Eriabu Lugujjo | |
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Born | 1948 (age 75–76) |
Nationality | Ugandan |
Citizenship | Uganda |
Alma mater | Makerere University (BSc in Electrical Engineering) California Institute of Technology (MSc in Electrical Engineering) (PhD in Electrical Engineering) |
Occupation | Academic & Academic Administrator |
Years active | 1969 — present |
Known for | Engineering and Academic Administration |
Title | Vice Chancellor Ndejje University |
Eriabu Lugujjo is an electrical engineer, academic and academic administrator. He is the current vice chancellor of Ndejje University, a private Christian university, which was licensed by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education, in 1992. [1] He was appointed to that position in July 2012. [2]
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, obtained in 1969, from Makerere University, Uganda's largest and oldest public university. He also holds a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, obtained in 1971, from the California Institute of Technology, in Pasadena. His Doctorate in Electrical Engineering was obtained in 1974, also from Caltech. [3]
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