Kasolo Hassan

EDUCATION

2004 – 2007 School of Econometrics and Business Statistics, RGS- Germany Doctorate of Economics- (Development and Business Economics)

Thesis Title: Inter-state Barriers to International Trade in SADC: An Economic Analysis

2003- 2004 University of Essen – Masters of Science (Honours) Applied Economics (Between MUK and Essen Germany)

Thesis Title: Labour Corporation under the SAP in Uganda in Health & Education sectors

APPOINTMENTS AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

2010 –To date Senior Technical Consultant – NSA Business and Training Consulting

2007- 2009 Senior Consultant and Researcher HK Management Consult and Research

2005- 2007 Director- Post Graduate Research – Cavendish University Group- UK & Africa

As the Deputy Director- quality and education, was responsible for the development and coordination of quality management and educational policy at an institutional level. This included consultation with representatives of the faculties (law, economics and management, language and literature), tuning and supporting their specific policies where needed.

As a member of the University Steering Committee for Quality Management he is involved in the designing and updating of the external quality assessment system for higher education. As Deputy chairman of the Steering Committee for Quality Management, assembling 5 faculties in the university and further contributed to the exchange of expertise between associate partners and the development of common approaches in the field of quality management. He has also supervised post- graduate research works in the quality assurance.

PARTICULAR PERSONAL SKILLS

  • An Excellent and effective communicator, facilitator, Ear‐marked Trainer and academician, able to conduct studies and prepare quality reports, excellent interpersonal skills, able to establish and maintain effective working relations with people in multi‐cultural, multi‐ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.
  • Highly computer literate with knowledge in both software and hardware. Specific application to include among others ICDL, Statistical analysis: SPSS, STATA, Epi‐Info Version 6 and 2000, ANOVA, Atlas ti (Qualitative Data Analysis Software)

ACADEMIC QUALITY ASSURANCE AND RESEARCH SKILLS

He has participated over the years in several research projects wherein he has honed both his research skills and his project management abilities.

ACTIVITIES SUMMARY AS A LECTURER, TRAINER AND CONSULTANT (1999- 2008)

  • Planned and directed all Research Training and Consultancy activities of the Universities, coordinated course delivery and development, outsourced finance for research activities.
  • Prepared all material and other teaching aids for effective learning of both undergraduate and postgraduate students, counselled both lectures and students, general conduct of tutorials in the business studies courses, human resource training, sourcing and development, and the general.
  • Increased, fostered and coordinated sponsored research in the Universities through the development and promotion of a comprehensive sponsored program approach that encouraged full participation of faculty members and graduate students.
  • Enhanced necessary information and training experiences to administrative and research faculty to enable them to carry out their duties within the guidelines of the scientific, ethical, administrative and fiscal policies and regulations as demanded by the Universities and funding agencies.
  • Ensured quality assurance/quality control procedures for all research programs in order to meet the highest scientific and ethical standards as outlined by the Research and Ethics Committees in accordance with University guidelines.

RESEARCH, ACADEMIC AND CONSULTANCY EXPERTISE

  • Development Economics and Health Economic Policies, including (HIV/ AIDS, TB)
  • Environmental Economics and Natural Resource Management Policies
  • Small Business and Entrepreneurship Development
  • Project planning / programme management and their Monitoring and evaluating
  • Gender and Economic Development
  • Academic Management, Designing & maintaining systems
  • Institutional and organisational Development,
  • Development of Socio Indicators for the Management of Impact Assessment
  • Integrated Studies and Projects [multi-disciplinary/multi-sectoral] at community, national and
  • regional levels

SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES AS A SENIOR CONSULTANT; (2003- 2010)

Over the past, he has rendered services in the following areas both as an individual and as a group/ team to governments, International agencies, Organisations, Regional and international companies, institutions, universities just to mention. They included just listing a few:

  • Total Quality Management systems.
  • Planning, designing and implementing research projects.
  • Mobilization of participation in both rural and urban project activities.
  • Facilitating and conducting socio-economic surveys at regional, household and individual levels.
  • Facilitating qualitative data collection through Focus Group Discussions and in‐depth and key informant interviews.
  • Conducting and facilitation of short training courses at regional and International level.
  • Supervise various project support staff and other researchers.
  • Management and leadership training.
  • Dissemination of the research findings through conferences, Workshops, Working Papers, Reports and Scientific Publications.