St. Augustine International University
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 2011 |
| Chancellor | Tress Bucyanayandi |
| Vice-Chancellor | Charity Basaza Mulenga |
| Location | Kampala, Uganda |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | Homepage |
St. Augustine International University (SAIU) is a university in Uganda.
Location[edit]
SAIU is a multi-campus university. It maintains the following campuses:[1]
- Bunga Campus
The main campus is located in the neighborhood of Bunga, in Makindye Division, one of the five administrative divisions of Uganda's capital city, Kampala. This location lies approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi), by road, southeast of the city's central business district.[2] The approximate coordinates of the main campus of St. Augustine International University are:0°16'21.0"N, 32°37'19.0"E (Latitude:0.272500; Longitude:32.621944).[3]
- Kisoro Campus
The Kisoro campus is located in the southwestern Ugandan town of Kisoro, approximately 465 kilometres (289 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala.[4] The campus is close to Saint Francis Hospital Mutolere, which will serve as one of the teaching hospitals of the university.
- Mulago Campus
The Mulago campus is located on Mulago Hill, in Kawempe Division, in northern Kampala, approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), by road, north of the city's central business district.[5] This location is adjacent to Mulago National Referral Hospital, another teaching hospital of the university.
- Namugongo Campus
The Namugongo campus is located at Namugongo, Kira Town, Wakiso District, approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi), by road, northeast of downtown Kampala.[6] The location lies close to the shrines of the Uganda Martyrs, with streams flowing through the campus. The College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine will be based here.
Overview[edit]
SAIU is a private university in Uganda, established in 2011. It is accredited by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education, the national body that licenses institutions of higher education in the country.[7] The multi-campus university is one of a number of private universities accredited between 2010 and 2014.[8] The founding vice chancellor of the university is Charity Basaza Mulenga, an electrical and computer science engineer trained at Makerere University in Uganda and Loughborough University in the United Kingdom.[9]
Academic departments[edit]
As of July 2014, SAIU was structured into four colleges:[10]
- College of Law and Business
- College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
- College of Engineering and Information Sciences
- College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
See also[edit]
- Ggaba
- Kansanga
- Education in Uganda
- List of universities in Uganda
- List of university leaders in Uganda
References[edit]
- ^ SAIU, . "The Campuses of St. Augustine International University". St. Augustine International University (SAIU). Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "Map Showing Central Kampala And Bunga With Distance Indicator". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ Google, . "Location of Main Campus of St. Augustine International University At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "Distance Between Kampala And Kisoro With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "Distance Between Central Kampala And Mulago With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "Map Showing Central Kampala And Namugongo With Distance Indicator". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ UNCHE. "Uganda National Council for Higher Education: Private Universities". Uganda National Council for Higher Education (UNCHE). Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ Conan Businge, and Gloria Nakajubi (25 March 2013). "Uganda Registers New Private University". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ SAIU. "St. Augustine International University Prospectus" (PDF). St. Augustine International University (SAIU). Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ SAIU (6 July 2017). "Saint Augustine Internationaal University: College". Kampala: St. Augustine International University (SAIU). Retrieved 6 July 2017.
External links[edit]
Coordinates: 0°17′02″N 32°36′22″E / 0.284000°N 32.606000°E
