Kigumba Petroleum Institute

Kigumba Petroleum Institute
Type Public
Established 2009
Chairperson Prof. Charles Kwesiga
Students 88 (2011)
Location Kigumba, Uganda
1°48'27.49"N, 31°58'22.91"E
Campus Rural

Kigumba Petroleum Institute, also referred to as Uganda Petroleum Institute or as Uganda Petroleum Institute, Kigumba (UPIK), is a government-owned, national center for training, research and consultancy in the field of petroleum exploration, recovery, refinement and responsible utilization in Uganda.

Location

The institute 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 sub-region.[1] This location lies approximately 221 kilometres (137 mi), by road, northwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[2] The coordinates of the Institute's campus are:1°48'27.49"N, 31°58'22.91"E (Latitudde:1.842500; Longitude:32.018890).[3]

History

The institute was established in 2009[4] and admitted the first batch of students in 2010, with the objective of training personnel in petroleum-related skills, at certificate, diploma and undergraduate levels.[5] 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 Irish Aid, to achieve this goal.[6] In November 2011, the Uganda Government began the process of elevating the Institute to University status.[7]

Recent developments

In 2014, the institute introduced five new internationally recognized programs to graduate "highly qualified and specialized" technicians needed by oil companies across the world.[8] The new plan proposes wide ranging overhaul of the curriculum and the introduction of five new diploma courses in oil studies. The institute also plans to work in close collaboration with the Ugandan oil industry to graduate over 220 students annually by the year 2019, up from 54 in 2014.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Map Showing Masindi And Kigumba With Distance Marker". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Road Distance Between Kampala And Kigumba With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Google, . "Location of Kigumba Petroleum Institute At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Kivabulaya, Fredrick (6 October 2011). "Petroleum Institute Lacks Space To Accommodate [sic] Students". Uganda Radio Network (URN). Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  5. ↑ Patience Ahimbisibwe, and Steven Ariong (8 March 2010). "Oil technical School Set to Open In Kigumba District". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  6. ↑ Talemwa, Moses (12 June 2011). "Education Budget Focus Shifts to Job Creation". The Observer (Uganda). Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Motion for a Resolution of Parliament to Establish Uganda Petroleum Institute Kigumba (UPIK) Under the Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act, 2001, As Amended". Uganda Parliament ENewslettler. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  8. ↑ Kwesiga, Pascal (11 June 2014). "Petroleum Institute Starts New International Courses". New Vision. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  9. ↑ Observer Media Limited, . (9 July 2014). "Kigumba Petroleum Institute To Introduce Five New Oil Courses". The Observer (Uganda). Retrieved 10 December 2014.

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Coordinates: 1°50′33″N 32°01′08″E / 1.842500°N 32.018890°E / 1.842500; 32.018890

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