Clarke International University, formerly International Health Sciences University, is a private non-residential

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Location

Clarke has built its main campus at Kawagga Close, off Kalungi Road, Muyenga at Block 224 , Plot 8244 Bukasa, Kyadondo, from St. Barnabas Road, Namuwongo a southeastern section 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 the university campus are:0°17'32.0"N 32°37'30.0"E (Latitude:0.292222; Longitude:32.625000. The university has an annex on campus, that is located at St. Agnes Academy, Muwayire Road, Kisugu, Kampala, Uganda, at geographical coordinates: 0°18'21.5"N 32°36'29.5"E (Latitude:0.305972; Longitude:32.608194.

Overview

Clarke International University is a member of the Clarke Group of Companies (Clarke Group), a conglomerate of companies in agribusiness, healthcare, education, hospitality, leisure and philanthropy. The companies in the group are majority owned by physician, politician, entrepreneur and philanthropist Dr Ian Clarke. The university incorporated the ''Uganda Health Management Institute'' (UHMI), and the ''International Hospital School of Nursing'' (IHSON) as the two founding faculties of the university. In December 2010, the university marked its maiden graduation ceremony, held at the university campus at

Namuwongo Namuwongo is a location in Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country. Location Namuwongo is located in Makindye Division, one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala. It is bordered by Lugogo to the north, Na ...

, a suburb of

. In March 2014, the university held its fourth graduation ceremony, where 229 students graduated, of whom 111 (48%) were male and 118 (52%) were female.

History

The university admitted the first class of students in August 2008. The chancellor of the university is Bishop Zac Niringiye. The vice chancellor is Dr. Nanyonga Rose Clarke. The chairman of the University Council is Dr. Moses Galukande. Dr. Ian Clarke, the founder of the university, was a member of the University Council until he relinquished that responsibility in 2010. The current members of the council are listed at the university's webpage.

Schools and institutes

, the university had one institute and three functional schools: * Institute of Health Policy and Management * School of Nursing * School of Allied Health Sciences * School of Business and Applied Technology.

Courses

Courses can be pursued (a) full-time (b) part-time (c) on-campus or (d) via remote e-learning. The following academic courses are offered at the university:

Postgraduate degree courses

* MSc Health Services Management * MSc

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* Master of Public Health

Undergraduate degree courses

* BBA Health Management *

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Public Health * Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNSc) * Bachelors in Medical Laboratory Science (BMLS)

Diploma courses

* Diploma Public Health * Diploma Clinical Medicine & Community Health

Certificate courses

* Ethics and Integrity in Healthcare * Health Law and Regulations * Health Communication: Theory and Practice * Population, Poverty, and Health * Health and Development * Gender, Health, and Development * Healthcare Management and Administration * Refugee Health Management * Strategic Planning and Management for Healthcare Organizations * Quality Management in a Healthcare Setting * Human Resource Management for Health * Health Economics for Developing Countries * Health Policy Analysis * Healthcare Accounting

References

External links

IHSU Homepage
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