| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | January 1, 2012 |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Magnus Amajirionwu [1] |
| Location | , 00°18′03″N32°36′23″E / 0.30083°N 32.60639°E Coordinates: 00°18′03″N32°36′23″E / 0.30083°N 32.60639°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | Homepage |
  Location in Kampala | |
Nexus International University (NIU), formerly Virtual University of Uganda (VUU) is a private university in Uganda. The institution is accredited and supervised by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education (UNCHE). [2]
NIU maintains its campus at 5158 Kayongo Road, in Muyenga, a suburb in Makindye Division, approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi), southeast of the city centre of Kampala, Uganda's capital. [3] The geographical coordinates of the university campus are:00°18'03.0"N, 32°36'23.0"E (Latitude:0.300833; Longitude:32.606389). [4]
The university was established in 2011. It is the first higher education institution in Uganda to teach its syllabus entirely online. The university adopted the name Virtual University of Uganda (VUU), from 2011 until 2019. VUU admitted its first cohort of students in January 2012. [5]
NIU offers the following academic courses, as of January 2015. [6]
In 2020, new courses introduced, after the University had re-branded, include: 1. An MBA in Oil and Gas 2. MBA in Environmental Management 3. MBA in International Development 4. MBA in Tourism and Hospitality Management and 5. MBA Women in Finance. [7]
Postgraduate Diploma courses last 24 months. Master's degree courses last thirty months. In addition, the university offers in excess of 70 short courses, lasting a few weeks to a few months. The short courses are listed at the university website, referenced here. [8]
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