Uganda Management Institute

**Uganda Management Institute** (**UMI**) be government-owned national center for training, research, den consultancy insyd de field of management den administration for Uganda insyd. Ebe one of de nine public universities den degree-awarding institutions insyd de country outsyd de military.

## Location

UMI dey locate for de Kampala-Jinja Highway top, approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of de central business district, insyd Kampala, Uganda ein largest den capital city. De geographical coordinates of UMI be: 0°19'16.0"N, 32°35'52.0"E (Latitude:0.321111; Longitude:32.597778).

## History

UMI begin training operations insyd 1968 under de name Uganda Institute of Public Administration. Dem hold de official opening of UMI for 7 October 1969. Insyd de initial years, na dem mandate UMI make e conduct intensive in-service training make e quickly develop cadre of Africans to assume higher responsibilities upon de attainment of independence insyd 1962.

Insyd de early 1970s, UMI cam turn affiliate plus Makerere University, wey dey offer postgraduate diplomas insyd public administration den business management. Na dem introduce de postgraduate diploma insyd human resource management insyd de mid 1980s.

Before 1992, de Institute of Public Administration operate as department of de Ministry of Public Service. Dis status change plus de enactment of de Uganda Management Institute Statute of 1992. De statute confer agency status to UMI plus great degree of autonomy under governing board. Na dem expand de programs of UMI wey dem increase student intake. By 1999, na UMI dey offer master's degree insyd management studies besyds six postgraduate diplomas, certificate courses, den short courses.

## Schools

As of July 2014, na dem structure UMI into de schools wey dey follow:

# School of Civil Service, Public Administration den Governance
# School of Business den Management
# School for Distance Learning den Information Technology
# School of Management Sciences
# Regional Centres; for Gulu, Mbale den Mbarara

## Outreach centers

UMI dey maintain outreach center insyd de western Ugandan city of Mbarara, 260 km (160 mi) west of Kampala. De center dey locate insyd de Mbarara District Administration Building for Kamukuzi, Mbarara wey dey offer various short courses den postgraduate diploma programs. Dem dey use state-of-the-art pedagogical technology, dem link de center to de main UMI campus insyd Kampala via virtual face-to-face video conferencing facility wey dey complement well plus de programme delivery methods. Insyd 2008, UMI establish outreach center insyd de city of Gulu insyd de Northern Region of Uganda. Third outreach center dey locate insyd de town of Mbale insyd de Eastern Region of Uganda, approximately 250 km (160 mi) by road northeast of Kampala.

## Programs
UMI dey offer de courses wey dey follow for de main campus insyd Kampala. Sam of de courses dem sanso dey offer for de three outreach centers.

**Doctoral Degree**

# Philosophy in Management den Administration

**Masters Degrees**

# Business Administration
# Education Administration & Human Resource Development
# Masters in Education Leadership den Management
# Masters in Higher Education Management den Administration
# Institutional Management den Leadership
# Management Studies
# Non-Governmental Organizations Management
# Policy Development den Analysis
# Public Administration
# Public Procurement Management
# Supply Chain Management

**Postgraduate Diplomas**

# Business Administration
# Business Computing den Management
# Diplomacy and International Relations Management
# Education Leadership den Management
# Financial Management
# Financial Management -Distance Learning
# Fundraising den Resource Mobilisation
# Health Services Management den Administration
# Higher Education Leadership den Management
# Human Resource Management
# Information Security Management
# Information Systems Management
# Information Technology
# Journalism den Communication Management
# Logistics den Transport Management
# Management
# Marketing Management
# Monitoring den Evaluation
# Monitoring den Evaluation -Distance Learning
# Organizational Development
# Procurement den Supply Chain Management
# Project Planning den Management
# Project Planning den Management –Distance Learning
# Public Administration den Management
# Public Administration den Management (Distance Learning)
# Urban Governance den Management

**Ordinary Diplomas**

# Public Administration den Community Development
# Public Procurement den Contract Management
# Records And Information Management

**Professional Courses**

# Certified Public Accountants
# Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport
# Chartered Institute of Marketing
# Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply
# Chartered Institute of Public Relations
# Project Management Professional

**[https://umi.ac.ug/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/UMI-Short-Courses-Handbook-.pdf Short Courses Handbook]**

## References


## External links

* Uganda Management Institute Homepage