Kabale University


Kabale University is a public university in Kabale Municipality, Uganda.

Location

The main campus of KAB is located on Kikungiri Hill, in Kabale Municipality, on of land donated by the Kabale District Administration. This location is off the Kabale-Katuna/Gatuna Road, approximately, by road, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of KAB are 1°16'20.0"S, 29°59'18.0"E.

History

Kabale University was established as a private institution in 2002 by stakeholders in the Kigezi sub-region. The major objective of KAB is to contribute to the socioeconomic development of Kigezi, Uganda, East Africa, Eastern Africa, and Africa through accessible training, research, and decentralised service delivery, using participatory and inclusive approaches and methodologies. KAB received accreditation from the Uganda National Council for Higher Education in 2005.
As of 2015, Kabale University became a Public University, fully owned and governed by the Government of the Republic of Uganda, the government of Uganda took over the private university, making it the first private University to be converted to public in the history of Uganda.

Academics

The university is organised into the following academic units:
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The diploma courses offered by the university include some of the following.
The following are some of the undergraduate courses on offer at the university.
The following are some of the postgraduate courses that Kabale University offers.
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