Lira University

Lira University

Motto	"The Beacon"
Type	Public
Established	1 July 2012; 12 years ago (2012-07-01)[1]
Chancellor	Benjamin Josses Odoki[2]
Vice-Chancellor	Jasper Ogwal Okeng[1]
Students	1,000+ (2019)
Address	7R2C+9CV, Lira, Uganda , Lira , Uganda 02°15′04″N 32°49′16″E
Campus	Urban
Website	www.lirauni.ac.ug
Location in Uganda

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 500 acres (202 ha) of land, about 11 kilometres (7 mi), 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).^[8]

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.^[9] It was also referred to as Lira University College.^[10]

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.^[11]

Faculties

As of January 2016, Lira University maintained the following academic units:^[12]

• Faculty of Information and computer sciences
• Faculty of Midwifery
• Faculty of Public health
• Faculty of Management Science
• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Education
• Law development center

Academic courses

As of July 2024, the following undergraduate and Post graduate academic programs were offered:^[13]

• Bachelor of Computer Science
• Bachelor of Library and Information science
• Bachelor of information and communications Technology
• Bachelor of Computer Animation
• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery
• Bachelor of Science in Community Psychology and Psychotherapy
• Bachelor of Science in Midwifery
• Master of Midwifery science
• Bachelor of Science in Public Health
• Master of Public Health
• Bachelor of Human nutrition and dietics
• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Science with Education (Physical, Biological, Agriculturaln and Economics)
• Bachelor of Education (Primary and secondary)
• Bachelor of computer Education
• Bachelor of Public Administration and Management
• Bachelor of Science in Economics
• Bachelor of Business Administration
• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of science in Accounting and Finance
• Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Management
• Executive Master of Business Administration
• Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration and Management
• Master of Arts in Public Administration and Management

See also

• List of university leaders in Uganda
• List of universities in Uganda
• List of business schools in Uganda
• Education in Uganda

References

1. Patrick Okino (1 June 2012). "Lira University Opens In August". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
2. Patrick Okino (24 March 2017). "Odoki Assumes Lira University Chancellorship". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
3. Agnes Nantambi (14 September 2019). "MUBS, Lira University Sign MOU To Enhance Collaboration". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
4. "About Lira University". Lira university. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
5. "About Lira University". Lira university. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
6. "About Lira University". Lira university. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
7. "Distance between Lira Post Office, Obote Avenue, Lira, Uganda and Lira University, Erute, Northern Region, Uganda". Retrieved 26 December 2020.
8. "Location of the Main Campus of Lira University" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
9. "Gulu University Constituent College Lira (GUCCL)". Gulu: Gulu University. October 2012. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
10. John Otim; Ekkehard Doehring (November 2013). "Pioneering a young University: one year on at Lira University College". Nilejournal.net. Archived from the original on 2016-02-05.
11. Okello, Dickens (26 June 2015). "Lira, Kabale, Soroti now Public Universities". Kampala: Chimpreports.com. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
12. "About Lira University". Lira university. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
13. "Lira University Academic Programmes for 2017/2018 Academic Year" (PDF). Lira, Uganda: Lira University. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.

External links

• Lira University website