The collaboration talks which was held on Monday 1st August 2022, was led by MUBAS Vice Chancellor Associate Professor Nancy Chitera and Vice Chancellor of Dundee University Professor Iain Gillespie.

In her remarks, Associate Professor Chitera said the collaboration is timely as MUBAS is positioning itself as an international university. She said the collaboration will benefit MUBAS through promotion of research, externships, innovations, entrepreneurship and industrialization that will help improve the university ranking.

The MUBAS Vice Chancellor also echoed on how the collaboration will contribute towards MUBAS diversification drive for the introduction of more postgraduate programmes.

Chitera’s sentiments were shared by Dundee University Vice Chancellor Professor Iain Gillespie who applauded the two universities for coming up with creative ideas which will facilitate the collaboration.

Professor Iain Gillespie was quick to acknowledge MUBAS ideas of innovation and industrialization which he described as “worthy of consideration and key indicators of social economic development”.