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Gulu University is an urban-rural-based academic institution of higher learning that is situated within conflict-prone Northern Uganda, and amidst war-devastated communities. From the socio-political and economic perspectives, the University’s establishment was issue-based and demand-driven. It was intended to, inter alia, address the problem of imbalances of location of institutions of higher learning, and expand access to higher education for the rapidly increasing number of children passing through the Universal Primary Education (UPE) and the Uganda Post-Primary Education and Training (UPET) or the Universal Secondary Education programmes. From the onset, the main aim of Gulu University Uganda has been to provide high-level appropriate education, research and to stimulate economic activities in the war-ravaged region of Northern Uganda. In the long run, this is expected to contribute towards the promotion and enhancement of holistic socio-economic and human development. Gulu University Uganda was opened by the Government of Uganda in October 2002. The University commenced its operation informally in October 2002. Its establishment and operation was formalised retrospectively and was legally brought into effect by the University and Other Tertiary Institutions (Establishment of Gulu University) Statutory Instrument No. 31 of 2003. The Gulu University Uganda has now 5 faculties and 2 institutes. With these rapid institutional and infrastructural developments, the University is invaluably located to contribute to equitable development by stimulating innovations in education as well as technical and economic empowerment in the region. It will continue to achieve this by, among other things, promoting applied research, capacity building, leadership development, and institution building. Currently, most of the students in the University are from Northern Uganda, a region where up to 1.6 million people have for so long been involuntarily crammed in Internally Displaced Persons’ (IDPs) Camps characterised by abject poverty, over-crowding, weakened social fabric, traumatisation, very poor social service facilities, poor infrastructure and often gender-based violence and systematic aberrational infractions of human rights. Both within and without the camps, many people are still afflicted by constant, continuous apathy and pervasive fear of unpredictable insecurity, violence and the “unknown”. At the peak of the insurgency, apart from the phenomenon of internal displacement, another phenomenon of “Night Commuters” emerged; children were to leave their homes to seek safety at night in urban and semi-urban centres. Most of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) neither know their rights, nor understand the guiding principles and policies behind their continued displacement. Vision of Gulu University Uganda To be the leading academic institution for the promotion of rural transformation and industrialization for sustainable development. Mission To expand access to higher education, conduct applied research and provide quality professional training for delivery of appropriate services directed towards rural transformation and conservation of biodiversity. Location of Gulu University Uganda The main campus is in Laroo division, Gulu municipality, five kilometers north-east of Gulu town. Its location offers an excellent academic environment free from noise and any other disturbances. Students’ administration Administration is handled by the Office of the Dean of Students. The office is responsible for the welfare of students and other activities that have a direct bearing on the wellbeing of the students. The dean handles the following: Students’ accommodation and feeding, healthcare, sports and students’ organisations. Accommodation and catering services at Gulu University Uganda The university does not accommodate students on the campus. Students reside in private hostels near the main campus or in Gulu town. The office of the Dean of Students, however, advises students on the hostels to rent at the beginning of every academic year. Students buy food from either the university public café or restaurants near the campus. The university does not provide meals even to government-sponsored students. Some hostel owners provide meals at affordable prices. Health services at Gulu University Uganda Every student gets treatment from the university’s health unit in the campus. However, serious health cases are always referred to either Gulu Regional Referral Hospital or St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor. The university transports patients who are referred to major hospitals. Sports at Gulu University Uganda Sports is for leisure, entertainment and competition by all able-bodied and interested students. The students participate in friendly games within the region. They also participate in the National Inter-University, East Africa and World Universities Games. The University is currently organizing to host the inter-university basketball tournament scheduled for March 29, 2008. Students’ organisations at Gulu University Uganda There are various student organisations, clubs and associations for professional and cultural groups. The students and the guild government contribute towards the cost of the clubs’ activities and the university chooses the patrons for the clubs. Library facilities at Gulu University Uganda Gulu University Library was set up in 2002. The library has a branch in the Faculty of Medicine that caters for the needs of medical students and staff. It started with a collection of mainly textbooks, but today, the library has 17,325 volumes covering all disciplines taught at the university. These are from different sources including direct purchases by the university. Other than print literature, the university library also offers E-resources for education and research purposes. These include CD-ROMs containing: E-books, databases, specialised virtual libraries as well as online resources (both free/open access and subscribed content). The library has access to 16 subscribed E-resources courtesy of the programme for the Enhancement of Research Initiatives of the International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications in conjunction with development partners. This includes Databases, E-journals, as well as online reference material. Gulu University is also an active member of the Consortium of Uganda University Libraries through which two of the above services, a special section, ICT & E-resources, were set up in the library with Internet provided free to all registered library users. Currently, the bandwidth subscribed for is rather modest and can, therefore, only support 12 connected computers. It is, however, hoped that with time, this will gradually improve. The current library building was commissioned on January 15, 2005 by President Yoweri Museveni. The main users of the library are students and staff of the university, but increasingly, it has began to attract external users from among expatriates and local staff working in the various NGOs, international organizations and other commercial concerns in Gulu. PROGRAMMES,at Gulu University Uganda o Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB; five years, Bachelor of Agriculture; three years, o Bachelor of Business Administration; three years, o Bachelor of Public Administration; o Bachelor of Development Studies; o Bachelor of Quantitative Economics; o Bachelor of Arts Education; o Bachelor of Business Education; o Bachelor of Science in Economics; o Bachelor of Science in Computer Science; o Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology; o Bachelor of Science Education (Biological, Physical, Technological Sport o Master of Business Administration; o Master of Public Administration; o Master of Education in Educational Planning, Management and Administration; o Post-graduate Diploma in Project Planning and Management o Post-graduate Diploma in Financial Management; o Post-graduate Diploma in Conflict Management and Peace Studies; o Post graduate Diploma in Education; o Diploma in Secretarial and Information Management; two years, o Diploma in Development Studies; s o Diploma in Computer Science; o Certificate in Computer Science; one year,
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