| Kigumba Petroleum Institute (KPI) | |
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| Established | 2009 |
| Type | Public |
| Students | 88 (2011) |
| Location | Kigumba, Uganda 1° 50' 33.00"N, 32° 1' 8.00"E |
| Campus | Rural |
Kigumba Petroleum Institute (KPI), is a government-owned, national center for training, research and consultancy in the field of petroleum exploration, recovery, refinement and responsible utilization in Uganda.
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KPI is located approximately 4 miles (6.4 km), by road, north of the town of Kigumba, off of the Kigumba-Karuma Road, in Kiryandongo District, Western Uganda. This location lies approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi), by road, northeast of Masindi, the largest town in the subregion.[1] The coordinates of the Institute's campus are:1° 50' 33.00"N, 32° 1' 8.00"E (Latitudde:1.842500; Longitude:32.018890).
The institute was established in 2009[2] and admitted the first batch of students in 2010, with the objective of training personell in petroleum-related skills, at certificate, diploma and undergraduate levels.[3] In 2011, increased budgettary allocations were made towards the elevation of the institute from a vocational school to a fully-fledged International University. Financial assistance to the tune of US$8 million (UGX:20 billion), will be sought from the World Bank and the Irish NGO Irish Aid, to achieve this goal.[4] In November 2011, the Uganda Government began the process of elevating the Institute to University status.[5]
The detailed academic courses offered by the institute are not publicly known at this time.
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