International University of East Africa

University of East Africa (IUEA)
Motto LEARNING TO SUCCEED
Type Public
Established 2010
Chancellor Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile[1]
Vice-Chancellor Eng. Dawud[2]
Students 1,800+ (2016)
Location Kampala, Uganda
Campus Urban
Website Homepage

International University of East Africa (IUEA) is a private university in Uganda.

Location

IUEA has its main campus on a 15 acres (6.1 ha) piece of property at Kansanga, a southeastern suburb of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Kansanga lies approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi), by road, south of the central business district of Kampala. The coordinates of the university campus are:0°17'05.0"N, 32°36'24.0"E (Latitude:0.284722; Longitude:32.606667).[3]

History

The university was founded in 2010 and began admitting students in July 2011.[4] IUEA is licensed by the Uganda National Council of Higher Education (UNCHE), the government body that licenses institutions of higher learning in the country.[5]

Overview

University of East Africa is one of the newest universities in Uganda. Located in Kansanga, off the Kampala-Ggaba Road, in the southern part of the Kampala Metropolitan Area, the campus measures 15 acres (6.1 ha). Once the campus infrastructure is fully installed, the student body is expected to swell to 10,000. The first Chancellor of UEA is Professor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, the current Governor of the Bank of Uganda, the national Central Bank of Uganda. The current Vice Chancellor is Professor Olubayi Olubayi .

Academic departments

As of July 2014, UEA has the following faculties:[6]

  1. Faculty of Business and Management
  2. Faculty of Engineering
  3. Faculty of Science and Technology
  4. Faculty of Law
  5. Faculty of Medicine

Courses

Postgraduate Courses[7]
Undergraduate Degree Courses
Diploma Courses

See also

References

  1. ↑ Otage, Stephen (25 March 2014). "Varsity Names Mutebile Its New Chancellor". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Ssenkabirwa, Al-Mahdi (19 December 2014). "Pioneer Students Graduate At IUEA". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Google, . "Location of IUEA Campus At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  4. ↑ Sawahel, Wagdy (23 January 2011). "Uganda: International University Approved". University World News Hosted by Scholars At Risk Network of New York University. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  5. ↑ UNCHE, . (2010). "Private Universities: International University of East Africa". Uganda National Council for Higher Education (UNCHE). Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  6. ↑ UEA, . "The Faculties of IUEA". International University of East Africa (UEA). Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  7. ↑ IUEA, . "Postgraduate Study: Programmes". International University of East Africa (IUEA). Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  8. ↑ IUEA, . "Faculty of Business and Management: Programmes of Undergraduate Study". International University of East Africa (IUEA). Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  9. ↑ IUEA, . "Faculty of Science and Technology: Programmes of Undergraduate Study". International University of East Africa (IUEA). Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  10. ↑ IUEA, . "Faculty of Engineering: Programmes of Undergraduate Study". International University of East Africa (IUEA). Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  11. ↑ Musinguzi, John (21 July 2013). "IUEA Promises To Offer Internationally Recognised Courses". The Observer (Uganda). Retrieved 15 July 2014.

Coordinates: 00°17′05″N 32°36′24″E / 0.28472°N 32.60667°E / 0.28472; 32.60667

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