| Ibanda University (IU) | |
| Motto: | Hard Work for Excellence |
| Established: | 2014 |
| Type: | Private |
| Chancellor: | Venansius Baryamureeba[1] |
| Vice Chancellor: | Samson James Opolot[2] |
| City: | Ibanda, Ibanda District |
| Country: | Uganda |
| Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
| Coordinates: | -0.1233°N 30.4983°W |
| Students: | 3000+ |
| Administrative Staff: | 60+ (2022) |
| Campus: | Ibanda Main Campus, Directorate of Graduate Studies |
Ibanda University (IU) is a private, co-educational Ugandan university in the Western Region of Uganda.[3]
The campus of the university is located in Bubaare Cell, Bufunda Ward, Bufunda Division in the Municipality of Ibanda (pop.31,316),[4] in Ibanda District, Western Uganda.[3] This is approximately 72km (45miles), by road, north of Mbarara, the largest city in the sub-region. Ibanda University is approximately 308km (191miles), by road, southwest of Kampala, the largest city and capital of Uganda. The geographical coordinates of the campus of Ibanda University are:0°07'24.0"S, 30°29'54.0"E (Latitude:-0.123333; Longitude:30.498333).
The university was established in 2014 by private Ugandan individuals.[3] It is accredited by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education. It is a co-educational institution that offers certificate, diploma, bachelors, postgraduate diploma and masters degree courses.[5]
The highest supervisory body of the university is the board of trustees. Below the board is the university council. Below the council, is the university senate. The day-to-day activities of the university are supervised by the vice chancellor, assisted by the university secretary, the university bursar, the academic registrar and the deans of schools of the university.[3] Currently, the chairman of the board of trustees is "Mr. Jeeb Rwomushana", the university chancellor is Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba and the vice-chancellor is Professor Samson James Opolot. The former systems administrator at Ibanda University is Gilbert Nabaasa, Currently the Chief Executive Officer at Bang Graphix Technologies and digital marketing associate at The Simba Group.
1 Bachelor of Business Administration 3 Years 700,000 UGX Main Campus2 Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences 3 Years 700,000 UGX Main Campus3 Bachelor of Information Technology 3 Years 800,000 UGX Main Campus4 Diploma in Primary Education 2 Years 500,000 UGX Main Campus5 Bachelor of Education Primary 2 Years 600,000 UGX Main Campus6 Bachelor of Arts with Education 3 Years 700,000 UGX Main Campus7 Bachelor of Agriculture and Rural Innovations 3 Years 900,000 UGX Main Campus8 Bachelor of Mass Communication 3 Years 800,000 UGX Main Campus9 Diploma in Business Administration 2 Years 500,000 UGX Postgraduate10 Diploma in Social Work and Social Administration 2 Years 500,000 UGX Main Campus11 Diploma in Information Technology 2 Years 500,000 UGX Main Campus12 Diploma in Public Administration and Management 2 Years 500,000 UGX Main Campus13 Bachelor of Social Work and Social Administration 3 Years 700,000 UGX Main Campus14 Bachelor of Public Administration and Management 3 Years 700,000 UGX Main Campus15 Bachelor of Agriculture Education 3 Years 800,000 UGX Main Campus16 Diploma in Agriculture and Rural Innovations 2 Years 500,000 UGX Main Campus17 Diploma in Human Resource Management 3 Years 500,000 UGX Main Campus18 Diploma in Administrative and Secretarial Studies 3 Years 500,000 UGX Main Campus19 Bachelor of Administration and Secretarial Studies 3 Years 700,000 UGX Main Campus20 Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration and Management 1 Year 1,210,000 UGX Main Campus21 Postgraduate Diploma in Education 1 Year 1,210,000 UGX Main Campus22 Master of Business Administration 2 Years 1,520,000 UGX Main Campus23 Masters in Education Planning and Administration 2 Years 1,520,000 UGX Main Campus24 Masters of Public Administration and Management 2 Years 1,520,000 UGX Main Campus25 Bachelor of Agribusiness Management 3 Years 800,000 UGX Main Campus26 Diploma in Mass Communication 2 Years 500,000 UGX Main Campus27 Diploma in Farm Management 2 Years 500,000 UGX Main Campus28 Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration 1 Year 1,210,000 UGX Main Campus29 Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Management and Leadership 1 Year 1,210,000 UGX Main Campus