Kyambogo University
| Kyambogo University (KYU) | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Knowledge and Skills for Service |
| Established | 2003 |
| Type | Public |
| Chancellor | Dr. Erick Adriko |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Isaiah Omolo Ndiege |
| Admin. staff | 488 |
| Students | 11,412 (yr 2003/2004) |
| Location | Kampala, Uganda |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | Homepage |
Kyambogo University (KYU), is a public university in Uganda. It was established in 2001 as the third public 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
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[edit] Location
The university campus is located on Kyambogo Hill, approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), by road, east of the central business district of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, along the Kampala-Jinja Highway.[1] The coordinates of the university campus are:00 21 00N, 32 37 48E (Latitude:0.3500; Longitude:32.6300).
[edit] History
Kyambogo University was established in 2003 by the "Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act 2001", by merging Uganda Polytechnic Kyambogo (UPK), the Institute of Teacher Education, Kyambogo (ITEK), and the Uganda National Institute of Special Education (UNISE).[2]
[edit] Uganda Polytechnic Kyambogo
Uganda Polytechnic Kyambogo (UPK) evolved from a small technical school in 1928 before it was renamed Uganda Technical College and finally Uganda Polytechnic, Kyambogo.
[edit] Institute of Teacher Education, Kyambogo
Institute of Teacher Education, Kyambogo (ITEK) started as a Government Teacher Training College in 1948 at Nyakasura, Kabarole District. In 1954, it transferred to Kyambogo Hill as a National Teachers’ College and later became ITEK by Statute of Parliament in 1989.
[edit] Uganda National Institute of Special Education
Uganda National Institute of Special Education (UNISE) was affiliated to the Department of Special Education at the Faculty of Education of Makerere University, becoming an autonomous institution by Act of Parliament in 1998.
[edit] Faculties
As of January 2012[update], Kyambogo University has six faculties and one school:[3]
- Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Special Needs & Rehabilitation
- Faculty of Vocational Studies
- School of Management & Entrepreneurship
[edit] External links
- Kyambogo University website
- Uganda education
- The New Vision University guide 2005-2006: Kyambogo University
