Cavendish University Uganda


Cavendish University Uganda is licensed and accredited by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education, and was established in 2008. It is ranked 20th best university in Uganda and 10593th in the world.
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Location

CUU's main campus is located at 1469 Ggaba Road, in Nsambya, a southern neighborhood of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. Nsambya is approximately, by road, south-east of the central business district of Kampala.
In August 2016, the university established a second campus in the Bukoto neighborhood, to accommodate the law faculty.

Overview

Cavendish University Uganda is a higher institution of learning that was granted a letter of interim authority on 18 December 2007 to establish a private university under the Universities and Tertiary Institutions Act No. 7 of 2001.
CUU is fully licensed and accredited by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education, and was established in 2008.
The student-centric academic model of CUU deploys global best practices in teaching and learning and is aimed at fulfilling the Mission of CUU which is to transform students into responsible, educated, employable and entrepreneurial citizens.
Cavendish University Uganda offers market-relevant and accredited academic programmes which are hosted in its four Faculties of Law, Science & Technology, Business & Management, and Socio–Economic Sciences. There is also a School of Postgraduate Studies & Research.
Learning at CUU is innovative, student-centric, participatory, active and practical. A technology platform is deployed to support blended learning, projects, case studies, distance learning, and other forms of effective and active learning.
Cavendish University Uganda has a large student population hailing from over 47 different countries. More than 11,000 students have graduated from CUU in many different disciplines at certificate, diploma, bachelor's and master's levels since its inception.

Notable alumni

Political figures and government employees

Film, television and radio

Bettinah Tianah, Ugandan television personality, actress, model, and fashionista.
Health worker
Joan Nanteza, Amref health Africa.

Courses offered

The following programmes are currently offered at CUU:

Postgraduate programmes

Postgraduate diplomas

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration

Undergraduate programmes

Diplomas