James Scott Brown


James Scott Brown is an academic administrator known for serving as the Vice-Chancellor of the International Health Sciences University, a private university in Kampala, Uganda. The institution since renamed Clarke International University,is a licensed degree-awarding university focused on health sciences, public health, business, and related disciplines.

Early life

Scott was born in Kincardine, Ontario, Canada. He was educated at Harvard University.. As Parker fellow of Harvard, he travelled in Europe and studied Berlin, Heidelberg, and Paris.

Education and career

Details of Brown's early life and education are not widely documented in available public sources, though his academic background includes a medical degree completed in 1979.
Scott taught Law at Columbia and George Town Universities and was later the dean of the Law schools of universities of southern California and Illinois.
Scott was a solicitor to the U.S Department of State and secretary of the Carnegie Endowment for international peace and a president of the American Society of International Law.He also served as editor in chief of its journal, the first English language periodical of its kind. Scott also founded James Scott Foundation, a non-profitable organization that looked at fighting child exploitation and child abuse.

Vice-Chancellor of International Health Sciences University

Brown was appointed Vice-Chancellor of International Health Sciences University, a private university in Kampala that began admitting students in 2008 and later rebranded as Clarke International University in 2018.
The University was initially founded in 2008 as part of the international Medical Group network and licensed by the Uganda National Council For Higher Education. It grew from a nursing school into a multidisciplinary private university offering undergraduates, diploma, and postgraduate programmes in health sciences, public health, business and related fields.
While Brown's exact years in office are not specified in accessible evergreen sources, alumni records from Queen's University Belfast note his appointment at IHSU leadership.
Contributions and Legacy
As Vice-Chancellor, Brown played an administrative leadership role during a formative period in the university's development, helping to establish its academic reputation and governance structures. IHSCU/CIU later expanded its programs and physical pressure under subsequent leadership, including a rebranding and diversification of course offerings beyond health sciences.
Affiliations and Recognition
  • International Health Sciences University / Clarke International University: Brown's role as vice-chancellor linked him to the institution's early expansion before its later name change and leadership transitions.
  • Queen's University Belfast Alumni: Alumni documentation confirms Brown's position at IHSU and highlights his connection to Queen's University Belfast as a graduate with medical qualifications earned in 1979.