Muni University

Muni University (MU)
Motto "Transforming Lives"
Type Public
Established July 1, 2012 (2012-07-01)[1]
Chancellor Eric Tiyo Sekebuga Adriko[2]
Vice-Chancellor Christine Dranzoa[3]
Students 300+ (2016)
Location Arua, Uganda
02°59′51″N 30°55′33″E / 2.99750°N 30.92583°E / 2.99750; 30.92583Coordinates: 02°59′51″N 30°55′33″E / 2.99750°N 30.92583°E / 2.99750; 30.92583
Campus Urban
Website Homepage

Muni University (MU) is a public multi-campus university in Uganda. It is one of the public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country, licensed and supervised by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education.[4]

Location

Muni University has its main campus at Muni Hill in the town of Arua in Arua District, West Nile sub-region, in the Northern Region of Uganda. The campus is just south of Barifa Forest, approximately 3.5 kilometres (2 mi), by road, south-east of the central business district of Arua.[5] This campus sits adjacent to and immediately north of Muni National Teachers College (MNTC), a 1,300 student, mixed gender, teacher training college.[6]

The university owns land in the town of Okollo, Arua District, West Nile sub-region, where it plans a second campus.[1] Okollo is approximately 58 kilometres (36 mi), by road, south-east of Arua, the largest city in the sub-region, on the Arua–Nebbi Road.[7]

Other locations where campuses might be established include at Bidibidi, in Yumbe District, approximately 75 kilometres (47 mi), by road, north of Arua, and at Pakwach, in Pakwach District, along the Albert Nile, where the university plans to establish a Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture.

History

Efforts to establish a public university in the West Nile sub-region date to January 2007 when a delegation of elders from the sub-region made a written request to the president of Uganda. In subsequent bilateral meetings between the Ugandan government and stakeholders from the sub-region, a set of core undergraduate courses was identified to anchor the founding of the institution. In 2009, the Ugandan government, through the Ministry of Education, consented to the creation of the university. A three-person task force was created to establish the university, with a starting date of January 2012. That task force was headed by Christine Dranzoa, the vice chancellor of the university.[8] Initially, the university was named West Nile University, but after wider consultations, the name was changed to Muni University.[9]

Academic courses

MU has identified the following undergraduate courses to be offered in the academic year 2015/2016:[10]

Student intake

MU was expected to admit its first batch of undergraduate students during the 2013/2014 academic year, beginning in August/September 2013.[11] After a one-year delay, the first class of 200 students was admitted in November 2014.[12] Another 100 students were admitted in August 2015.[13]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Felix Okello Warom (4 July 2011). "West Nile University Opening Hangs In Balance". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Peace Corps Uganda (19 September 2016). "Muni University Opening". Washington, DC: Peace Corps. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Wanyenze, Immaculate (16 October 2011). "FAWE Registers Success In Girl Child Education". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Ssekika, Edward (29 January 2012). "Muni Focuses On Sciences". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  5. ↑ Globefeed.com (1 May 2018). "Distance between Arua Post Office, Arua Avenue, Arua, Uganda and Muni University, Arua, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Google (1 May 2018). "Location of the Main Campus of Muni University, Arua, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  7. ↑ Globefeed.com (1 May 2018). "Distance between Arua, Uganda and Okollo, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "History of Muni University". Muni University (Arua). Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Rationale Behind Name Change". Muni University (Arua). Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  10. ↑ MU (8 April 2016). "Muni University: Academic Courses Offered" (PDF). Arua: Muni University (MU). Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  11. ↑ Rupiny, David (19 June 2012). "Muni University Opens For Courses Next Year". Uganda Radio Network (URN). Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  12. ↑ Aluma, Clement (19 November 2014). "200 Muni University Pioneer Students Formally Initiated". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  13. ↑ Clement Aluma, Felix Warom Okello (11 May 2015). "West Nile students miss out on Muni University admissions". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
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