This office's foremost objective is to provide Academic and Administrative leadership to the University in order to guarantee that financial and human resources are used effectively and in compliance with the law, University regulations, and strategic plan. The Chief Executive Officer of the University is the Vice Chancellor. According to Section 31 of the University and Other Tertiary Institutions Act of 2001, as amended, the Vice Chancellor is in charge of the Academic, administrative, and financial affairs of the University. In the scenario that a Chancellor is not present, the Vice Chancellor presides over Ceremonial assemblies and bestows Degrees and other Academic titles and distinctions.
Through its Chairperson, the Vice Chancellor replies directly to the University Council. Indirectly, the Vice Chancellor is accountable to the Faculty Deans, Institute Directors, Dean of Students, University Bursar, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs), Deputy Vice Chancellor (Finance and Administration), University Secretary, Academic Registrar, University Librarian, Dean of Students, and Director - Internal Audit as a member of the University's Management Team. At Busitema University, Professor Paul Waako serves as Vice Chancellor at the moment. Prior to being appointed vice chancellor, Prof. Waako served as the first Dean of the Busitema University Faculty of Health sciences. He was able to serve on numerous National and International expert committees because of his honesty and integrity. Prof. Waako has outstanding interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving abilities, as evidenced by his numerous research publications in the roles of lead and co-researcher. He has authored a great deal of writing on the subjects of Conventional medicine,Drug development and Discovery, sensible medication use, and medicine supply networks.