Busitema University
| Busitema University (BU) | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Pursuing Excellence |
| Established | 2007 |
| Type | Public |
| Chancellor | Prof. Francis G. Omaswa, MBChB, MMed, FRCS |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Mary Jossy Nakhanda Okwakol, PhD |
| Admin. staff | 20+ (2009) |
| Students | 500+ (2009) |
| Location | Busitema, Uganda 00°32′42″N 34°01′30″E / 0.545°N 34.025°ECoordinates: 00°32′42″N 34°01′30″E / 0.545°N 34.025°E |
| Campus | Rural |
| Website | www.busitema.ac.ug |
Busitema University (BU), is a university in Uganda. It is one of the eight public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country. The list includes the following:
- Makerere University - Founded in 1924
- Uganda Management Institute - Founded in 1968
- Mbarara University - Founded in 1989
- Kyambogo University - Founded in 2003
- Gulu University - Founded in 2002
- Busitema University - Founded in 2007
- Kigumba Petroleum Institute - Founded in 2009
- Muni University - Founded in 2012
Busitema University has as its main focus, the instruction of agricultural sciences, agricultural mechanization and agribusiness. [1]
Contents |
[edit] Location
Busitema University has its main campus in Busitema, Busia District on the Jinja - Tororo Highway, approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi), by road, southwest of Tororo.[2]
The campuses of Busitema University include the following:[3]
- Busitema Campus in Busia District - Faculty of Engineering (Main Campus)
- Nagongera in Tororo District[4] - Faculty of Science and Education
- Mbale in Mbale District - Faculty of Health Sciences (Coming Soon)
- Kaliro in Kaliro District - Non-operative
- Pallisa in Pallisa District - Non-operative
- Arapai in Soroti District[5] - Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Sciences
- Namasagali in Kamuli District[6] - Faculty of Natural Resources
[edit] History
Busitema University was founded in 1968, with the assistance of the then Soviet Union, as a government agricultural institute: Busitema National College of Agricultural Mechanization. In 2007, the college was elevated to University status, offering certificate, diploma and degree courses.
[edit] Academics
As of February 2011[update], the university offers the following courses: [7]
- Undergraduate Degree courses
- Bachelor of Science Education in Computer Studies - 3 years - Nagongera Campus
- Bachelor of Science Education in Physics - 3 years - Nagongera Campus
- Bachelor of Science Education in Mathematics 3 years - Nagongera Campus
- Bachelor of Science Education in Education - 3 years - Nagongera Campus
- Bachelor of Animal Production and Management - 4 years - Arapai Campus
- Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Mechanization & Irrigation Engineering - 4 years - Busitema Campus
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering - 4 years - Busitema Campus
- Bachelor of Science in Textile Engineering - 4 years - Busitema Campus[8]
- Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources Economics - 4 years - Namasagali Campus
- Undergraduate Diploma courses
- Diploma in Agricultural Engineering - 2 years - Busitema Campus
- Diploma in Ginning Engineering - 2 years - Busitema Campus
- Diploma in Animal Production and Management - 2 years - Arapai Campus
- Diploma in Crop Production and Management - 2 years - Arapai Campus
- Undergraduate Certificate courses
- Certificate in Agricultural Sciences - 1 year - Arapai Campus
- Postgraduate courses
The university does not yet offer post graduate programs.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Busitema University Admission List 2009
- Busitema University Homepage
- Ugandan University Rankings
- Busitema University Brochure
- Busitema University to Spearhead Textile Research in Uganda
[edit] References
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
