THE PERSON: PROFESSOR PATRICK BUSINGE Born in Uganda, I did not let my circumstances characterised by poverty become my standard. Whist I lived in poverty, I did not let poverty live in me. Following my dreams, while believing that no condition was permanent, I used education as my passport out of poverty. This belief led me to world-class universities such as the University of Exeter – one of the finest universities in the world – where I graduated with my Doctorate in Education. On my graduation day in 2015, the then Chancellor Baroness Floella Benjamin whispered into my ears, ‘Patrick, go and change the world’. At this point, I didn’t know how I was to actualize this. Today, five years later, looking back and connecting the dots, I can see how this is happening through founding Greatness University: the world’s first and only institution dedicated to discovering, developing, delivering sustaining, and celebrating greatness. One of the key features of doing a Ph.D. in research. After five years of research, it has become my passion and hobby. I spend my free time researching about greatness and creating tools to help others do the same. In the past, I have researched kings like the Omukama. Oyo of Tooro: the World’s Youngest Ruling Monarch. I have researched celebrities like Les Brown, the World’s Number 1 Motivational Speaker. I have also researched renowned church leaders like Archbishop Doye T Agama in the U.K. and Professor Simeon Kayiwa in Uganda. I have research institutions like The City of Refuge in Delaware, USA, and the Great Kingdom of Tooro in Uganda. This research has culminated in multiple books that document and preserve greatness for future generations. In addition to greatness research, I have written peer-reviewed journal articles, published over 12 books, and co-authored with over 200 people. Through my greatness coaching, mentoring, and consultation, I continue to help individuals, businesses, organisations, kingdoms, and nations right their lives and rewrite their future. In this endeavour, iChange Nations has created an award in my name titled: The Professor Patrick Businge Greatness Award which is given to people who have personally been mentored by me or emulate my example. 9