| Motto | Hard Work for Excellence |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 2014 |
| Chancellor | Venansius Baryamureeba |
| Vice-Chancellor | Samson James Opolot |
| Administrative staff | 60+ (2022) |
| Students | 3000+ |
| Location | Ibanda, Ibanda District, Uganda 00°07′24″S 30°29′54″E / 0.12333°S 30.49833°E / -0.12333; 30.49833 |
| Campus | Ibanda Main Campus, Directorate of Graduate Studies |
| Website | ibandauniversity |
  Location in Uganda | |
Ibanda University (IU) is a private, co-educational Ugandan university in the Western Region of Uganda.
Location
The campus of the university is located in Bubaare Cell, Bufunda Ward, Bufunda Division in the Municipality of Ibanda (pop.31,316), in Ibanda District, Western Uganda. This is approximately 72 kilometres (45 mi), by road, north of Mbarara, the largest city in the sub-region. Ibanda University is approximately 308 kilometres (191 mi), 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).
Overview
The university was established in 2014 by private Ugandan individuals. 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.
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. 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.
Academics
Courses offered
1 Bachelor of Business Administration 3 Years 700,000 UGX Main Campus 2 Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences 3 Years 700,000 UGX Main Campus 3 Bachelor of Information Technology 3 Years 800,000 UGX Main Campus 4 Diploma in Primary Education 2 Years 500,000 UGX Main Campus 5 Bachelor of Education Primary 2 Years 600,000 UGX Main Campus 6 Bachelor of Arts with Education 3 Years 700,000 UGX Main Campus 7 Bachelor of Agriculture and Rural Innovations 3 Years 900,000 UGX Main Campus 8 Bachelor of Mass Communication 3 Years 800,000 UGX Main Campus 9 Diploma in Business Administration 2 Years 500,000 UGX Postgraduate 10 Diploma in Social Work and Social Administration 2 Years 500,000 UGX Main Campus 11 Diploma in Information Technology 2 Years 500,000 UGX Main Campus 12 Diploma in Public Administration and Management 2 Years 500,000 UGX Main Campus 13 Bachelor of Social Work and Social Administration 3 Years 700,000 UGX Main Campus 14 Bachelor of Public Administration and Management 3 Years 700,000 UGX Main Campus 15 Bachelor of Agriculture Education 3 Years 800,000 UGX Main Campus 16 Diploma in Agriculture and Rural Innovations 2 Years 500,000 UGX Main Campus 17 Diploma in Human Resource Management 3 Years 500,000 UGX Main Campus 18 Diploma in Administrative and Secretarial Studies 3 Years 500,000 UGX Main Campus 19 Bachelor of Administration and Secretarial Studies 3 Years 700,000 UGX Main Campus 20 Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration and Management 1 Year 1,210,000 UGX Main Campus 21 Postgraduate Diploma in Education 1 Year 1,210,000 UGX Main Campus 22 Master of Business Administration 2 Years 1,520,000 UGX Main Campus 23 Masters in Education Planning and Administration 2 Years 1,520,000 UGX Main Campus 24 Masters of Public Administration and Management 2 Years 1,520,000 UGX Main Campus 25 Bachelor of Agribusiness Management 3 Years 800,000 UGX Main Campus 26 Diploma in Mass Communication 2 Years 500,000 UGX Main Campus 27 Diploma in Farm Management 2 Years 500,000 UGX Main Campus 28 Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration 1 Year 1,210,000 UGX Main Campus 29 Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Management and Leadership 1 Year 1,210,000 UGX Main Campus
See also
References
- ^ Lawrence Mucunguzi (14 October 2017). "Baryamureeba Appointed First Chancellor of Ibanda University". New Vision. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ Ibanda University (4 December 2022). "Ibanda University: Our Team". Ibanda University. Former Systems Admin: Mr. Gilbert Nabaasa. Ibanda University. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Katwine, Anna (6 July 2017). "Background of Ibanda University". LinkedIn. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- UBOS (29 November 2014). "The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants". Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- "Distance between Mbarara, Uganda and Ibanda University, Ibanda, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- "Distance Between Kampala, Uganda And Ibanda University, Ibanda, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- "Location of the Main Campus of Ibanda University" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- "UniRank: University Rankings: Ibanda University". 4Icu.org (4ICU). 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
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