Stafford University Uganda (SUU) is a private university in

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...

that was established in 2015 after receiving a licence from 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

As of December 2017, the university maintained its main campus on of land at the corner of Zzimwe Road and Church Road in the

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 ...

suburb of Kisugu, approximately , by road, south-east of the city centre. The geographical coordinates of the university campus are 0°18'12.0"N, 32°36'20.0"E (Latitude:0.303333; Longitude:32.605556).

History

In 2017, the UNCHE put the university on six months notice, and an investigation team appointed by the UNCHE recommended further investigation into the irregular graduation of over 300 students in conjunction with

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. and finally the provisional licence of the university was Revoked on 30/Nov/18 https://unche.or.ug/

Overview

The university was established with the consent and collaboration of Stafford University in the United Kingdom. It offers courses that lead to the award of certificates, diplomas, and degrees, with study modalities that include day, evening, and weekend sessions.

Academics

As of December 2017, the university's academics were organised through the following faculties:

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

The faculty is divided into the following departments, each led by a departmental head. * Journalism & Communication Studies * Development Studies * Public Administration & Political Studies * Social Work & Social Administration * Sociology & Psychology

Faculty of Business & Management

The following academic courses are offered in this faculty: *

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

(MBA) (generic) * MBA in marketing * MBA accounting and finance * MBA in entrepreneurship * MBA in human resource management * MBA in project management and practice * MBA in business finance and economics * Postgraduate diploma in

business administration Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...

Faculty of Science & Technology

The following academic courses are offered in this faculty: * Bachelor of Information Technology *

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 ...

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 Science in

public health Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the det ...

References

External links

Website of Stafford University UgandaRanking of Universities in Uganda At Webometrics.info
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stafford University Uganda Universities and colleges in Uganda Central Region, Uganda Educational institutions established in 2015 2015 establishments in Uganda Makindye Division