed to the creation of the Bachelor’s program in Catering and Hospitality Management and the Master’s program in Tourism Management, both of which were accredited by the National Council in May 2022. She is confident that her studies and publications, including her master’s dissertation, “Human Capital, Working Environment, Employee Performance, and Service Quality in Accommodation Facilities,” would alter the hospitality industry.
As of July 7th, 2022, 950 academics had referenced or cited https://mubsir.mubs.ac.ug/handle/20.500.12282/3216 . She thinks that enhancing students’ skills in hospitality training facilities will improve their employ-ability in the hospitality industry.
Download CVQualifications
- MSc.Tourism & Hospitality, (MAK)
- PGD Business Admin,( UMI)
- Bachelor catering & Hotel Mgt (MAK)
- Uganda Certificate of Education(UCE)
- Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE)
- PhD in Business Administration by Research) student.
Research Interests
Skills Development and Graduate Employability in the Hospitality Sector of Kabale District-South Western Uganda
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ACADEMIC PROFILE
YEAR | Qualification | INSTITUTION |
May 2021 – to date | PhD in Business Administration by Research (student). | Kabale University |
2014 -2018 | Masters in Hospitality and Tourism Management.
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Makerere University.(MAK) |
2008 – 2009 | Post graduate Diploma in Business Administration | Uganda Management Institute (UMI) |
2002 – 2005 | Bachelor’s Degree in Catering &
Hotel Management. |
Makerere University.(MAK) |
2000 – 2001 | Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE)
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Trinity College Nabbingo |
1996 – 1999 | Uganda Certificate of Education(UCE) | Trinity College Nabbingo |
RESEARCH / PUBLICATIONS
https://mubsir.mubs.ac.ug/handle/20.500.12282/3216 or
https://mubsir.mubs.ac.ug/bitstream/handle/20.500.12282/3216/TUSHABE%20S..pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
And Research Interests , Â my PhD research Topic.
Skills Development and Graduate Employability in the Hospitality Sector of Kabale District-South Western Uganda
PERSONAL INFORMATION AT A MINIMUM
- Extensive knowledge of tourism and hospitality
- Capable of developing and revising curricula
- Dependable and self-motivated
- Excellent interpersonal relationships at work
- Analytical and decision-making abilities.
- Capabilities for effective teamwork and development.
Acting Head Of Department for Tourism and Hospitality at Kabale University. July , 2019 – Feb,2021 | Duties, Achievements And Personal Remarks |
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DESIGNATION: Lecturer Catering Department YMCA (2007 – 2019)
RESPONSIBILTY | DUTIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS |
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 PERSONAL REMARKS |
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RELATED SHORT COURSES
- Strengthening staff in quality control and skills performance
Topics covered.
- Performance in a competitive business environment
- Pedagogy –setting and assessment
- Strategic management plan and report writing
- Ethics and professional code of conduct
- Building a competent team for a better performance
Topics covered
- Customer care and public relations
- Quality assurance
- Pedagogy (lecturing and assessment)
- Personal development, career growth and retirement
- Empowering staff for better service delivery
Topics covered
- Tourism and hospitality what is the link?
- Systems designing a key to quality service delivery in hospitality industry.
- Learn, discover and change
Topics covered
- Managing change
- Communication flow
- Handling students
- Security and safe guard of document’s
- Computer & internet skills
- Professional competence skills
- Industrial training
- Transformational leadership for personal & organizational development.
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WORKING EXPERIENCE
YEAR | COMPANY /INSTITUTION | Title |
April 2019 to-date | Kabale University |
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July 2007- april2019 | YMCA Comprehensive Institute, Kampala Branch |
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2018-todate. | A member to hotel general managers association of Uganda (HOGMAU) | Member |
Skills attained Â
- Negotiation and communication skills
- Managerial and Supervisory Skills
- Customer care and service skills
- Leadership skills
- Team player
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Coordinating with other user departments
- Planning and budgeting
- Cookery skills.
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