Uganda Martyrs University

**Uganda Martyrs University** (UMU) be private varsity affiliate plus de Roman Catholic Church insyd Uganda. De Episcopal Conference of de Catholic Bishops of Uganda wey dey own de varsity. De Uganda National Council for Higher Education wey license am. UMU dey consist of seven Faculties, two Institute, six Campuses, nine Departments, den three schools. As of March 2022, total student enrollment be 4,632. Of dese, na about 1,500 students be residential, while na nearly 3,000 students dem enroll for UMU ein distance learning programs insyd. De number of staff members be ova 400.

## Location
UMU ein main campus dey insyd Nkozi, Mpigi District, for de Central Region of Uganda insyd, approximately 85 kilometres (53 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, de capital den largest city of de country. De coordinates of dis Campus be  0°00'13.0"N, 32°00'52.0"E (Latitude:0.003611; Longitude:32.014444).

## History
Dem establish UMU insyd October 1993 plus 84 students den two academic departments: de Institute of Ethics & Development Studies den de Faculty of Business Administration & Management.

At de varsity ein 24th graduation ceremony for 8 November 2018, 2040 candidates graduate plus certificates, diploma, bachelors, masters den doctoral degrees. De vice chancellor inform those present say dem introduce 17 fresh courses, wey dey include de Bachelor of Journalism den Bachelor of Inclusive Education, wey dey bring de total number of courses dem dey offer to 136. Na dem sanso declare fresh Faculty of Engineering at de campus insyd Fort Portal, wey dey Western Uganda, open.

## Campuses
As of November 2018, UMU maintain campuses at de locations wey dey follow:

* Main Campus: At Nkozi, about 82 kilometres (51 mi) south-west of Kampala, for de highway between Kampala den Masaka top. Dis campus get halls of residence wey dey include Onyango, Haflet, Carabine, Mukasa den odas.
* Masaka Campus: insyd Masaka City, about 119 kilometres (74 mi) by road south-west of Kampala. E start insyd 2005 as coordinating centre give UMU distance learning programmes but dem turn am go campus for 2007 insyd.
* Lubaga Campus: At Lubaga, insyd Lubaga Division, within de city limits of Kampala for 3 acres (1.2 ha) of land top. Dis campus dey house de School of Diplomacy.
* Nsambya Campus: For de grounds of St. Francis Hospital Nsambya top, for Nsambya Hill top insyd Makindye Division wey dey southern Kampala. Dis campus dey house de Uganda Martyrs University School of Medicine wich, insyd 2010, dem start dey offer de Master of Medicine degree in general surgery, obstetrics & gynecology, internal medicine, den pediatrics.
* Kabale Campus: insyd de south-western Ugandan city of Kabale.
* Moyo Campus: insyd de town of Moyo wey dey de Northern Region insyd, close to de border plus South Sudan.
* Mbale Campus: insyd de city of Mbale, insyd de Eastern Region, at de foothills of Mount Elgon.
* Mbarara Campus: dey locate for Nyamitanga Hill insyd, wey dey de city of Mbarara insyd, insyd de Western Region of Uganda, approximately 270 kilometres (170 mi) by road, west of Kampala.
* Lira Campus: insyd de city of Lira insyd de Northern Region, approximately 320 kilometres (200 mi), by road, north of Kampala.
* Kabarole Campus: insyd de city of Fort Portal, insyd de Western Region of Uganda, approximately 300 kilometres (186 mi), by road, west of Kampala. E dey house de Faculty of Engineering.

## Notable Alumni den current faculty administrators

* David Burrell, Congregation of Holy Cross, Lecturer of Comparative Theology den Ethics
* Paul D'Arbela, Fellow of de Royal College of Physicians, Dean of Postgraduate Studies for Mother Kevin Postgraduate Medical School
* Patrick Edrin Kyamanywa, Vice Chancellor since 2021
* John Maviiri, Vice Chancellor since 2015-2021
* Charles Olweny, Vice Chancellor, 2006-2015
* Prof Otaala, Laura Ariko Institute of Languages
* Jovia Mutesi, de Inhebantu of Busoga of Busoga.

## Academic units

### Faculties, schools, institutes
Uganda Martyrs University dey comprise fe following:

# Faculty of Agriculture.
# Faculty of Business Administration den Management.
# Faculty of Education.
# Faculty of Health Sciences.
# Faculty of Science.
# Faculty of the Built Environment.
# Faculty of Engineering den applied Sciences.
# Institute of Ethics.
# Institute of Languages den Communication Studies.
# Mother Kevin Postgraduate Medical School
# School of Arts den Social Sciences.
# School of Postgraduate Studies den Research.

### Departments

* Library Department

## References


## External links

* Uganda Martyrs University Official Website
* UMU Plans New Academic Courses
* UMU Is Voting Member of Association of African Universities
* Uganda’s Higher Education Chocking
* Google Maps - UMU aerial view