Lugazi University

Lugazi University (LU)
Motto	Strive for Prominence
Type	Private
Active	2007–2010
Chancellor	Professor George B. Kirya
Vice-Chancellor	Matthew Odada
Students	800 (2008)^[1]
Location	Lugazi, Uganda 00°22′12″N 32°54′47″E / 0.37000°N 32.91306°E / 0.37000; 32.91306Coordinates: 00°22′12″N 32°54′47″E / 0.37000°N 32.91306°E / 0.37000; 32.91306
Website	Homepage

Lugazi University (LU), was a private university in Uganda. The university was founded in 2007.^[2] It closed in December 2010.

Location

Lugazi University was located in Lugazi, on a 175-acre (0.71 km²) campus, 26 miles (42 km) east of Kampala on the Kampala-Jinja Highway.

Academics

In September 2007, the university had the following faculties and departments:^[3]

Faculty of Education
Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Business Management
Faculty of Science & Technology

Courses

Lugazi University offered courses leading to the award of degrees, diplomas and certificates.^[4]

Department of Arts and Social Sciences

Bachelor of Secretarial Studies
Bachelor of Mass Communication
Bachelor Social Work and Social Administration
Bachelor of Industrial Art and Design
Bachelor of Development Studies
Bachelor of Public Administration and Management
Bachelor of Employment and Labor Studies

Department of Education

Bachelor of Arts with Education
Bachelor of Science with Education
Bachelor of Adult and Community Education
Bachelor of Education Guidance and Counseling
Bachelor of Education with Special Needs
Bachelor of Education - Early Childhood

Department of Business Management

Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Human Resources Management
Bachelor of Procurement and Logistics Management
Bachelor of Public Sector and Management
Bachelor of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management

Department of Computing and Information Technology

Bachelor of Computer Science
Bachelor of Library and Information Science
Bachelor of Information Technology
Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition and Dietetics

All the above courses are available at diploma level as well.

Closure

Lugazi University held its first and last graduation ceremony on Wednesday, 29 December 2010. 524 students graduated. Due to mounting debts and other financial hardships, the university's assets and liabilities were acquired by the Uganda Ministry of Defence, effective 30 December 2010.^[5] In January 2011, the premises were converted into the University of Military Science and Technology, (UMST), a military school of tertiary leaning, within the Uganda People's Defence Force.^[6]

References

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Buikwe District

Capital: Buikwe

Towns and villages	Buikwe Lugazi Ngogwe Njeru Nkokonjeru Nyenga

Geography	River Sezibwa Mabira Forest Victoria Nile Lake Victoria

Economy	Barclays Bank Stanbic Bank Pride Microfinance Limited Finance Trust Bank Ugma Engineering Corporation Limited Cable Corporation Limited Uganda Hortech Limited Nile Breweries Limited East African Packaging Solutions Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited Mehta Group

Energy	Bujagali Energy Limited Bujagali Hydroelectric Power Station Nalubaale Power Station Lugazi Power Station Eskom Uganda Limited

Notable landmarks	Lake Victoria Source of the Nile Victoria Nile Lugazi Golf Course Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi

Health	Kawolo Hospital Nkokonjeru Hospital Czech-Slovak-Ugandan Hospital

Transport	New Jinja Bridge Kampala–Jinja Highway Kampala–Jinja Expressway Mukono–Kayunga–Njeru Road Mukono–Kyetume–Katosi–Nyenga Road

Education	University of Military Science and Technology

Notable people	Lulume Bayigga Nanji Kalidas Mehta Paul D'Arbela Paulo Kafeero

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