Kyambogo University

Kyambogo University (KYU), is a public university in Uganda. It is one of the eight public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country.

History

Kyambogo University was established in 2003 by the "Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act 2001", by merging Uganda Polytechnic Kyambogo (UPK), the Institute of Teacher Education, Kyambogo (ITEK), and the Uganda National Institute of Special Education (UNISE).^[2]

Uganda Polytechnic Kyambogo

Uganda Polytechnic Kyambogo (UPK) evolved from a small technical school in 1928 before it was renamed Uganda Technical College and finally Uganda Polytechnic, Kyambogo.

Institute of Teacher Education, Kyambogo

Institute of Teacher Education, Kyambogo (ITEK) started as a Government Teacher Training College in 1948 at Nyakasura, Kabarole District. In 1954, it transferred to Kyambogo Hill as a National Teachers’ College and later became ITEK by Statute of Parliament in 1989.

Uganda National Institute of Special Education

Uganda National Institute of Special Education (UNISE) was affiliated to the Department of Special Education at the Faculty of Education of Makerere University, becoming an autonomous institution by Act of Parliament in 1998.

Campus

The university campus is located on Kyambogo Hill, approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) by road, east of the central business district of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, along the Kampala-Jinja Highway.

Organization and administration

As of January 2012, Kyambogo University has six faculties and one school:^[3]

• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Science
• Faculty of Special Needs & Rehabilitation
• Faculty of Vocational Studies
• School of Management & Entrepreneurship

Notable people

See also

• Kyambogo
• List of universities in Uganda
• Kampala

References

External links

• Kyambogo University website
• Uganda education
• The New Vision University guide 2005-2006: Kyambogo University

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