Bishop Stuart University

Bishop Stuart University (BSU)
Motto Our God Reigns
Type Private
Established 2002
Chancellor Fred Mwesigwa Sheldon
Vice-Chancellor Mauda Kamatenesi[1]
Students 3,000+ (2010)
Location Mbarara, Uganda
Campus Urban
Website Homepage

Bishop Stuart University (BSU) is a private, not-for-profit, multi-campus university in Uganda.

Location

BSU has its main campus, measuring approximately 48 hectares (120 acres), at Kakoba Hill, off of Buremba Road, approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of downtown Mbarara. This location is approximately 295 kilometres (183 mi), by road, south-west of Kampala, Uganda's capital.[2] The coordinates of the main campus of the university are 0°36'10.0"S, 30°41'44.0"E (Latitude:-0.602778, Longitude:30.695556).[3] The second campus is located at Ruharo Hill, also in the Mbarara Metropolitan Area.

History

BSU is named after Bishop Stuart who was the Anglican bishop in Uganda in the middle of the 20th Century.[4] BSU started operations in 2003 at the campus of then Kakoba National Teacher's College (KNTC) in the western Ugandan city of Mbarara.[5] KNTC ceased operations at the end of 2005, and in 2006, BSU took over the premises and grounds previously occupied by the teachers' college.[6] In 2006, BSU held its maiden graduation ceremony. However, the certificates, diplomas, and degrees were awarded by Uganda Christian University.[7][8] The first batch of students to graduate on BSU letterheads were the graduates of 2009.[9] On 10 October 2014, at the university's 10th graduation ceremony, Minister of Education Jessica Alupo announced that BSU had been cleared by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education to receive a university charter.[10] The charter was granted and delivered to the university in late October 2014.[11]

Academic affairs

As of June 2014, BSU had the following academic faculties and departments:

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Faculty of Business & Development Studies

Faculty of Education

Faculty of Law

Academic courses

The university offers courses at certificate, diploma, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels. The programs offered include:

Certificate courses

Diploma courses

Undergraduate courses

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mukombozi, Rajab (9 June 2014). "Medicine Researcher Is Bishop Stuart’s New Vice Chancellor". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Road Distance Between Kampala And Mbarara With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Google. "Location of Bishop Stuart University Main Campus At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Stuart, Andrew (19 October 2006). "Memories Are Our History". New Vision. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  5. ↑ Newvision, Archive (2 May 2004). "News In Brief". New Vision. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  6. ↑ Baguma, Raymond (11 September 2005). "Kakoba NTC Phased Out". New Vision. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  7. ↑ Muhanga, K. (3 February 2006). "News In Brief: Graduation". New Vision. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  8. ↑ Newvision, Archive (20 February 2006). "Waive Tax On Fuel - Mukono Varsity Chief". New Vision. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  9. ↑ Ssengendo, Abdulkarim (25 March 2009). "548 Graduate At Bishop Stuart". New Vision. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  10. ↑ Rajab Mukombozi, and Colleb Mugume (14 October 2014). "Bishop Stuart University To Get Charter, Says Alupo". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  11. ↑ Mukombozi, Richard (31 October 2014). "Government Gives Bishop Stuart University Charter". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 31 October 2014.

External links

Coordinates: 00°36′10″S 30°41′44″E / 0.60278°S 30.69556°E / -0.60278; 30.69556

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