Lira University (LU) is a university in Uganda. It is one of the eleven public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country.[3]
| 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 | |
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
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.
- ^ Google (26 December 2020). "Location of the Main Campus of Lira University" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 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.
External links edit