Type Private Administrative staff 65+ (2011) Number of students 3,000 Headquarters Juba, South Sudan | Established 2009 Location Juba, South Sudan Founded 2009 | |
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Chancellor Bior Ajang Duot (Council Chairman) Vice-Chancellor Dr. Andrew Anthony Cula People also search for St. Mary's University in Juba, Catholic University of South Sudan, University of Juba | ||
The Bridge University (TBU) is a university in South Sudan.
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Location
The campus of The Bridge University is in the Altabara B neighborhood, in the city of Juba, the capital of South Sudan and the largest city in that country. This location lies in the southeastern section of the city, close to the White Nile River, at the point where the road to Nimule (A43) crosses over it. The approximate coordinates of the university campus are 4° 50' 6.00"N, 31° 36' 0.00"E (Latitude: 4.83500; Longitude: 31.60000). The coordinates are approximate because the university campus does not yet show on most publicly available maps.
History
The Bridge University was founded in 2009 as a post-secondary college. However, after one semester, the administration upgraded to a full university to meet the overwhelming demand for instruction. As of July 2011, the university has over 3000 students enrolled with over 65 full-time lecturers and over 45 part-time staff. The university offers certificate, diploma and first degree courses.
Academic units
As of July 2011, the university maintains the following faculties, departments and institutes:
- Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
- Faculty of Business Administration & Management
- Faculty of Science
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Business Studies
- Department of Law
- Department of Languages
- Department of Health Sciences
- Institute for Social Research
- Institute of Open and Distance Learning
Academic courses
As of July 2011, the university offers the following courses:
The university does not yet offer postgraduate courses.
TBU offers a variety of short courses which last from a few weeks to several months leading to the award of a certificate. Some of the certificate courses include:
- Certificate in computer hardware maintenance
- Oracle 9i
- PL/SQL Database programming.
- Advanced certificate in Computer Networking.
- Certificate in dynamic web design.
- Certificate in Computer Applications.
- Certificate in Statistical Data Analysis Using SPSS