The Bridge University
| The Bridge University (TBU) | |
|---|---|
| Established | 2009 |
| Type | Private |
| Chancellor | Bior Ajang Duot (Council Chairman) |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. Andrew Anthony Cula |
Administrative staff | 65+ (2011) |
| Students | 3000+ (2011) |
| Location |
Juba, South Sudan Coordinates: 4°50′06″N 31°36′00″E / 4.83500°N 31.60000°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www.thebridgeuniversity.com |
The Bridge University (TBU) is a university in South Sudan.[1]
Location
The campus of The Bridge University is in the Altabara B neighborhood, in the city of Juba, the capital of South Sudan and the largest city in that country. This location lies in the southestern section of the city, close to the White Nile River, at the point where the road to Nimule (A43) crosses over it. The approximate coordinates of the university campus are 4° 50' 6.00"N, 31° 36' 0.00"E (Latitude: 4.83500; Longitude: 31.60000). The coordinates are approximate because the university campus does not yet show on most publicly available maps.
History
The Bridge University was founded in 2009 as a post-secondary college. However, after one semester, the administration upgraded to a full university to meet the overwhelming demand for instruction. As of July 2011, the university has over 3000 students enrolled with over 65 full-time lecturers and over 45 part-time staff. The university offers certificate, diploma and first degree courses.[2]
Academic units
As of July 2011, the university maintains the following faculties, departments and institutes:
- Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
- Faculty of Business Administration & Management
- Faculty of Science
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Business Studies
- Department of Law
- Department of Languages
- Department of Health Sciences
- Institute for Social Research
- Institute of Open and Distance Learning
Academic courses
As of July 2011, the university offers the following courses: [3]
- Undergraduate degree courses
- Bachelors of International Relations & Diplomacy
- Bachelors of Public Administration & Management
- Bachelors of Development Studies
- Bachelors of Human Resources Management
- Bachelors of Project Planning & Management
- Bachelors of Social Work & Social Administration
- Bachelors of Accounting & Finance
- Bachelors of Statistics & Applied Economics
- Bachelors of Business Administration
- Bachelors of Micro Finance
- Bachelors of Procurement & Logistics Management
- Bachelors of Business Administration in Economics & International Finance
- Bachelor of Laws
- Undergraduate diploma courses
- Diploma in Public Administration & Management
- Diploma in Mass Communication
- Diploma in Development Studies
- Diploma in Human Resources Management
- Diploma in Project Planning & Management
- Diploma in Social Work & Social Administration
- Diploma in Accounting & Finance
- Diploma in Business Administration
- Diploma in Procurement & Logistics Management
- Diploma in Economics & nternational Finance
- Diploma in Information Technology
- Diploma in Secondary Education
- Diploma in Primary Education
- Diploma in Laboratory Science
- Diploma in Health Service Management
- Postgraduate courses
The university does not yet offer postgraduate courses.
- Certificate courses
TBU offers a variety of short courses which last from a few weeks to several moths leading to the award of a certificate. Some of the certificate courses include:
- Certificate in computer hardware maintenance
- Oracle 9i
- PL/SQL Database programming.
- Advanced certificate in Computer Networking.
- Certificate in dynamic web design.
- Certificate in Computer Applications.
- Certificate in Statistical Data Analysis Using SPSS
External links
See also
- Juba, South Sudan
- Central Equatoria
- Equatoria
- Education in South Sudan
- List of universities in South Sudan
References
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