Kyambogo University (KYU) is Uganda’s third public university established by the Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act 2001. It is a merger of Uganda Polytechnic Kyambogo (UPK), the Institute of Teacher Education, Kyambogo (ITEK), and the Uganda National Institute of Special Education (UNISE). Arthur Baguma writes

Location
Located 8kms from Kampala City Centre along Kampala-Jinja highway, the university is accessible through the Banda trading centre and the Kyambogo T-junction.
UPK evolved from a small technical school in 1928 before it was renamed Uganda Technical College and finally Uganda Polytechnic, Kyambogo.
ITEK started as a Government Teacher Training College in 1948 at Nyakasura. In 1954, it transferred to Kyambogo Hill as a National Teachers’ College and later became ITEK by Statute of Parliament in 1989.
UNISE was a Department of Special Education in the Faculty of Education. Later became an autonomous institution by Act of Parliament in 1998.
The university is focused on vocationalising education at all levels and it believes in the philosophy that knowledge is as important as skills. The university has embraced the fields of science, technology, education and special needs and community rehabilitation as its core areas of training and research.

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Library facilities:
The main library has 120,000 books and 10,100 journals.
Former UPK library has 100,000 volumes in engineering and technology while the special needs library has 60,000 books.
There are also departmental libraries and there is access to on-line journals.

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Accommodation:
There are five modern halls of residence for Government-sponsored students and a limited number of privately sponsored students. Two of the halls are for female students.
The rooms are fitted with single and double decker beds.
There is a guesthouse for visiting lecturers and external examiners and a number of privately owned hostels.
Halls of residence cost sh340,000 per semester (including meals).
Hostel fees range from sh100,000 to 250,000 per semester (excluding meals).

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Medical centre:
There is a centre for both the students and staff.
It has a private wing to cater for the surrounding community. There is a full-time doctor assisted by a nurse.

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Recreational facilities:
There are two football fields, two 400m running tracks, two basketball courts, four tennis courts, two handball courts, two netball pitches, four badminton courts, a rugby pitch and a cricket oval.

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Students’ enrolment:
Male students - 6,969
Female students- 4,443.
There are 4,282 students enrolled for the Distance Education Programmes.
Enrollment for the Academic Year 2003/4 was 11,412 (6,743 Day and 4,669 Evening) offering postgraduate, undergraduate, diploma and certificate programmes.

Ratio of government/Private students —
1,000 students sponsored by Government every year. Others privately sponsored.
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Staff
Former ITEK
Academic Staff — 204
Non-Teaching Staff — 284
Total 488

Academic Staff — 204
Non-Teaching Staff — 284
Total 488

International affiliation:
-Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
-International Institute of Communication Development, Netherlands
-Kenyatta University, Kenya
-University of Dar-es- Salaam, Tanzania
-University has linkages with over ten international institutions and universities.

Former UPK
Academic Staff — 98
Non-Teaching Staff — 207
Total 305

International affiliation:
-Bolton Institute, UK
-Reid Kerr College, Scotland
-James Watt College, Scotland
-Kenya Polytechnic, Kenya

Former UNISE
Academic Staff — 35
Non-Teaching Staff — 79
Total 104

International affiliation:
-University of Oslo, Norway;
-Institute of Child Health, University of London UK;
-Danish Deaf Association Denmark;
-Kenya Institute of Special Education;
-University of Zimbabwe;
-Makerere University

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Academic Programmes /Departments:
The university has six faculties with 27 academic departments offering a wide range of programmes.
External programmes include a Diploma in Education Primary and a Diploma in Special Needs Education. There are also new programmes in the field of Science, Engineering, Education and Business.
Traditional programmes of the three former institutions have also been updated in content and some upgraded to degree and postgraduate level.

Accommodation fee
Halls of residence cost sh340,000 per semester (including meals).
Hostel fees range from sh100,000 to 250,000 (excluding meals).

Academic Departments:
Academic Departments: University has a total of six Faculties divided into 27 departments

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Department of Economics;
Department of Geography;
Department of History;
Department of Languages and Literature;
Department of Music, Dance and Drama; and
Department of Religious Studies.

Faculty of Education
Department of Distance Education;
Department of Educational Planning and Management;
Department of Educational Psychology
Department of Foundation of Education
Department of Teacher Education and Development Studies.

Faculty of Engineering
Department of Civil and Building Engineering.
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering.

Faculty of Science
Department of Biological Sciences
Department of Chemistry
Department of Computer Science
Department of Mathematics
Department of Physics; and
Department of Sports Science.

Faculty of Special Needs and Rehabilitation
Department of Adult and Community Education
Department of Community Disability Studies
Department of Special Needs Studies.

Faculty of Vocational Studies
Department of Agriculture
Department of Art and Industrial Design
Department of Business Studies
Department of Food Processing Technology and Home Economics.

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Courses

Faculty of Vocational Studies
Bachelors degrees in:
-Vocational Studies in Agriculture with Education.
-Vocational studies in Art and Design with education.
-Science in Accounting and Finance.
-Vocational Studies in Business Studies with Education.
-Vocational studies in Home Economics with Education.
-Administrative and Secretarial Science
-Management Science
-Procurement and Logistics Management
-Food Processing and Technology
-Science in Human Nutrition and Dietetics

LEFT:
TIRED: Students walking out of the main hall after attending a lecture

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PRACTICE: An agriculture student checking on a cow at Kyambogo

Diplomas in
-Food Processing Technology
-Ceramics Technology
-Textiles and Fabric Decoration.
-Education Secondary
- Hotel and Institutional Catering.
-Fashion and Designing
-Art and Design.
-Ceramics
-Business Administration.
-Secretarial Science
-Accounting and Finance
-Procurement and Logistics.

Faculty of Special Needs and Rehabilitation
Bachelors degrees in:
-Education (Special Needs)
-Adult and Community Education

Diplomas in:
-Special Needs Education
-Community Based Rehabilitation
-Mobility and Rehabilitation
-Sign Language Interpreting

Faculty of Science Bachelors degrees in:
-Science in Education
-Sports and Leisure Management
-Technology
-Information Technology and Computing
-Environment Science, Technology and Management.
-Textile and Cloth Tech.

Diplomas in:
-Textile Design and Technology
-Science Technology
-Computer Science
-Physical Education and Sports Management.

Faculty of Education Bachelors degrees in:
-Education
-Guidance and Counselling
-Physical education
-Technical Teacher Education.

Diplomas in:
-Teacher Education
-Education Primary
-Guidance and Counselling
-Educational Planning and Management.

Faculty of Engineering Bachelors degrees in:
-Engineering (Mechanical and Manufacturing)
-Engineering (Telecommunications)
-Engineering (Civil and Building)
-Building Economics.
-Environmental Engineering and Management
-Automotive and Power Engineering
-Surveying and Land Information Systems
-Industrial Engineering and Management.
-Vocational Technical Studies with Education.
-Education (Technical Studies)

Higher Diplomas in:
-Mechanical Engineering
-Electrical Engineering
-Civil and Building Engineering

Diploma in:
Telecom Engineering
-Mechanical Engineering

Ordinary Diplomas in:
-Civil and Building Engineering
-Electrical Engineering
-Water Engineering
-Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
-Architecture
-Computer Engineering
-Diploma in Secondary Education (Technological Studies)

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
BA with Education
BA (Arts)
BA Social Sciences
BA Economics
Dip. in Library and Info. Studies
Dip in Secondary Education (French)

Duration system/range of courses:
Semester system
Fees structure: Tuition fees range between sh250,000 and 750,000.
Certificate courses — sh250,000
Degree — sh400,000 - sh500,000
Some science courses go up to sh750,000.
All fees are per semester.

Foundation body:
Government.

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Ownership:
Government of Uganda

Legal status: Established by an Act of Parliament.

Strategic plans: Academic and research development.
Extension and community service.
Collaborative linkages, marketing information management and customer care.
Human resource planning development and welfare among others.

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ADMINISTRATION:
Chancellor — Dr E.T.S Adriko
Vice Chancellor — Prof Albert Lutalo- Bosa.

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Address.
P.O BOX 1 Kampala-Uganda
arkyu@kyambogo.ac.ug
www.kyambogo.ac.ug

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