Kampala University

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Kampala University (KU)
MottoWe Strive for Excellence[ citation needed ]
TypePrivate
Established1999
Chancellor Prof Mondo Kagonyera [1]
Vice-Chancellor Professor Badru Dungu Kateregga
Administrative staff
350
Students10,000+ (2019)
Location
Kampala
,
Uganda

00°15′38″N32°38′02″E / 0.26056°N 32.63389°E / 0.26056; 32.63389 Coordinates: 00°15′38″N32°38′02″E / 0.26056°N 32.63389°E / 0.26056; 32.63389
CampusUrban
Website www.ku.ac.ug
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Location in Kampala

Kampala University (KU) is a fully fledged, private, chartered, recognized and accredited university in Uganda. [2]

Contents

Location

As of August 2021, KU maintained the following campuses: [2]

1. Ggaba: The main campus is in a neighborhood in Makindye Division, approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of the central business district (CBD) of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. [3] The coordinates of the main campus are 0°15'38.0"N, 32°38'08.0"E (Latitude:0.260556; Longitude:32.635556). [4]

2. Old Kampala: Located in another Kampala neighborhood, approximately 2.5 kilometres (2 mi), west of the city's CBD. [5]

3. Masaka: Approximately 137 kilometres (85 mi) southwest of Kampala. [6]

4. Luweero: Approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi), by road, north of Kampala on the Kampala–Gulu Highway. [7]

5. Mutundwe: In a neighborhood in the newly created town of Ssabagabo, Wakiso District, about 8 kilometres (5 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala's central business district. [8]

6. Jinja, about 81 kilometres (50 mi), by road, east of Kampala along the Kampala–Jinja Highway. [9]

History

KU was founded in 1999. The founding vice chancellor, Badru Kateregga, together with other academics and entrepreneurs pooled resources to establish the university. It received its license from the Uganda National Council for Higher Education in 2000. [10] [11]

During the university's graduation ceremony in March 2012, 2,048 graduates were awarded degrees, diplomas, and certificates in various disciplines. Of these, 57.9 percent were male and 42.1 percent were female. Seventy-four graduates received master's degrees and 24 received postgraduate diplomas. [12]

Affiliation

KU is affiliated with The East African University (TEAU) in Kitengela, Kenya. Badru Kateregga, the vice chancellor of KU, also serves as chairman of the board of trustees of TEAU. [13]

Academic schools

KU has seven constituent schools: [14]

  1. Faculty of Industrial Art and Design - Ggaba Campus
  2. Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology - Ggaba Campus
  3. Faculty of Business and Management - Ggaba Campus
  4. Faculty of Natural Sciences - Ggaba Campus
  5. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences - Ggaba Campus
  6. Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences - Mutundwe Campus
  7. Faculty of Filmmaking - Kampala Film School Ggaba

Courses

Graduate school courses

Undergraduate degree courses

Diploma courses

Certificate courses

See also

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