| Gulu University (GU) | |
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| Motto | For Community Transformation |
| Established | 2002 |
| Type | Public |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. J.H. Pen-Mogi Nyeko |
| Admin. staff | 287 (2008) |
| Students | 3,347 (2008) |
| Location | Gulu, Uganda |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | Homepage |
Gulu University (GU), is a university in Uganda. It's one of the five public universities to be established by the Government of Uganda, along with Makerere University, Mbarara University, Kyambogo University and Busitema University. The university is located in the city of Gulu, the largest city in Uganda's Northern Region.
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Gulu University was established by Act 7 of 2001 of the Parliament of Uganda. That Act was subsequently amended by Act 3 of 2006. The university admitted its first students and commenced teaching activities in September 2002.[1]
The main campus of Gulu University is located approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), by road, northeast of downtown Gulu. This location is approximately 320 kilometres (200 mi), by road, north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the university's main campus are:02 47 24N, 32 19 01E (Latitude:2.7900; Longitude:32.3170). Arrangements are underway to establish a second campus in the city of Lira, approximately 105 kilometres (65 mi), by road, southeast of Gulu, also in Northern Uganda.[2]
On Saturday, 23 January 2010, during the fifth (5th) annual graduation ceremony, Gulu University awarded degrees, to 1,050 new graduates, including forty (40) medical doctors, the first graduating class of Gulu University School of Medicine (with the help of University of Naples Federico II).[3] The new graduates also included thirteen (13) students who received the degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA).[4]
As of March 2009, Gulu University has five (5) Faculties and two (2) Institutes: [5]
As of March 2011[update], the following academic courses are offered at Gulu University, according to the university website:
As of March 2009, the student body at Gulu University totals 3,347 students.[6]
According to the Gulu University 2008 Newsletter, the university employs 283 full time staff of whom 155 are academic while 117 are non-academic. [7]
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