Gulu University

Gulu University (GU) be varsity insyd Uganda. Ebe one of de nine public varsities insyd de country, as of September 2016.Editorial (10 September 2016). "Uganda: Don't Create Universities the Way You Do Districts". The Observer (Uganda) via AllAfrica.com. Kampala. Retrieved 27 October 2016.

 Location 
As of October 2016, GU get three campuses.

(a) De main campus be approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), by road, north-east of de central business district of Gulu, de largest city insyd de Uganda ein Northern Region. Dis be approximately 333 kilometres (207 mi), by road, north of Kampala, Uganda ein capital den largest city."Road Distance Between Kampala And Gulu". Retrieved 26 December 2020.

(b) De second campus dey insyd de town of Kitgum, approximately 104 kilometres (65 mi), by road, north-east of Gulu, Google (26 December 2020). "Distance Between Gulu, Uganda and Kitgum, Northern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 26 December 2020.close to de international border plus South Sudan. Dat campus cam turn operational insyd 2011.Advertisement (9 January 2016). "Gulu University" (PDF). New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 27 October 2016.

(c) Upon de request of de Kingdom of Bunyoro, de varsity establish campus insyd de city of Hoima, wey dey offer agriculture, environment, computer science, information technology, business studies, accounting den education.

 History 
Na dem establish GU by Act 7 of 2001 of de Parliament of Uganda. Na dem subsequently amend dat Act by Act 3 of 2006. De varsity admit ein first students den commence teaching activities insyd September 2002.David Tash Lumu (28 January 2009). "Interview: Gulu University Eyes Colleges In Lira, Arua". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 19 October 2014.

 Academic courses 

 Undergraduate programs 
As of January 2016, the following undergraduate academic degree courses were offered at GU, according to an advertisement placed in the New Vision by the university.

 Faculty of Agriculture and the Environment 

 Bachelor of Agriculture
 Bachelor of Science in Biosystems Engineering
 Bachelor of Science in Agri-Entrepreneurship and Communication Management
 Bachelor of Science in Food and Agribusiness

 Faculty of Business and Development Studies 

 Bachelor of Business Administration
 Bachelor of Public Administration
 Bachelor of Development Studies
 Bachelor of Science in Economics
 Bachelor of Quantitative Economics

 Faculty of Law 

 Bachelor of Laws

 Faculty of Education den Humanities 

 Bachelor of Arts Education
 Bachelor of Business Education
 Bachelor of Education Primary

 Faculty of Medicine 

 Bachelor of Medicine den Bachelor of Surgery

 Faculty of Science 

 Bachelor of Science Education in Biological Sciences
 Bachelor of Science Education in Physical Sciences
 Bachelor of Science Education in Economics
 Bachelor of Science Education in Sport Science
 Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
 Bachelor of Information den Communication Technology

 Postgraduate programs 
Dem dey offer de postgraduate degree courses wey dey follow for GU insyd January 2016.

 Faculty of Medicine 

 Master of Medicine in Surgery
 Master of Medical Anthropology

 Faculty of Business den Development Studies 

 Master of Business Administration
 Master of Arts in Public Administration & Management
 Master of Arts in Conflict Transformation Studies
 Master of Arts in Governance den Ethics

 Faculty of Science 

 Master of Science in Applied Tropical Entomology den Parasitology
 Master of Science in Agri-Enterprises Development
 Master of Science in Food Security den Community Nutrition

 Students 
Insyd July 2014, GU admit 2,500 privately students dem sponsor den approximately 250 government-sponsored students. Na de total student population insyd 2014 be about 5,000, wey dey include diploma, undergraduate, den postgraduate programme enrollees.Innocent Anguyo, and Conan Businge (31 July 2014). "Gulu, Busitema And Mbarara Admit 6,000". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 11 January 2016.

 Staff 
As of january 2013, GU employ 421 full-time staff, of whom na 241 be academic staff den 180 be non-teaching staff. As of August 2013, de university get shortage of 73 academic staff, according to Vice Chancellor Jack Nyeko Pen-Mogi.Kashaka, Umaru (5 August 2013). "Gulu University Lacks Funds To Recruit Staff — Vice Chancellor". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 20 October 2014.

 External links 

 Gulu University Website
 The Neapolitan Project To Develop The Faculty of Medicine at Gulu University
 Latest News from Gulu University
 ‘Residents blocking varsity expansion’
 Gulu University to Build Multi-billion Teaching Hospital, Bio-science Lab

 References 

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