Type Private Vice-Chancellor Matthew Odada Website Homepage Founded 2007 Chancellor George Kirya Ceased operations 2010 | Active 2007–2010 Location Lugazi, Uganda Number of students 800 (2008) Motto Strive for Prominence Headquarters Lugazi, Uganda | |
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Lugazi University (LU), was a private university in Uganda. The university was founded in 2007. It closed in December 2010.
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Location
Lugazi University was located in Lugazi, on a 175-acre (0.71 km2) campus, 26 miles (42 km) east of Kampala on the Kampala-Jinja Highway.
Academics
In September 2007, the university had the following faculties and departments:
Courses
Lugazi University offered courses leading to the award of degrees, diplomas and certificates.
Department of Arts and Social Sciences
Department of Education
Department of Business Management
Department of Computing and Information Technology
All the above courses are available at diploma level as well.
Closure
Lugazi University held its first and last graduation ceremony on Wednesday, 29 December 2010. 524 students graduated. Due to mounting debts and other financial hardships, the university's assets and liabilities were acquired by the Uganda Ministry of Defence, effective 30 December 2010. In January 2011, the premises were converted into the University of Military Science and Technology, (UMST), a military school of tertiary leaning, within the Uganda People's Defence Force.