Motto | Pursuing Excellence |
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Type | Public |
Established | 2007 |
Chancellor | Vinand Nantulya [1] |
Vice-Chancellor | Paul Waako [2] |
Administrative staff | 60+ (2019) |
Students | ~3000+ (2019) |
Location | , 00°32′42″N 34°01′30″E / 0.54500°N 34.02500°E |
Campus | Rural |
Website |
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Busitema University (BU) is a university in Uganda. It is one of the eight public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country. [3]It has different six campuses around the country. [4]
BU has its main focus on the instruction of agricultural sciences, agricultural mechanization, and agribusiness. [5]That is Engineering, Science Education, Health Sciences, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Management Sciences and Vocational Education. [6]
BU has its main campus in Busitema, Busia District on the Jinja - Tororo Highway, about 26 kilometres (16 mi), by road, southwest of Tororo, the nearest large town. [7] This location lies approximately 186 kilometres (116 mi), by road, east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. [8] 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). [9]
The campuses of BU include the following:
As of June 2019 [update], the university offered the following courses: [12] [13]
The university currently offers three postgraduate programs. [21]
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