Great Lakes Regional University (GLRU) is a private university in

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The sou ...

. The university is accredited by the

Uganda National Council for Higher Education The Uganda National Council for Higher Education (UNCHE) is a semi-autonomous government regulatory agency, responsible for the regulation of higher education in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. UNCHE is also respon ...

(UNCHE).

Location

The university campus is located outside of the town of

Kanungu Kanungu is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the location of the district headquarters for Kanungu District. Location Kanungu is located approximately , on a winding dirt road, southwest of the town of Rukungiri, the nearest large ...

, in

Kanungu District Kanungu District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda. The town of Kanungu is the site of the district headquarters. The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Kanungu District is among the sites shown in aerial footage in the movie Black Panth ...

, in the Western Region of Uganda, approximately , by road, northwest of

Kabale Kabale is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the chief town of Kabale District, and the district headquarters are located there. Sometimes nicknamed “Kastone” as in the local language Rukiga, a “kabale” is a small stone. Lo ...

, the nearest large town and the largest urban centre in

Kigezi sub-region Kigezi sub-region is a region in Western Uganda that consists of the following districts: * Kabale District * Kanungu District * Kisoro District * Rukungiri District The area covered by the above districts constituted the former Kigezi District ...

. This is about , by road, southwest of

Kampala Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...

, the capital of Uganda and its largest city. The geographical coordinates of the university campus are: 0°53'05.0"S, 29°45'22.0"E (Latitude:-0.884722; Longitude:29.756111).

History

The institution was founded in the early 2000s as a private "tertiary" institution of education, by Hamlet Kabushenga, the former

member of parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...

of Kinkizi East Constituency. The university received accreditation from the UNCHE, under the name ''Great Lakes Regional College'', in 2009. The college began graduating students with diplomas and certificates in 2010, and in 2015 it held its 5th graduation ceremony. That same year, the institution received accreditation as a university and it admitted its pioneer class of undergraduates.

Academics

, the following courses were offered at the university. ; Undergraduate courses * Bachelor of Archives and Records Management * Bachelor of Agribusiness Management *

Bachelor of Business Administration Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is a bachelor's degree in business administration awarded by colleges and universities after completion of undergraduate study in the fundamentals of business administration and usually including advanced ...

Bachelor of Computer Science The Bachelor of Computer Science (abbreviated BCompSc or BCS) is a bachelor's degree awarded by some universities for completion of an undergraduate program in computer science. In general, computer science degree programs emphasize the mathemati ...

* Bachelor of Development Studies * Bachelor of Guidance and Counselling * Bachelor of Human Resource Management *

Bachelor of Information Technology A Bachelor of Information Technology (abbreviations BIT or BInfTech) is an undergraduate academic degree that generally requires three to five years of study. While the degree has a major focus on computers and technology, it differs from a Compu ...

* Bachelor of Library and Information Science * Bachelor of Microfinance & Cooperatives Management * Bachelor of Office and Information Management * Bachelor of Procurement and Logistics Management * Bachelor of Public Administration and Management * Bachelor of Social Work and Social Administration * Bachelor of Arts Education (

Economics Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analyzes ...

History History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

English Language English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the ...

, Christian Religious Education,

Geography Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, an ...

Kiswahili Swahili, also known by its local name , is the native language of the Swahili people, who are found primarily in Tanzania, Kenya and Mozambique (along the East African coast and adjacent litoral islands). It is a Bantu language, though Swahili ...

). * Bachelor of Science Education (

Biology Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field. For instance, all organisms are made up of cells that process hereditary i ...

Physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

, Mathematics, Agricultural Science &

) * Bachelor of Sustainable Agriculture and Extension * Bachelor of Tourism and Hotel Management * Diploma in Christian Ministry & Entrepreneurship ; Diploma courses * Diploma in Secondary Education * Diploma in Primary Education * Diploma in Early Childhood Education ; Certificate courses * Certificate in Primary Education * Certificate in Early Childhood Education

References

External links

Website of Great Lakes Regional University
{{Kanungu District Universities and colleges in Uganda Educational institutions established in 2015 2015 establishments in Uganda Kanungu District Kigezi sub-region

Location

History

Academics

See also

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