Ibanda University

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Ibanda University (IU)
MottoHard Work for Excellence
TypePrivate
Established2014 [1]
Chancellor Venansius Baryamureeba [1] [2]
Vice-Chancellor Samson James Opolot [2]
Administrative staff
60+ (2022) [2]
Students3000+
Location
Ibanda, Ibanda District
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Uganda

00°07′24″S30°29′54″E / 0.12333°S 30.49833°E / -0.12333; 30.49833
CampusIbanda Main Campus, Directorate of Graduate Studies
Website ibandauniversity.ac.ug
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Location in Uganda

Ibanda University (IU) is a private, co-educational Ugandan university in the Western Region of Uganda. [3]

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Location

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]

Overview

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 "Mr. Jeeb Rwomushana", the university chancellor is Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba and the vice-chancellor is Professor Samson James Opolot. The former systems administrator at Ibanda University is Gilbert Nabaasa, Currently the Chief Executive Officer at Bang Graphix Technologies and digital marketing associate at The Simba Group.

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References

  1. 1 2 Lawrence Mucunguzi (14 October 2017). "Baryamureeba Appointed First Chancellor of Ibanda University". New Vision . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Ibanda University (4 December 2022). "Ibanda University: Our Team". Ibanda University. Former Systems Admin: Mr. Gilbert Nabaasa. Ibanda University. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Katwine, Anna (6 July 2017). "Background of Ibanda University". LinkedIn . Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  4. ↑ UBOS (29 November 2014). "The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants". Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Distance between Mbarara, Uganda and Ibanda University, Ibanda, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Distance Between Kampala, Uganda And Ibanda University, Ibanda, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Location of the Main Campus of Ibanda University" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "UniRank: University Rankings: Ibanda University". 4Icu.org (4ICU). 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
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