Soroti University

Location

Soroti University has its main campus in Arapai, Arapai sub-county, Soroti District, approximately 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi), by road, northeast of the central business district of the town of Soroti, on the road between Soroti and Amuria in Amuria District. This is approximately 305 kilometres (190 mi), by road, northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The campus sits on 200 acres (81 ha) of land, near the campus of Teso College, a boys-only, boarding middle (S1-S4) and high school (S5-S6). The coordinates of the campus of Soroti University are 1°45'56.0"N, 33°3'44.0"E (Latitude:1.765543; Longitude:33.628900).

History

The government of Uganda, following lobbying by stakeholders from the Teso sub-region, decided in 2012 to establish a public university in Soroti District. A five-person task-force, headed by founding vice chancellor Robert Ikoja, was named by the Uganda minister of education in September 2012 to prepare for the opening of the university. Soroti University was expected to open in August 2013. In that month, however, the Daily Monitor, a Ugandan daily newspaper, revealed that members charged with the establishment of the public Soroti University had also been establishing Teso University, a private institution.

Construction of the university's main building began in June 2014 with completion expected 24 months later. In June 2015, the government of Uganda, officially created Soroti University as a public institution, when the minister of Education, Science and Technology and Sports, Jessica Alupo, introduced a Statutory Instrument followed by a resolution of Parliament to the same effect. The first student intake has been delayed until 2017.

Academic courses

As of July 2014, Soroti University planned to open with two schools: the School of Health Sciences and the School of Science and Technology. The courses offered will include the following:

School of Health Sciences

School of Science and Technology