Uganda Technology and Management University explained

Uganda Technology and Management University (UTAMU)
Motto:	For an Open Mind
Established:	2012
Type:	Private
Chancellor:	Patrick Bitature^[1]
Vice Chancellor:	Prof. Johnnie Wycliffe Frank Muwanga–Zake^[2]
City:	6 Erisa Road, Kiswa Bugolobi, Kampala
Country:	Uganda
Pushpin Map:	Uganda Kampala
Coordinates:	0.3219°N 32.6214°W
Students:	1,800+ (2018)
Administrative Staff:	50+ (2013)
Campus:	Urban

The Uganda Technology and Management University (UTAMU) is a private university in Uganda founded in 2012 and licensed by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education (UNCHE).^[3]

Location

The university campus is located at Plot 6, Erisa Road, Kiswa, Bugoloobi, in Nakawa Division, one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. This is about 5km (03miles), by road, east of the central business district of the city. The coordinates of the university campus are: 0°19'19.0"N 32°37'17.0"E (Latitude:0.321944; Longitude:32.621389),

History

UTAMU was founded in 2012 by a group of academicians in Uganda and currently with a shareholding of 27 members. It was offered a licence to run degree programmes in March 2013 by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) the governmental body that licenses institutions of higher learning in the country. UTAMU started initially with five undergraduate degree courses in business and information technology.^[4]

Academic structure

As of July 2014, the university operated in the following schools:^[5]

1. School of Computing and Engineering
2. School of Business and Management
3. School of Professional and Vocational Education and
4. School of Graduate Studies.

Academics

In its second year of operation, the university expanded its undergraduate degree menu from the original five courses to about two dozen courses in business and information technology.^[6]

Academic diplomas are offered to undergraduate and graduate students in a number of disciplines. Certificates are offered to undergraduate and graduate students in a number of disciplines. The university offers the degrees of Master of Science, Masters of Arts, and Doctor of Philosophy in many disciplines in all four schools.^{[7] [8]}

Notable alumni

• Ruth Doreen Mutebe: Ugandan accountant, businesswoman, and corporate executive, who serves as the Head of Internal Audit at Umeme Limited. Obtained a Master of Science in Computing from UTAMU.

See also

• Education in Uganda
• List of business schools in Uganda
• List of universities in Uganda

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dr. Patrick Bitature appointed the second Chancellor of Uganda Technology and Management University . PML Daily . 20 September 2021 . Nelson Mandela . 20 September 2021 . Kampala, Uganda.
2. Web site: Uganda Technology and Management University . Prof. JWF Muwanga-Zake: Vice Chancellor: BSc, BEd, MSc, MEd, PhD, PGCE, PGDE . 20 September 2021 . UTAMU . 20 September 2021 . Kampala.
3. Web site: University Professor Awarded Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship For 2016 . . 4 October 2019 . 9 October 2019 . Nevada Today . Reno, Nevada.
4. Web site: Private Universities: Uganda Technology And Management University (UTAMU) . UNCHE . 11 July 2014 . 2013 . Uganda National Council for Higher Education (UNCHE).
5. Web site: The Schools of Uganda Technology and Management University . UTAMU . 11 July 2014 . Uganda Technology and Management University (UTAMU).
6. Web site: UTAMU Undergraduate Degree Programmes In 2014 . UTAMU . 11 July 2014 . Uganda Technology and Management University (UTAMU).
7. Web site: Kalonzo Musyoka's tenure as UTAMU chancellor extended . New Vision. 26 July 2017 . Sauda Nabatanzi . 9 October 2019 . Kampala.
8. Web site: Uganda Technology and Management University (UTAMU) undergraduate and Post Graduate programs . Fix Us Jobs Uganda (FUJU) . 28 October 2016 . FUJU . 29 September 2017 . Kampala.