Students 11,000 (2013) Total enrollment 10,000 (2011) | Established 1997 Vice-chancellor John Musisi Senyonyi | |
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Motto Alpha And Omega: God The Beginning And The End Address Bishop Tucker, Mukono, Uganda Undergraduate tuition and fees 2.12 million UGX (2012), International tuition: 4.24 million UGX (2012) Similar Kyambogo University, Makerere University, Ndejje University, Nkumba University, Kampala International University | ||
Uganda christian university
Uganda Christian University (UCU) is a private church-founded university administered by the Church of Uganda.
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Location
UCU's main campus, with approximately 8,000 students, is in the town of Mukono, approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi), by road, east of Uganda's capital city, Kampala, on the Kampala-Jinja Highway. The coordinates of the main campus are 0°21'27.0"N, 32°44'29.0"E (Latitude:0.357500; Longitude:32.741389).
Bishop Barham University College is a regional constituent college of UCU, with about 1,000 students, located in the town of Kabale, approximately 420 kilometres (260 mi), by road, south-west of Kampala. Other regional campuses include UCU Mbale Campus, which is in Mbale, and UCU Arua Campus, which is in Arua.
Origins
UCU was founded in 1997 by the Anglican Church of Uganda from its premier theological seminary/college Bishop Tucker Theological College, which was established in 1913 and named after the pioneer missionary bishop Alfred Robert Tucker.
UCU's chancellor is the archbishop of Uganda, Stanley Ntagali.
The first vice chancellor, Stephen Noll, was installed in 2000. He is an American Anglican priest, theologian, and missionary. He helped UCU to receive a government charter in 2004, the first of its kind in Uganda. Noll's term as vice chancellor ended in 2010.
John Senyonyi is the UCU's second vice chancellor and a mathematician and evangelist. He joined UCU as a chaplain in 2001. He rose to become the deputy vice chancellor for finance and administration. Later, he became the first deputy vice chancellor in charge of development and external relations, the first such position in any Ugandan university.
UCU today
UCU has expanded its programmes to include theology, education, social work, business, law, mass communication, development studies, information technology, library and information science, engineering, and nursing.
UCU was the first African affiliate of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU). In 2004, the CCCU and UCU initiated a Uganda Studies Program for students from North American colleges to spend a semester at UCU.
While the majority of faculty and students are Ugandan, UCU has attracted students from other African Great Lakes countries and a number of expatriate staff from North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. These international ties are in part historic through societies like the Church Mission Society and in part new ties formed among churches of the Anglican Communion.
Faculties and departments
The university is divided into the following schools, faculties, and departments:
Medical school
In March 2016, the Daily Monitor newspaper reported that UCU and Mengo Hospital were negotiating for the establishment of a UCU school of medicine at the hospital. No time-frame was disclosed.