Muteesa I Royal University (MRU) is a private university in

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. It was accredited by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education (UNCHE) in 2007. On 15 June 2016, Justice Julia Sebutinde was installed as Chancellor of the University, replacing

Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II Ronald Edward Frederick Kimera Muwenda Mutebi II (born 13 April 1955) is the reigning Kabaka of Buganda, Kabaka (also known as king) of the Buganda, Kingdom of Buganda, a constitutional kingdom in modern-day Uganda. He is the 36th ''Kabaka'' of Bu ...

, the founding chancellor who became The Visitor of the University. Muteesa 1 Royal University organised a sports Gala named "Friends of Muteesa 1 Royal University Secondary schools Sports Gala". Sports included were football, netball, and volleyball. Many schools in Greater Masaka participated in the gala from 17 June 2022 to 19 June 2022.

Location

MRU has three campuses. The main campus is in the city of

Masaka Masaka is a city in the Buganda Region of Uganda, west of Lake Victoria. The city is the headquarters of Masaka District. Location Masaka is approximately to the south-west of Kampala on the highway to Mbarara. The city is close to the Equator ...

, approximately 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 ...

, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of this campus are 0°19'21.0"S, 31°44'35.0"E (Latitude:-0.322500; Longitude:31.743056). The second campus is on

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, the seat of the Buganda Government, within the city of Kampala. The coordinates of this campus are 0°18'24.0"N, 32°33'19.0"E (Latitude:00 19 21S; Longitude:31 44 33E). The third campus is in the town of

Mubende Mubende is a town in the Central Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Mubende District and is the location of the district headquarters. Location Mubende is approximately , by road, west of Kampal ...

, approximately , by road, west of Kampala.

History

MRU was established when ownership of the Masaka Technical Institute (Uganda Technical College, Masaka), was transferred from the

government of Uganda Uganda is a presidential republic in which the President of Uganda is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government business. There is a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is ...

to the Buganda government in January 2007. MRU is named after Muteesa I of Buganda who invited the British to introduce formal education in his kingdom (

Buganda Buganda is a Bantu peoples, Bantu kingdom within Uganda. The kingdom of the Baganda, Baganda people, Buganda is the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day East Africa, consisting of Buganda's Districts of Uganda, Central Region, inclu ...

) in the late 19th century. MRU received Tertiary Education Institution accreditation from the Ministry of Education & Sports in July 2007. MRU admitted the first class of students in October 2007. MRU held its first graduation ceremony on Friday 15 April, 2011. At the same ceremony, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi was installed as the first

chancellor Chancellor ( la, cancellarius) is a title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the or lattice work screens of a basilica or law cou ...

of the university. MRU has, to date, held seven graduation events with the most recent held in January 2019 with the Vice President of Uganda Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi as the Guest of Honor.

Academics

As of July 2018, MRU had the following academic faculties:

Operational faculties

* Faculty of Science and Technology * Faculty of Social, Cultural and Development Studies * Faculty of Business Management * Faculty of Education

Faculty of Education

Planned faculties

* Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Studies * Faculty of Natural Environment, Tourism and Tourism Studies * Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences and Health Services

Courses

The following undergraduate degree courses were offered at MRU in September 2014:

Faculty of Business Management

Bachelor of Business Management Bachelor of Business Management (BBM), sometimes known as a Bachelor of Management Studies, is an undergraduate program of four years. The BBM degree is designed to teach students the skills necessary to perform leadership roles in the business and ...

* Bachelor of Public Administration * Bachelor of Public Relations * Bachelor of Procurement and Logistics Management *

Bachelor of Commerce A Bachelor of Commerce (abbreviated BComm or BCom; also, ''baccalaureates commercii'') is an undergraduate degree in business, usually awarded in Canada, Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Ireland, New Zealand, Ghana, South Africa, Myanmar, ...

Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...

in accounting and finance * Bachelor of Science in

development economics Development economics is a branch of economics which deals with economic aspects of the development process in low- and middle- income countries. Its focus is not only on methods of promoting economic development, economic growth and structural ...

* Bachelor of Micro Finance Management * Bachelor of Entrepreneurship and Management * Bachelor of Business Computing * Bachelor of Human Resource Management * Bachelor of Science in project management

Faculty of Science, Information Technology, Art & Design

* Bachelor of Civil Engineering *

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (B.E.E. or BEE) is an undergraduate academic degree offered to a student who completes three to five years of study in electrical engineering at a university or college. Many institutes offer Bachelor of Science ...

* Bachelor of Industrial and Fine Art *

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 The bachelor of library science (or “bachelor of library and information science”) is a degree sometimes awarded to students majoring in library science. It is commonly abbreviated as “B.L.S.”, “B.Lib.”, or “B.L.I.S.”, often with t ...

* Bachelor of Science in

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...

Bachelor of Software Engineering A Bachelor of Software Engineering Honours ''BSE(Hons.)'' is an undergraduate academic degree (Bachelor's Degree) awarded for completing a program of study in the field of software development for computers in information technology. "Software En ...

Faculty of Education

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...

with education *

Bachelor of Education A Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) is an undergraduate professional degree which prepares students for work as a teacher in schools. In some countries such as Tanzania and Kenya, additional tasks like field work and research are required in order for ...

* Bachelor of Business Education * Bachelor of Entrepreneurship with education * Bachelor of Education with art and design * Bachelor of Primary Education * Bachelor of Computer Studies with education * Bachelor of Secondary Education

Faculty of social sciences, arts and humanities

* Bachelor in Development Studies * Bachelor in Social Work and Social Administration * Bachelor of Tourism and Hotel Management * Bachelor of Arts in

mass communication Mass communication is the process of imparting and exchanging information through mass media to large segments of the population. It is usually understood for relating to various forms of media, as its technologies are used for the dissemination o ...

* Bachelor of Guidance and Counseling In addition to the academic degree programs listed above, MRU offers diploma and certificate courses in the same or similar fields.

References

http://www.buganda.or.ug/index.php/news/430-1235-students-graduate-at-muteesa-1-royal-university https://www.independent.co.ug/muteesa-i-royal-university-asked-to-focus-on-agricultural-innovations/ https://www.bukedde.co.ug/bukedde/amawulire/1501794/obwakabaka-bulonze-omumyuka-wa-cansala-wa-muteesa-yunivasite https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Prof-Ddumba-oversee-Muteesa-I-University-academic/688334-4673046-a0eve5/index.html

External links

Website of Muteesa I Royal University
{{Masaka District Universities and colleges in Uganda Educational institutions established in 2007 Masaka Masaka District Central Region, Uganda 2007 establishments in Uganda

Location

History

Academics

Operational faculties

Faculty of Education

Planned faculties

Courses

Faculty of Business Management

Faculty of Science, Information Technology, Art & Design

Faculty of Education

Faculty of social sciences, arts and humanities

See also

References

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