Lugazi University (LU), was a private

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. The university was founded in 2007. It closed in December 2010.

Location

Lugazi University was located in

Lugazi Lugazi is a town in the Buikwe District of the Central Region of Uganda. The town is also called "Kawolo", and the two names are interchangeably used by the local inhabitants. Location The town is on the Kampala-Jinja Highway, approximately ...

, on a campus, east of

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on the Kampala-Jinja Highway.

Academics

In September 2007, the university had the following faculties and departments: * Faculty of Education * Faculty of Arts * Faculty of Law * Faculty of Social Sciences * Faculty of Business Management * Faculty of Science & Technology

Courses

Lugazi University offered courses leading to the award of degrees, diplomas and certificates.

Department of Arts and Social Sciences

* Bachelor of Secretarial Studies * Bachelor of Mass Communication * Bachelor Social Work and Social Administration * Bachelor of Industrial Art and Design * Bachelor of Development Studies * Bachelor of Public Administration and Management * Bachelor of Employment and Labor Studies

Department of Education

* Bachelor of Arts with Education * Bachelor of Science with Education * Bachelor of Adult and Community Education * Bachelor of Education Guidance and Counseling * Bachelor of Education with Special Needs * Bachelor of Education - Early Childhood

Department of Business Management

* Bachelor of Business Administration * Bachelor of Commerce * Bachelor of Human Resources Management * Bachelor of Procurement and Logistics Management * Bachelor of Public Sector and Management * Bachelor of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management

Department of Computing and Information Technology

* Bachelor of Computer Science * Bachelor of Library and Information Science * Bachelor of Information Technology * Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition and Dietetics All the above courses are available at diploma level as well.

Closure

Lugazi University held its first and last graduation ceremony on Wednesday, 29 December 2010. 524 students graduated. Due to mounting debts and other financial hardships, the university's assets and liabilities were acquired by the

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, effective 30 December 2010. In January 2011, the premises were converted into the

University of Military Science and Technology The Uganda Military Engineering College (UMEC), also University of Military Science and Technology (UMST), is a tertiary institution of higher learning, that instructs qualified military officers and technicians in various fields of engineering a ...

, (UMST), a military school of tertiary leaning, within the

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. UMST Opens At Lugazi

References

External links

Uganda University Guide 2007/08

Lugazi University Homepage
Also have Online Store: https://lugazzi.com/ {{authority control Universities and colleges in Uganda Educational institutions established in 2007 Educational institutions disestablished in 2010 Buikwe District 2007 establishments in Uganda