Lira University
| Motto | "The Beacon" |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1 July 2012[1] |
| Chancellor | Benjamin Josses Odoki[2] |
| Vice-Chancellor | Jasper Ogwal Okeng[1] |
| Students | 1,000+ (2019) |
| Address | 7R2C+9CV, Lira, Uganda , , 02°15′04″N 32°49′16″E / 2.25111°N 32.82111°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
  Location in Uganda | |
Lira University (LU) is a university in Uganda. It is one of the eleven public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country.[3]
Location
[edit]The university campus is located on approximately 500 acres (202 ha) of land, about 11 kilometres (7 mi), by road, northwest of downtown, Lira off of the Lira–Kamdini Road.[4] The coordinates of the university campus are 2°15'04.0"N, 32°49'16.0"E (Latitude:2.251111; Longitude:32.821111).[5]
History
[edit]The university first opened in August 2012 with 100 students.[1] At that time, the institution was a constituent college of Gulu University and was known as Gulu University Constituent College Lira.[6] It was also referred to as Lira University College.[7]
In June 2015, the Uganda Ministry of Education elevated the college to university status, effective with the 2016-17 academic year that began in August 2016.[8]
Faculties
[edit]As of January 2016, LU maintained the following academic units:[6]
- Faculty of Engineering and Technology
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Institute of Management Science
- Institute of Medicinal Plants and Biodiversity
Academic courses
[edit]As of July 2017, the following undergraduate academic programs were offered:[9]
- Bachelor of Civil Engineering
- Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering
- Bachelor of Electrical Engineering
- Bachelor of Oil and Gas
- Bachelor of Textile Studies
- Bachelor of Computer Science
- Bachelor of Library and Information Technology
- Bachelor of Survey
- Bachelor of Land Economics
- Bachelor of Technology
- Bachelor of Architecture
- Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science
- Bachelor of Science in Midwifery
- Bachelor of Science in Public Health
- Bachelor of Food Science and Nutrition
- Bachelor of Dentistry
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Business Studies and Management
See also
[edit]- List of university leaders in Uganda
- List of universities in Uganda
- List of business schools in Uganda
- Education in Uganda
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Patrick Okino (1 June 2012). "Lira University Opens In August". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ Patrick Okino (24 March 2017). "Odoki Assumes Lira University Chancellorship". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ Agnes Nantambi (14 September 2019). "MUBS, Lira University Sign MOU To Enhance Collaboration". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Distance between Lira Post Office, Obote Avenue, Lira, Uganda and Lira University, Erute, Northern Region, Uganda". Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Location of the Main Campus of Lira University" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Gulu University Constituent College Lira (GUCCL)". Gulu: Gulu University. October 2012. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ John Otim; Ekkehard Doehring (November 2013). "Pioneering a young University: one year on at Lira University College". Nilejournal.net. Archived from the original on 2016-02-05.
- ^ Okello, Dickens (26 June 2015). "Lira, Kabale, Soroti now Public Universities". Kampala: Chimpreports.com. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "Lira University Academic Programmes for 2017/2018 Academic Year" (PDF). Lira, Uganda: Lira University. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
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