Busitema University
| Motto | Pursuing Excellence |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2007 |
| Chancellor | Prof. Francis G. Omaswa, MBChB, MMed, FRCS |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Mary Jossy Nakhanda Okwakol |
| Students | 1500+ (2013) |
| Location |
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| Campus | Rural |
| Website | www |
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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 (with date of founding):
- Makerere University (1924)
- Uganda Management Institute (1968)
- Mbarara University (1989)
- Kyambogo University (2003)
- Gulu University (2004)
- Busitema University (2007)
- Kigumba Petroleum Institute (2009)
- Muni University (2012).
Busitema University has as its focus, the instruction of agricultural sciences, agricultural mechanization and agribusiness.[1]
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Location
Busitema University has its main campus in Busitema, Busia District on the Jinja - Tororo Highway, about 30 kilometres (19 mi), by road, southwest of Tororo.[2] This location lies approximately 206 kilometres (128 mi), by road, east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[3] The coordinates of the university's main campus are:0°32'42.0"N, 34°01'30.0"E (Latitude:0.5450; Longitude:34.0250).[4]
University campuses
The campuses of Busitema University include the following:
- Main campus in Busia District - Faculty of Engineering (Busitema) - 1,300 acres (530 ha)
- Jinja campus - Non-operative - 9 acres (3.6 ha)
- Nagongera campus in Tororo District - Faculty of Science and Education - 850 acres (340 ha)[5]
- Mbale campus in Mbale District - Faculty of Health Sciences - 30 acres (12 ha)
- Kaliro campus in Kaliro District - Non-operative - 198 acres (80 ha)
- Pallisa campus in Pallisa District - Non-operative - 350 acres (140 ha)
- Arapai campus in Soroti District - Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Sciences - 675 acres (273 ha)
- Namasagali campus in Kamuli District - Faculty of Natural Resources - 0 acres (0 ha)[6]
History
Busitema University was founded in 1968, with the assistance of the Soviet Union, as the Busitema National College of Agricultural Mechanization, a government agricultural institute. In 2007, the college was elevated to university status, offering certificate, diploma, and degree courses.
Academics
As of June 2014[update], the university offers the following courses: [7][8]
Undergraduate degree courses
- Faculty of Science and Education
- 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
- Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Sciences
- Bachelor of Animal Production and Management - 4 years - Arapai campus
- Faculty of Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Mechanization & Irrigation Engineering - 4 years - Main campus
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering - 4 years - Main campus
- Bachelor of Science in Water Resources Engineering - 4 years - Main campus
- Bachelor of Science in Textile Engineering - 4 years - Main campus[9]
- Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering - 4 years - Main campus[10]
- Faculty of Natural Resources
- Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources Economics - 4 years - Namasagali campus
- Bachelor of Science in Hydrology - 4 years - Namasagali campus
- Bachelor of Science in Agroprocessing Engineering - 4 years - Namasagali campus
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery - 5 years - Mbale campus, Mbale Regional Referral Hospital[11]
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing - 3 years - Mbale campus[12]
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.
See also
- Agriculture in Uganda
- Education in Uganda
- List of universities in Uganda
- List of hospitals in Uganda
References
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