African Rural University Explained

African Rural University
Established:2009
Type:Private
Vice Chancellor:Dr. Mwalimu Musheshe[1]
City:Kagadi, Kagadi District
Country:Uganda
Pushpin Map:Uganda
Coordinates:0.9422°N 30.8194°W
Campus:Rural
Website:Homepage

African Rural University is a university in Uganda.

Location

The main campus of African Rural University is located in the town of Kagadi, Kagadi District, Bunyoro sub-region in the Western Region of Uganda. This is approximately 265km (165miles), by road, west of Kampala, the country's capital and largest city.[2] The coordinates of the university are 0°56'32.0"N, 30°49'10.0"E (Latitude:0.942222; Longitude:30.819444).

History

African Rural University was established in 2006[3] and accredited by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education in 2011.[4]

It was the first university in Africa that has focused on teaching sustainable agriculture exclusively to women.[5] The course work is 60 percent theoretical teaching and 40 percent practical implementation.[6]

Academics

, the university offered only one degree course, the Bachelor of Science in Technologies for Rural Transformation. It is a four-year course, consisting of three years of academic study and one year of practical field activity. Each year of classroom study is divided into two semesters lasting seventeen weeks each. Each admission class is limited to thirty female students. There are plans to introduce degrees in agribusiness and rural finance.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Field Report From Uganda: Women Graduates Transform Rural Life. 1 February 2015. Spore.cta.int. 11 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150511013858/http://spore.cta.int/en/component/content/article?id=8094:field-report-from-uganda. dead.
  2. Web site: Distance Between Kampala And Kagadi With Map . 10 July 2014 . Globefeed.com.
  3. Web site: African Rural University for Women Opens. 10 July 2014. UgPulse.com.
  4. Web site: Uganda National Council for Higher Education: Private Universities . 10 July 2014 . Uganda National Council for Higher Education . https://web.archive.org/web/20141017054940/http://www.unche.or.ug/institutions/private-universities . 17 October 2014 . dead .
  5. Web site: University for Women Key to Africa Agriculture . . 12 May 2014 . 10 July 2014 . Calestous . Juma.
  6. Web site: Academic Programmes. 2015-04-23. African Rural University. en-US. 2020-05-27.
  7. Web site: ARU Current Academic Programmes (2013/2014) . 2013 . 10 July 2014 . African Rural University . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714181129/http://www.aru.ac.ug/academic-programmes/academic-programmes.html . 14 July 2014 .