Lira University

Lira University (LU) is a university in Uganda. It is one of the eleven public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country. It was initially established in 2009 as a constituent college of Gulu University and attained autonomy as a fully-fledged public university through an Act of Parliament under Statutory Instrument 2015 No. 35 on July 16, 2015. Lira University was founded with a focus on health sciences and hosts the first university teaching hospital in Uganda.

Vision & Mission

Vision

The university's vision is to become “a Beacon Centre of Applied Science and Technology.”

Mission

The mission of Lira University is “to provide access to quality higher education, research, and to conduct professional training for the delivery of appropriate health services directed towards sustainable health, community, and environment.”

Location

The university campus is located on approximately 500 acres (202 ha) of land, about 11 kilometres (7 mi), by road, northwest of downtown, Lira off of the Lira–Kamdini Road. The coordinates of the university campus are 2°15'04.0"N, 32°49'16.0"E (Latitude:2.251111; Longitude:32.821111).

History

The university first opened in August 2012 with 100 students. At that time, the institution was a constituent college of Gulu University and was known as Gulu University Constituent College Lira. It was also referred to as Lira University College.

In June 2015, the Uganda Ministry of Education elevated the college to university status, effective with the 2016-17 academic year that began in August 2016.

Faculties

As of January 2016, Lira University maintained the following academic units:

Faculty of Information and computer sciences
Faculty of Midwifery
Faculty of Public health
Faculty of Management Science
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Education
Law development center

Academic courses

As of July 2024, the following undergraduate and Post graduate academic programs were offered:

Bachelor of Computer Science
Bachelor of Library and Information science
Bachelor of information and communications Technology
Bachelor of Computer Animation
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery
Bachelor of Science in Community Psychology and Psychotherapy
Bachelor of Science in Midwifery
Master of Midwifery science
Bachelor of Science in Public Health
Master of Public Health
Bachelor of Human nutrition and dietics
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Science with Education (Physical, Biological, Agriculturaln and Economics)
Bachelor of Education (Primary and secondary)
Bachelor of computer Education
Bachelor of Public Administration and Management
Bachelor of Science in Economics
Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of science in Accounting and Finance
Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Management
Executive Master of Business Administration
Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration and Management
Master of Arts in Public Administration and Management