Type Public university Vice-Chancellor Christine Dranzoa Address Uganda Founded 2012 | Established 2012 Campus Urban Number of students 300 Motto "Transforming Lives" | |
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Chancellor Eric Tiyo Sekebuga Adriko Location Arua, Uganda
2° 59' 41.00"N, 30° 55' 36.00"E Similar Busitema University, Kabale University, Gulu University, African Bible University, All Saints University | ||
Muni University (MU) is a public multi-campus university in Uganda. It is one of the public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country.
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Location
Muni University has its main campus at Muni Hill in the town of Arua in Arua District, West Nile sub-region, Northern Region. The campus is just south of Barifa Forest, approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi), by road, south-east of the central business district of Arua. This campus sits adjacent to and immediately north of Muni National Teachers College (MNTC), a 1,300 student, mixed gender, teacher training college.
The second campus is located in the town of Okollo, Arua District, West Nile sub-region. Okollo is approximately 58 kilometres (36 mi), by road, south-east of Arua, the largest city in the sub-region, on the Arua-Nebbi highway.
The third campus is in Bidibidi in Yumbe District, approximately 75 kilometres (47 mi), by road, north of Arua.
The fourth campus is in Pakwach in Nebbi District along the Albert Nile. The district donated the land in 2011 for the purpose of establishing a Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture at Muni University.
History
Efforts to establish a public university in the West Nile sub-region date to January 2007 when a delegation of elders from the sub-region made a written request to the president of Uganda. In subsequent bilateral meetings between the Ugandan government and stakeholders from the sub-region, a set of core undergraduate courses was identified to anchor the founding of the institution. In 2009, the Ugandan government, through the Ministry of Education, consented to the creation of the university. A three-person task force was created to establish the university, with a starting date of January 2012. That task force was headed by Christine Dranzoa, the vice chancellor of the university. Initially, the university was named West Nile University, but after wider consultations, the name was changed to Muni University.
Academic courses
MU has identified the following undergraduate courses to be offered in the academic year 2015/2016:
Student intake
MU was expected to admit its first batch of undergraduate students during the 2013/2014 academic year, beginning in August/September 2013. After a one-year delay, the first class of 200 students was admitted in November 2014. Another 100 students were admitted in August 2015.