| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | January 1, 2012 |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Magnus Amajirionwu [1] |
| Location | , 0°22′56.99″N32°6′9.65″E / 0.3824972°N 32.1026806°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | Homepage |
  Location in Uganda | |
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 Nakaziba Road, in Ttamu, a suburb in Ttamu Division, approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi), west of the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital. [3] The geographical coordinates of the university campus are:0°22'56.99"N, 32°6'9.65"E (Latitude:0.38222; Longitude:32.10268). [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 August 2023. [6]
National Certificates and Diploma programmes/ Courses under UBTEB in
Bachelor/ Degree Programmes/Courses
Postgraduate Diploma Programmes
In 2023, Nexus International University managed to get its own home in Mityana after all those years of renting in Kampala, now NIU's main Campus is located in Ttamu, Mityana Municipality, Plot 533, Block 124, Nakaziba Road, Ttamu Division. While in Mityana, they introduced new programmes/Courses ranging from National Certificates, National Diploma, and more new degree programmes like 1. Bachelor in Information Technology under computing, 2.Social Work and Social Administration, 3.Public Administration, 4. Education (Science & Arts), 5.Journalism and Mass Communication, 6.Early Childhood Development. All these programmes apart from National Certificates and National Diplomas are offered both Online and physical.
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]
