Region
Uganda

Sector
Education

Summary:

Pioneer Institute of Applied Electronics is seeking partners to offer guidance on curriculum, teaching methods and aids, and international accreditation. The institute is currently offering certificate and diploma courses.

Contact
Issa Mukasa

Email
imukasa@ugandainvest.com, info@ugandainvest.com

Tel
+256 41 301160

Project: Pioneer Institute of Applied Electronics

Location: Kampala

Summary: Pioneer Institute of Applied Electronics was founded by the owner of Pioneer Scientific Instruments, an electronics workshop involved in the design and development of electronic and physics teaching aids, and electronic devices for general use. The objective of the institute is to train technicians at certificate and diploma levels. The institute currently has classrooms and one workshop.

Offering: The institute is seeking financing to expand workshops and acquire learning materials such as power generators, books, tools, computers, teaching aids including overhead projectors and slide projectors. The potential partner would be expected to offer guidance on curriculum, teaching methods and aids, and international accreditation.

Investment structure: Joint venture, particularly established universities that offer similar courses. 


Sector:  Uganda's education sector is robust and holds potential for further development. Private sector investment has increased since the liberalisation program in the 1990s. International students earned the sector an estimated US$30-million in 2005. During the same period, education accounted for 5% of GDP and was the sixth largest sector in the economy.

Education sector incentives

1. Under VAT Statute (1996), education services are classified as an exempt supply and therefore not subjected to VAT.
2. Education materials such as text books and laboratory equipment are zero-rated.
3. Zero tax on computers.

For further information on incentives and this opportunity contact the Uganda Investment Authority.

Key contact: Issa Mukasa
Uganda Investment Authority
Contact: Issa Mukasa, Investment Promotion Division
Email: imukasa@ugandainvest.com , info@ugandainvest.com