[1] He was installed as chancellor on 19 February 2014, replacing Eric Tiyo Adriko, who had completed his two term tenure.
In 1974, he won a scholarship to study for a Doctor of Philosophy at Queen's University Belfast in Northern Ireland, from which he graduated in 1977.
In 1990, he was elevated to the rank of professor and was appointed principal of the Institute of Teacher Education; now part of Kyambogo University.
[6] In 2013, he was appointed as the chairperson of the UbuntuNet Alliance, the regional research and education network for Eastern and Southern Africa.
Ssebuwufu is a member of the World Bank Millennium Science Initiative and is one of the technical experts for Uganda.