Gulu University

**Gulu University** (**GU**) be varsity insyd Uganda. Ebe one of de nine public varsities insyd de country, as of September 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.

(b) De second campus dey insyd de town of Kitgum, approximately 104 kilometres (65 mi), by road, north-east of Gulu, close to de international border plus South Sudan. Dat campus cam turn operational insyd 2011.

(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.

## 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.

## 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.

## 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