Kampala University

Location

As of March 2016, KU maintained the following campuses:

1. Ggaba: The main campus is in a neighborhood in Makindye Division, approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of the central business district (CBD) of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of the main campus are 0°15'38.0"N, 32°38'08.0"E (Latitude:0.260556; Longitude:32.635556).
2. Old Kampala: Located in another Kampala neighborhood, approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi), southwest of the city's CBD.
3. Masaka: Approximately 133 kilometres (83 mi) southwest of Kampala on the highway to Mbarara.
4. Luweero: Approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi), by road, north of Kampala on the Kampala–Gulu Highway.
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.
6. Jinja, about 82 kilometres (51 mi), by road, east of Kampala along the Kampala–Jinja Highway.
7. Juba, the capital of South Sudan.
8. Eldoret, Kenya.
9. Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.
10. Russia.

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.

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.

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.

Academic schools

KU has six constituent schools:

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

Graduate school courses

Undergraduate degree courses

Diploma courses

Certificate courses