Muni University
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Location
Muni University has its main campus at Muni Hill, in the town of AruaArua
Arua is a town in Arua District, Northern Uganda. An important local commercial centre, it is a base for a large refugee population from Southern Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is an aid distribution centre for those nations.-Location:...
, in Arua District
Arua District
Arua District is a district in Northern Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it shares its name with its administrative center of Arua. The district is named after the town.-Location:...
, West Nile sub-region
West Nile sub-region
West Nile sub-region is a region in north-western Uganda that consists of the districts of Adjumani, Arua, Koboko, Maracha-Terego, Moyo, Nebbi and Yumbe...
, Northern Uganda
Northern Region, Uganda
Northern Region is a region of Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...
. The campus lies just south of Barifa Forest, approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), by road, southeast of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Arua. This campus shares real estate with Muni National Teachers College, a 1,300 mixed teacher training college that might or might not be intergrated into the university. The coordinates of the Arua Campus are:2° 59' 33.00"N, 30° 55' 35.00"E (Latitude:2.992500; Longitude:30.926390).
The second campus will be located in the town of Okollo
Okollo
Okollo is a town in Arua District, northwestern Uganda.-Location:Okollo is located approximately , by road, southeast of Arua, the largest city in the sub-region, on the Arua-Nebbi Highway. The coordinates of the town are: 02 39 15N, 31 08 44E .-0verview:Okollo is the headquarters of Okollo...
, Arua District
Arua District
Arua District is a district in Northern Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it shares its name with its administrative center of Arua. The district is named after the town.-Location:...
, West Nile sub-region. Okollo is located approximately 58 kilometres (36 mi), by road, southeast of Arua, the largest city in the sub-region
West Nile sub-region
West Nile sub-region is a region in north-western Uganda that consists of the districts of Adjumani, Arua, Koboko, Maracha-Terego, Moyo, Nebbi and Yumbe...
, on the Arua
Arua
Arua is a town in Arua District, Northern Uganda. An important local commercial centre, it is a base for a large refugee population from Southern Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is an aid distribution centre for those nations.-Location:...
-Nebbi
Nebbi
Nebbi is a town in Northern Uganda. It is the 'chief town' of Nebbi District and the district headquarters are located there. The district was named after the town.-Location:...
Highway.
The third campus is located in Bidibidi, in Yumbe District
Yumbe District
Yumbe District is a district in Northern Region, Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Yumbe, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:Yumbe District is one of Uganda's most northern districts...
, approximately 75 kilometres (46.6 mi), by road, north of Arua. The fourth campus is located in Pakwach
Pakwach
- Location :Pakwach is located in Nebbi District, in West Nile sub-region, in Northern Uganda. It is situated approximately , by road, southeast of Arua, the largest town in West Nile. This location lies along the western bank of the Albert Nile, approximately , by road, southwest of Gulu, the...
, Nebbi District
Nebbi District
Nebbi District is a district in Northern Uganda. It is named after its main municipal, commercial and administrative centre, Nebbi, the location of the district headquarters.-Location:...
, along the Albert Nile. Nebbi District donated the land in 2011, for the purpose of establishing a Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture at Muni University.
History
Efforts to establish a public university in the West Nile sub-regionWest Nile sub-region
West Nile sub-region is a region in north-western Uganda that consists of the districts of Adjumani, Arua, Koboko, Maracha-Terego, Moyo, Nebbi and Yumbe...
date back to January 2007 when a delegation of elders from West Nile made a written request to the President of Uganda for that to occur. In subsequent bilateral meetings between the Uganda Government and stakeholders from the sub-region, a set of core undergraduate courses were identified to anchor the founding of the institution. In 2009, the Uganda Government, through the Ministry of Education, gave its consent to the creation of the university. A three-person task force was created to establish the university, with a starting date of January 2012.
Academic courses
Muni University has identified the following undergraduate courses, to be offerred, beginning in the academic year 2012/2013:- Bachelor of Science in Information & Communication TechnologyBachelor of ScienceA Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
(BSc.I&CTBSCBSC is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:Science and technology* Bachelor of Science , an undergraduate degree* Base Station Controller, part of a mobile phone network; see: Base Station subsystem...
) - Bachelor of Information Systems (BIS)
- Bachelor of Vocational and Technical Education (BV&TE)
- Bachelor of Science with EducationBachelor of ScienceA Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
(BSc/EdBachelor of ScienceA Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
) - Bachelor of Nursing SciencesBachelor of Science in NursingThe Bachelor of Science in Nursing is an American four year academic degree in the science and principles of nursing, granted by a tertiary education university or similarly accredited school...
(BNSBachelor of Science in NursingThe Bachelor of Science in Nursing is an American four year academic degree in the science and principles of nursing, granted by a tertiary education university or similarly accredited school...
)
External links
- Location of Main Campus of Muni University At Google Maps
- Muni University Homepage
- Uganda Universities & Other Tertiary Institutions Act of 2001
See also
- Education in UgandaEducation in UgandaThe system of education in Uganda has a structure of 7 years of primary education, 6 years of secondary education , and 3 to 5 years of post-secondary education...
- List of universities in Uganda
- AruaAruaArua is a town in Arua District, Northern Uganda. An important local commercial centre, it is a base for a large refugee population from Southern Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is an aid distribution centre for those nations.-Location:...
- West Nile sub-regionWest Nile sub-regionWest Nile sub-region is a region in north-western Uganda that consists of the districts of Adjumani, Arua, Koboko, Maracha-Terego, Moyo, Nebbi and Yumbe...
- Northern Region, UgandaNorthern Region, UgandaNorthern Region is a region of Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...