Uganda Christian University Explained

Uganda Christian University (UCU)
Motto:Alpha And Omega: God The Beginning And The End
Chancellor:Stephen Kaziimba[1]
Vice Chancellor:Aaron Mushengyezi[2]
Pushpin Map:Uganda
Coordinates:0.3553°N 32.7406°W
Students:15,000 (2020)
Campus:Urban Campuses: Mukono and Kampala; Rural Campuses: Kabale, Mbale and Arua.
Website:Homepage

Uganda Christian University (UCU) is a private church-founded university administered by the Church of Uganda. It was the first private University in Uganda to be awarded a charter by the Government of Uganda.[3]

Location

UCU's main campus, with approximately 8,000 students, is in the town of Mukono, approximately 25km (16miles), by road, east of Uganda's capital city, Kampala, on the Kampala-Jinja Highway.[4] The coordinates of the main campus are 0°21'27.0"N, 32°44'29.0"E (Latitude:0.357500; Longitude:32.741389).

Bishop Barham University College is a regional constituent college of UCU, with about 1,500 students, located in the city of Kabale, approximately 420km (260miles), by road, south-west of Kampala.[5] Other regional campuses include UCU Mbale Campus, which is in Mbale, and UCU Arua Campus, which is in Arua. In 2019 construction of a permanent fifth campus in Kampala began, in the Mengo neighborhood, along Musajja Alumbwa Road.[6]

Origins

UCU was founded in 1997 by the Anglican Church of Uganda from its premier theological seminary/college Bishop Tucker Theological College, which was established in 1913 and named after the pioneer missionary bishop Alfred Robert Tucker.[7]

Chancellor

UCU's chancellor is the Archbishop of Uganda, currently Stephen Kaziimba, since March 2020.[8] Te table below outlines the tenures of the chancellors of the university since its inception, in 1997.

The Chancellors of Uganda Christian University! Rank !! Chancellor !! From !!Until !! Notes
1 1997 2004
2 2004 2012
3 2012 2020 [9]
4 Stephen Kaziimba 2020

Vice Chancellor

The first vice chancellor, Stephen Noll, was installed in 2000. He is an American Anglican priest, theologian, and missionary. He helped UCU to receive a government charter in 2004, the first of its kind in Uganda. Noll's term as vice chancellor ended in 2010.[10]

John Senyonyi, an evangelist and mathematician, is the UCU's second vice chancellor. He joined UCU as a chaplain in 2001. He rose to become the deputy vice chancellor for finance and administration. Later, he became the first deputy vice chancellor in charge of development and external relations, the first such position in any Ugandan university.[11]

On 1 September 2020, Aaron Mushengyezi, a linguist and former dean of the department of languages, literature and communications at Makerere University, became the third Vice Chancellor at Uganda Christian University.[2]

UCU today

While the majority of faculty and students are Ugandan, UCU has attracted students from other African Great Lakes countries and a number of expatriate staff from North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. These international ties are in part historic through societies like the Church Mission Society and in part new ties formed among churches of the Anglican Communion.[12]

Schools,Faculties and departments

As of March 2020, the university is divided into the following schools, faculties, and departments:[13]

  1. School of Law
  2. UCU School of Medicine
  3. Faculty of Public Health, Nursing and Midwifery
  4. UCU School of Dentistry
  5. Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
  6. School of Social Sciences
  7. School of Education
  8. Faculty of Engineering, Design and Technology
  9. School of Business
  10. Bishop Tucker School of Divinity and Theology
  11. School of Journalism, Media & Communication.[14]

Library services

UCU has two libraries based at the main campus; that is the Hamu Mukasa Library which serves as the main library and Bishop Tucker Library and branch libraries in all branch campuses and constituent colleges; that is to say; in Mengo, Kampala, Mbale and Kabale Campuses. There is also an archival library based at the main campus.[15]

Medical school

In March 2016, the Daily Monitor newspaper reported that UCU and Mengo Hospital were negotiating for the establishment of a UCU school of medicine at the hospital. No time-frame was disclosed.[16]

On 26 February 2018, the Uganda National Council for Higher Education gave the university a letter of accreditation for three new medical courses (a) Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, (b) Bachelor of Dental Surgery and (c) Bachelor of Public Health. The three courses will be offered at the Uganda Christian University School of Medicine, starting in August 2018.[17]

Notable alumni

The Church

Politics

Sports

Others

Notable faculty

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archbishop Kaziimba installed as new UCU Chancellor . 21 March 2020 . 21 March 2020 . Jessica Sabano . . Kampala.
  2. Web site: UCU students to start exams in two weeks . . 2 September 2020 . Jessica Sabano . 2 September 2020 . Kampala.
  3. Web site: Courses offered at Uganda Christian University . Campus Times Uganda . 16 May 2013 . Campus Times . 22 March 2020 . Kampala.
  4. Web site: 22 March 2020 . Distance between Kampala, Uganda and Mukono, Uganda . Globefeed.com . 22 March 2020 . Globefeed.com.
  5. Web site: 13 October 2017 . Over 500 graduate from Uganda Christian University Kabale Campus . . 22 March 2020 . Job Namanya . Kampala.
  6. Web site: The Five Campuses of Uganda Christian University . Uganda Christian University . March 2020 . 22 March 2020 . Uganda Christian University . Mukono, Uganda.
  7. Web site: History of Uganda Christian University . March 2020 . Mukono, Uganda . Uganda Christian University . 22 March 2020 . Uganda Christian University.
  8. Web site: Archbishop Kaziimba Installed As New UCU Chancellor . 21 March 2020 . 22 March 2020 . Jessica Sabano . . Kampala.
  9. Web site: 5 July 2013 . 23 March 2020 . Archbishop Ntagali Installed As Uganda Christian University Chancellor . Henry Nsubuga and Cecilia Okoth . . Kampala.
  10. Web site: . UCU Vice Chancellor Prepares To Step Down . 25 October 2009 . 22 March 2020 . Administrator . Kampala.
  11. Web site: 23 May 2015 . 2011 . Watuwa Timbiti . From A Humble Start, UCU Leaps Forward . . Kampala.
  12. Web site: New Chapter For Uganda Christian University . Kevin . Ward . 2011 . 23 May 2015 . Uganda Church Association.
  13. Web site: Uganda Christian University: Faculties and Schools . Uganda Christian University . March 2020 . Uganda Christian University . 22 March 2020 . Mukono, Uganda.
  14. Web site: Uganda's journalism Professor, Monica Chibita appointed to UK's Journalism Studies Editorial Board. 2020-05-20. Education News Uganda. en-US. 2020-05-20.
  15. Web site: Libraries.org. 19 May 2021. Uganda Christian University Library. 19 May 2021.
  16. Web site: 19 March 2016 . Leilah . Mengo Hospital & UCU plan joint medical school . 23 March 2016 . Nalubega . Kampala . Daily Monitor.
  17. Web site: Government okays two UCU medical courses . 18 March 2018 . 16 March 2018. . Conan . Businge . Kampala.
  18. Web site: 21 September 2012 . In Uganda, Mixed Reactions to Africa's Youngest MP . . Hilary Heuler . 22 March 2020 . Washington, DC, United States.
  19. Web site: Lumanyika elevates to new level, Egypt wait . 23 September 2014 . . Kampala . Ismail Dhakaba Kigongo . 22 March 2020.
  20. Web site: A Child's Hell in the Lord's Resistance Army . 10 May 2006 . . DeNeen L. Brown . 22 March 2020 . Washington DC.
  21. Web site: Reading Room Dedicated To Trinity Professor Emeritus Stephen Noll . 22 March 2020 . 3 July 2013 . Peggy Noll . . St. Ambridge, Pennsylvania, United States.
  22. Web site: Alex Taremwa . 18 December 2015 . The Nolls: A story of an unending love for UCU . The Standard UCU (Uganda Christian University Community Newspaper) . 22 March 2020 . Mukono, Uganda.
  23. Web site: Profile of Professor Monica Balya Chibita: Dean, Faculty of Journalism, Media and Communication at Uganda Christian University. 2020-05-01. Education News Uganda. en-US. 2020-05-20.
  24. Web site: 24 May 2019 . UCU promotes Dr. Monica Chibita to rank of full professor . . 22 March 2020 . The Independent . Kampala.

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