Type Public Administrative staff 421 (2016) Total enrollment 3,347 (2008) Vice-chancellor J.H. Nyeko Pen-Mogi | Established 2002 Students ~5,000+ (2014) Phone +256 471 432094 | |
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Gulu University (GU) is a university in Uganda. It is one of the nine public universities in the country, as of September 2016.
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- Location
- History
- Progress
- Former association with Lira University
- Undergraduate programs
- Faculty of Agriculture and the Environment
- Faculty of Business and Development Studies
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Education and Humanities
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Science
- Postgraduate programs
- Students
- Staff
- References
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Location
As of October 2016, GU has three campuses.
(a) The main campus is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), by road, north-east of the central business district of Gulu, the largest city in the Uganda's Northern Region. This is approximately 339 kilometres (211 mi), by road, north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the university's main campus are 02°47'18.0"N, 32°19'01.0"E (Latitude:2.788340; Longitude:32.316949).
(b) The second campus is in the town of Kitgum, approximately 97 kilometres (60 mi), by road, north-east of Gulu, close to the international border with South Sudan. That campus became operational in 2011.
(c) Upon the request of the Kingdom of Bunyoro, the university established a campus in the city of Hoima, offering agriculture, the environment, computer science, information technology, business studies, accounting and education.
History
GU was established by Act 7 of 2001 of the Parliament of Uganda. That Act was subsequently amended by Act 3 of 2006. The university admitted its first students and commenced teaching activities in September 2002.
Progress
On 23 January 2010, during the fifth annual graduation ceremony, GU awarded degrees to 1,050 graduates, including 40 medical doctors, the first graduating class of the Gulu University School of Medicine (with the help of the University of Naples Federico II). The graduates also included thirteen students who received a Master of Business Administration degree.
Former association with Lira University
In 2009, GU established a constituent college in the town of Lira, which is about 102 kilometres (63 mi) to the south-east of Gulu. The campus, then named Lira University College, admitted its first students in August 2012 (100 of them). It continued operating in this capacity until the Ugandan Parliament (Act No. 35, July 2016) elevated it to an independent public university. Since 1 August 2016, it has been referred to as Lira University.
Undergraduate programs
As of January 2016, the following undergraduate academic degree courses were offered at GU, according to an advertisement placed in the New Vision by the university.
Faculty of Agriculture and the Environment
Faculty of Business and Development Studies
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Education and Humanities
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Science
Postgraduate programs
The following postgraduate degree courses were offered at GU in January 2016.
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Business and Development Studies
Faculty of Science
Students
In July 2014, GU admitted 2,500 privately sponsored students and approximately 250 government-sponsored students. The total student population in 2014 was about 5,000, including diploma, undergraduate, and postgraduate programme enrollees.
Staff
As of January 2013, GU employed 421 full-time staff, of whom 241 were academic staff and 180 were non-teaching staff. As of August 2013, the university had a shortage of 73 academic staff, according to Vice Chancellor Jack Nyeko Pen-Mogi.