Busitema University

Busitema University (BU)
Motto Pursuing Excellence
Type Public
Established 2007
Chancellor Francis Omaswa
Vice-Chancellor Mary Okwakol
Administrative staff
 20+ (2009)
Students 1500+ (2013)
Location Busitema, Uganda
00°32′42″N 34°01′30″E / 0.54500°N 34.02500°E / 0.54500; 34.02500Coordinates: 00°32′42″N 34°01′30″E / 0.54500°N 34.02500°E / 0.54500; 34.02500
Campus Rural
Website www.busitema.ac.ug

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

BU has as its focus the instruction of agricultural sciences, agricultural mechanization, and agribusiness.[1]

Location

BU has its main campus in Busitema, Busia District on the Jinja - Tororo Highway, about 30 kilometres (19 mi), by road, southwest of Tororo.[2] This location lies approximately 206 kilometres (128 mi), by road, east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[3] The coordinates of the university's main campus are 0°32'42.0"N, 34°01'30.0"E (Latitude:0.5450; Longitude:34.0250).[4]

University campuses

The campuses of BU include the following:

Academics

As of June 2014, the university offered the following courses: [7][8]

Undergraduate degree courses

Faculty of Science and Education

Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Sciences

Faculty of Engineering

Faculty of Natural Resources

Undergraduate diploma courses

Undergraduate certificate courses

Postgraduate courses

The university currently offers three postgraduate programs.[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About Busitema University". Busitema University. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Distance Between Busitema And Tororo With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Map Showing Kampala And Busitema With Distance Marker". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Google. "Location of Busitema University Main Campus At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Welcome to the Faculty of Science and Education based at Nagongera Campus of Busitema University". Busitema University. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  6. ↑ Musasizi, Simon (2 May 2010). "Busitema Opens Namasagali, Arapai Campuses". The Observer (Uganda). Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  7. ↑ Anguyo, Innocent (5 June 2014). "Busitema University Calls for Private Admissions". New Vision. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Busitema University: Academic Programmes". Busitema University. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  9. ↑ Odeke, Faustine (22 June 2009). "Busitema Varsity Starts Textile Engineering Degree". New Vision. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  10. ↑ Odeke, Faustine (10 September 2012). "Busitema University Starts Mining Degree". New Vision. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  11. ↑ Mugisa, Anne (7 August 2013). "Uganda: Busitema University to Get Medical School". New Vision via Allfrica.com. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  12. ↑ Emojong, John Augustine (16 October 2011). "Busitema Gears for Shs1.2 Billion Medical School". Daily Monitor Mobile. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  13. ↑ http://ugfacts.com/post-graduate-courses-offered-busitema-university/
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