Kyambogo University

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Kyambogo University (KYU)
Motto Knowledge and Skills for Service
Established 2003
Type Public
Chancellor John Ssebuwufu[1]
Vice-Chancellor Elly Katunguka[1]
Administrative staff
488
Students 25,000+ (2016)[2]
Location Kampala, Uganda
Campus Urban
Website Homepage

Kyambogo University (KYU), is a public university in Uganda. It is one of the eight public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country.

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).[3]

Uganda Polytechnic Kyambogo

UPK evolved from a small technical school in 1928 before it was renamed Uganda Technical College and finally Uganda Polytechnic, 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.

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.

Campus

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.[citation needed]

Organization and administration

As of January 2012, Kyambogo University had six faculties and one school:[4]

Notable academics

  • John Ssebuwufu - Chemist, academic, and academic administrator. Chancellor of Kyambogo University since 19 February 2014.[5]
  • Elly Katunguka - Veterinarian, academic, and academic administrator - Vice chancellor of Kyambogo University since 13 February 2014.[2][6]

Notable alumni

See also

References

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  3. Kyambogo University Established in 2003
  4. The Academic Divisions of Kyambogo University
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External links

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