Soroti University

Soroti University (SUN)
Type Public University
Established 2015[1]
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Robert Ikoja-Odongo
Location Soroti, Uganda
01°45′56″N 33°37′44″E / 1.76556°N 33.62889°E / 1.76556; 33.62889Coordinates: 01°45′56″N 33°37′44″E / 1.76556°N 33.62889°E / 1.76556; 33.62889
Campus Urban
Website www.sun.ac.ug

Soroti University (SUN), is a public multi-campus university in Uganda. It is one of the nine public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country.[2]

Location

Soroti University has its main campus in Arapai, Arapai sub-county, Soroti District, approximately 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi), by road, northeast of the central business district of the town of Soroti, on the road between Soroti and Amuria in Amuria District.[3] This is approximately 305 kilometres (190 mi), by road, northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[4] The campus sits on 200 acres (81 ha) of land, near the campus of Teso College, a boys-only, boarding middle (S1-S4) and high school (S5-S6).[5] The coordinates of the campus of Soroti University are 1°45'56.0"N, 33°3'44.0"E (Latitude:1.765543; Longitude:33.628900).[6]

History

The government of Uganda, following lobbying by stakeholders from the Teso sub-region, decided in 2012 to establish a public university in Soroti District.[7] A five-person task-force, headed by founding vice chancellor Robert Ikoja, was named by the Uganda minister of education in September 2012 to prepare for the opening of the university.[8] Soroti University was expected to open in August 2013. In that month, however, the Daily Monitor, a Ugandan daily newspaper, revealed that members charged with the establishment of the public Soroti University had also been establishing Teso University, a private institution.[9]

Construction of the university's main building began in June 2014 with completion expected 24 months later.[10] In June 2015, the government of Uganda, officially created Soroti University as a public institution, when the minister of Education, Science and Technology and Sports, Jessica Alupo, introduced a Statutory Instrument followed by a resolution of Parliament to the same effect.[1] The first student intake has been delayed until 2017.[2]

Academic courses

As of July 2014, Soroti University planned to open with two schools: the School of Health Sciences and the School of Science and Technology. The courses offered will include the following:

School of Health Sciences

School of Science and Technology

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Okello, Dickens (26 June 2015). "Lira, Kabale, Soroti now Public Universities". Kampala: Chimpreports.com (CRC). Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 Babirye, Sandra (12 October 2016). "Soroti University gets Shs8b boost, opens next year". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  3. "Distance between Arapai, Eastern Region, Uganda and Soroti, Eastern Region, Uganda". GFC. Globefeed.com. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  4. "Distance between Arapai, Eastern Region, Uganda and Kampala, Central Region, Uganda". GFC. Globefeed.com. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  5. Ojore, Godfrey (8 September 2012). "Soroti University Leaders Named". New Vision. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  6. Google (19 November 2015). "Location of Soroti University At Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  7. Beinomugisha, Godfrey (15 May 2014). "Soroti University key for the 2016 general election in Teso". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  8. Ojore, Godfrey (8 September 2012). "Soroti University Leaders Named". New Vision via AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  9. Emwamu, Simon Peter (19 August 2013). "Soroti Varsity Team Accused of Misconduct". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  10. Administrator (29 June 2014). "Soroti University Construction Begins". The Red Pepper. Kampala. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  11. "Soroti University: Programmes Offered At School of Health Sciences". SUN. Soroti University. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  12. "Soroti University: Programmes Offered At School of Science And Technology". SUN. Soroti University. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/22/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.