Motto | Hard Work for Excellence |
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Type | Private |
Established | 2014 [1] |
Chancellor | Venansius Baryamureeba [1] [2] |
Vice-Chancellor | Samson James Opolot [2] |
Administrative staff | 60+ (2022) [2] |
Students | 3000+ |
Location | , Uganda 00°07′24″S30°29′54″E / 0.12333°S 30.49833°E |
Campus | Ibanda Main Campus, Directorate of Graduate Studies |
Website | ibandauniversity |
Ibanda University (IU) is a private, co-educational Ugandan university in the Western Region of Uganda. [3]
The campus of the university is located in Bubaare Cell, Bufunda Ward, Bufunda Division in the Municipality of Ibanda (pop.31,316), [4] in Ibanda District, Western Uganda. [3] This is approximately 72 kilometres (45 mi), by road, north of Mbarara, the largest city in the sub-region. [5] Ibanda University is approximately 308 kilometres (191 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, the largest city and capital of Uganda. [6] The geographical coordinates of the campus of Ibanda University are:0°07'24.0"S, 30°29'54.0"E (Latitude:-0.123333; Longitude:30.498333). [7]
The university was established in 2014 by private Ugandan individuals. [3] It is accredited by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education. It is a co-educational institution that offers certificate, diploma, bachelors, postgraduate diploma and masters degree courses. [8]
The highest supervisory body of the university is the board of trustees. Below the board is the university council. Below the council, is the university senate. The day-to-day activities of the university are supervised by the vice chancellor, assisted by the university secretary, the university bursar, the academic registrar and the deans of schools of the university. [3] Currently, the chairman of the board of trustees is Jeeb Rwomushana, the university chancellor is Venansius Baryamureeba and the vice-chancellor is Professor Samson James Opolot.