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.
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