A well-stocked library, state of the art girls’ hall of residence, ample lecture rooms and a strong students’ guild are the major strength of the 10-year-old Nkumba University. Arthur Baguma tells us more about it.

Background
Nkumba has evolved from a community kindergarten established in 1951. Over the years, the kindergarten grew into primary, junior secondary school and then a Vocational School in 1969. In 1974, it became an A-level commercial school and in 1980 the trustees were incorporated as the Registered trustees of Nkumba College of Commerce and Advanced studies. In 1994, the trustees upgraded the college to a university. It is a private university with a bias in business studies.
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Legal status
The university has a provisional licence but has applied for a charter.
Whereas it has no international affiliation or twinning arrangements, several local business institutions are affiliated to the university.
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Location
It is located 27km from Kampala on Kampala-Entebbe road.
Has a current enrolment of 3,900 students.
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Accommodation
The university accommodates 450 (a third of the students).
A room is shared by two people.
There are five halls of residence for female students and four for male students.
There are hostels nearby. Some are registered with the university.
Two halls of residence are being constructed and a dinning hall with a sitting capacity of 800-1,000 people.
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Sports/ recreational facilities
Football, basketball, netball and volleyball facilities. Indoor games like table tennis and a TV room.
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Facilities
The main campus is on five acres. Hostels being constructed on three acres and 99 acres on Entebbe road and seven acres in Mpobe are being used for farming.
There is modern infrastructure including a state-of-the- art hall of residence and a three storey block and lecture rooms for 80-300 students at a time.
The dinning hall caters for 130 students.
Three halls of residence for boys and two for girls. The university also hires hostels within the vicinity for its students.

All students are privately sponsored with some on local scholarships.
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Fees Structure
School of Business Administration.
Undergraduates:
Ugandans — sh856,000
International — sh981,850
Diploma:
Ugandans — sh641,000
International —sh734,600
Three quotas make a year

School of Commercial, Industrial Art and Design
Undergraduates:
Ugandans — sh896,000
International — sh1,027,850
Diploma:
Ugandans — sh681,000
International — sh780,600
Certificate (one year):
Ugandans — sh527,000
International — sh605,800

Continuing students:
Ugandans — sh440,000 - sh740,000
International — sh506,000 - sh845,000

School of Education, Humanities and Science.
Ugandans — sh876,000
International — sh822,000
Diploma:
Ugandans — sh661,000
International — sh757,600
Certificate
Ugandans — sh507,000
International — sh582,000

School of Hospitality and Environmental Sciences.
Undergraduates:
Ugandans — sh876,000
International — sh1,004,850
Diploma:
Ugandans — sh661,000
International — sh757,000
Certificate:
Ugandans — sh507,000
International —sh582,800

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Lecturer/student ratio
A total of 121 lecturers with 19 PhD holders and 70 masters holders. 83 of the lecturers are full time.
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Programmes
School of Business Administration.
Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of information Technology
Bachelor of Law
Bachelor of Procurement and Logistics Management.

Diploma in Business Administration in any of the following:
- Marketing Management
- Purchasing and Supplies Management
- Management
- Computer Science
- Capital Market Management
- Banking Finance and Insurance
- Clearing and Forwarding Management.
- Accountancy

School of Education Humanities and Social Sciences.
B.A Arts in the following:
l Public Administration and Management
l Political Science
l International Relations and Diplomacy.
l Sociology and Development
l Community Based Development
l Development Studies
l Office management and secretarial studies
l Bachelor of Education
l Bachelor of Business Education

Diploma courses for all the above offered.

School of Hospitality and Environmental Science.
Bachelor of Science in the following,
l Hotel Management
l Institutional Catering
l Tourism Operations Management
l Wildlife Management
l Home Economics
l Environmental Management.

School of Commercial, Industrial Art and Design
l Bachelor of Arts-Commercial/Industrial Art and Design
l Diploma (Commercial/Industrial Art and Design)
l Certificate (Commercial/Industrial Art and Design)

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Councils/ administration

Foundation body
The Board of Trustees.

Administration
Edward Kasolo Kimuli — Chairman Board of Trustees
Hon David Byatike Matovu — Head University Council
Maggie Kigozi — Chancellor
Prof William Senteza Kajubi — Vice Chancellor and head of Senate