Dr. Olive Sabiiti

Acting Vice Chancellor

Dr. Olive Sabiiti, is currently serving as the Acting Vice Chancellor of Cavendish University Uganda. Previously, she held the position of Deputy Vice Chancellor- Academic Affairs at the same Institution. Dr. Sabiiti is a distinguished Senior Lecturer, a legal scholar, and an advocate of the High Court of Uganda.

In addition to her role at Cavendish University Uganda, Dr. Sabiiti is a Panel Advisor for the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission Alumni Advisory Panel from 2023 to 2025. She also serves as a Board Member for the Research and Education Network of Uganda from 2023 to April 2025.

As a Commonwealth Scholar, Dr. Olive Sabiiti earned her PhD degree in law from the University of Manchester, UK. As a British Chevening Scholar, she earned her LLM (Master of Laws in International Business Law) degree with merit from the University of Manchester, UK. She holds a post-graduate diploma in Legal Practice from Law Development Centre, Uganda, and a Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) with Honours from Makerere University.

Prior to joining Cavendish University Uganda, Dr. Olive Sabiiti taught Law and Finance in Emerging Markets, Land Transactions, Business and Commercial laws at the University of Manchester, Makerere University, Uganda Christian University, Mukono, and Uganda Management Institute (UMI).

 For close to a decade, Dr. Olive Sabiiti served as the Speaker of Mpigi District Council, Chair of the Association of all District Council Speakers in the Country and as Chair of the Conflict Resolution Committee of the Uganda Local Governments Association (ULGA). As an Advocate of the High Court of Uganda, she has practiced law for more than 15 years. She is a member of the Uganda Law Society, East Africa Law Society, and the Society for Institutional and Organisational Economics. She represents Cavendish University Uganda at the International Association of Law Schools.