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The Mountains of the Moon University in Uganda

Mountains of the moon University is one of the best remote Universities in Uganda. It started slowly in 2005 but of late its proving to be the best University around for both local and international students. On this page we will show you all you need to know about this school in Western Uganda

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The Mountains University (MMU) is a university in the town of Fort Portal in Uganda. It was named after the Rwenzori Mountains (also known as the Mountains of the Moon).

After a long planning phase, the Mountains of the Moon University received the official licence to become active as a University on March 29th, 2005. The Licence was given by the National Council for Higher Education. In a number of ways MMU is unique in the Ugandan Education system: MMU is a Community Trust University and non profit. The trustees include the Local District Councils, the three main religious bodies and interested and supportive individuals.

It has no specific affiliations. MMU has been established as a service for the rural communities of Uganda. Courses are structured to develop analytical and applied skills. All students undertake assessed field work during the 'recess term' which is presented using computer based technology at the start of the next semester.

All students get 3hrs per week hands on computer studies per week. The majority of courses can be taken as either a Weekend or an Evening option. [This is designed to allow students to work and help to pay their way through their courses]. The Austrian Service Abroad is active at the MMU since 2007.

The idea of starting a University in this part of Uganda began in 2000 and Mountains of the Moon University (MMU) was registered and incorporated as a company Limited by Guarantee on 28th June 2002.

The founding Committee consisted of Prof. Edward Rugumayo, Justice Seth Manyindo, Hon. Colonel Tom Butime, Dr. Jockey B. Nyakaana, Fr. Albert Byaruhanga, Hon. Percy Night Tuhaise, Mr. Yusuf Karmali, Ms Charlotte Karungi, Dr. Arseni Semana, Prof. Oswald Ndoleriire and Eng. Dr. Albert Rugumayo.

In 2003 the Project Officer for Volunteer Missionary Movement (VMM) visited Uganda and the group in Kampala, through Fr. Albert Byaruhanga, contacted VMM with the request of sending a volunteer to assist in heading the proposed University. The request was granted which saw Dr. Patrick Davey coming to Uganda in November of 2003.

The University did not start as planned due to a number of factors one of which was the question of obtaining a provisional license to allow it to operate. After a lot of hard work by people in Kampala and in Fort Portal, the University finally had all the necessary papers to qualify it to be a University.

After a couple of visits by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE), the University finally obtained its long awaited provisional license on March 29, 2005, thus being the first University to begin its operations with a license.

Though the University officially opened with the intake of August 2005, it boasts of an in-take of teacher students who were admitted in May 2005.