Lira University Explained

Lira University
Motto:"The Beacon"
Established:[1]  
Type:Public
Vice Chancellor:Jasper Ogwal Okeng
Chancellor:Benjamin Josses Odoki[2]
Address:7R2C+9CV, Lira, Uganda
Pushpin Map:Uganda
Coordinates:2.2511°N 32.8211°W
Students:1,000+ (2019)
Campus:Urban

Lira University (LU) is a university in Uganda. It is one of the eleven public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country.[3] It was initially established in 2009 as a constituent college of Gulu University and attained autonomy as a fully-fledged public university through an Act of Parliament under Statutory Instrument 2015 No. 35 on July 16, 2015. Lira University was founded with a focus on health sciences and hosts the first university teaching hospital in Uganda.[4]

Vision & Mission

Vision

The university's vision is to become “a Beacon Centre of Applied Science and Technology.”[5]

Mission

The mission of Lira University is “to provide access to quality higher education, research, and to conduct professional training for the delivery of appropriate health services directed towards sustainable health, community, and environment.”[6]

Location

The university campus is located on approximately 500acres of land, about 11km (07miles), by road, northwest of downtown, Lira off of the Lira–Kamdini Road.[7] The coordinates of the university campus are 2°15'04.0"N, 32°49'16.0"E (Latitude:2.251111; Longitude:32.821111).

History

The university first opened in August 2012 with 100 students.[1] At that time, the institution was a constituent college of Gulu University and was known as Gulu University Constituent College Lira.[8] It was also referred to as Lira University College.[9]

In June 2015, the Uganda Ministry of Education elevated the college to university status, effective with the 2016-17 academic year that began in August 2016.[10]

Faculties

As of January 2016, Lira University maintained the following academic units:[11]

Academic courses

As of July 2024, the following undergraduate and Post graduate academic programs were offered:[12]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lira University Opens In August . . 1 June 2012 . 29 January 2016 . Patrick Okino . Kampala.
  2. Web site: Odoki Assumes Lira University Chancellorship . . 24 March 2017 . 30 November 2019 . Patrick Okino . Kampala.
  3. Web site: 14 September 2019 . . 15 September 2019 . MUBS, Lira University Sign MOU To Enhance Collaboration . Agnes Nantambi . Kampala.
  4. Web site: About Lira University . 2024-11-21 . Lira university . en-US.
  5. Web site: About Lira University . 2024-11-21 . Lira university . en-US.
  6. Web site: About Lira University . 2024-11-21 . Lira university . en-US.
  7. Web site: Distance between Lira Post Office, Obote Avenue, Lira, Uganda and Lira University, Erute, Northern Region, Uganda . 26 December 2020.
  8. Web site: 29 January 2016 . Gulu University Constituent College Lira (GUCCL) . October 2012 . . Gulu . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140329052623/http://gu.ac.ug/l-campus . 29 March 2014 .
  9. Web site: Pioneering a young University: one year on at Lira University College . November 2013 . John Otim . Ekkehard Doehring . Nilejournal.net . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160205095426/http://nilejournal.net/education/pioneering-young-university-lira-university-college . 2016-02-05 .
  10. Web site: 8 December 2017 . Dickens . Chimpreports.com . 26 June 2015 . Okello . Lira, Kabale, Soroti now Public Universities . Kampala.
  11. Web site: About Lira University . 2024-11-21 . Lira university . en-US.
  12. Web site: Lira University Academic Programmes for 2017/2018 Academic Year . PDF . Lira, Uganda . Lira University . 6 July 2017 . 19 September 2017.

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