Uganda Martyrs University
Uganda Martyrs University is a private University affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church in Uganda. The University is owned by the Episcopal Conference of the Catholic Bishops of Uganda. It is licensed by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education. UMU consists of seven Faculties, two Institute, six Campuses, nine Departments, and three schools. As of March 2022, total student enrollment is 4,632. Of these, about 1,500 students were residential, while nearly 3,000 students were enrolled in UMU's distance learning programs. The number of staff members was over 400.
Location
UMU's main campus is in Nkozi, Mpigi District, in the Central Region of Uganda, approximately, by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of that country. The coordinates of this Campus are 0°00'13.0"N, 32°00'52.0"E.History
UMU was established in October 1993 with 84 students and two academic departments: the Institute of Ethics & Development Studies and the Faculty of Business Administration & Management.At the university's 24th graduation ceremony on 8 November 2018, 2040 candidates graduated with certificates, diploma, bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees. The vice chancellor informed those present that 17 new courses had been introduced, including the Bachelor of Journalism and Bachelor of Inclusive Education, to bring the total number of courses on offer to 136. A new Faculty of Engineering at the campus in Fort Portal, in Western Uganda, was also declared open.
Raphael p'Mony Wokorach is the new Chairman of UMU's Governing Council succeeding Sanctus Lino Wanok who served for 8 years. In June 2023, he was unveiled at Pope Paul Memorial Hotel, Rubaga.
Campuses
As of November 2018, UMU maintained campuses at the following locations:- Main Campus: At Nkozi, about south-west of Kampala, on the highway between Kampala and Masaka. This campus has halls of residence including Onyango, Haflet, Carabine, Mukasa and others.
- Masaka Campus: In Masaka City, about by road south-west of Kampala. It started in 2005 as a coordinating centre for UMU distance learning programmes but turned into a campus in 2007.
- Lubaga Campus: At Lubaga, in Lubaga Division, within the city limits of Kampala on of land. This campus houses the School of Diplomacy.
- Nsambya Campus: On the grounds of St. Francis Hospital Nsambya, on Nsambya Hill in Makindye Division in southern Kampala. This campus houses the Uganda Martyrs University School of Medicine which, in 2010, started offering the Master of Medicine degree in general surgery, obstetrics & gynecology, internal medicine, and pediatrics.
- Kabale Campus: In the south-western Ugandan city of Kabale.
- Moyo Campus: In the town of Moyo in the Northern Region, close to the border with South Sudan.
- Mbale Campus: In the city of Mbale, in the Eastern Region, at the foothills of Mount Elgon.
- Mbarara Campus: Located on Nyamitanga Hill, in the city of Mbarara, in the Western Region of Uganda, approximately by road, west of Kampala.
- Lira Campus: In the city of Lira in the Northern Region, approximately, by road, north of Kampala.
- Kabarole Campus: In the city of Fort Portal, in the Western Region of Uganda, approximately, by road, west of Kampala. It houses the Faculty of Engineering.
Notable Alumni and current faculty administrators
- David Burrell, Congregation of Holy Cross, Lecturer of Comparative Theology and Ethics
- Paul D'Arbela, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Dean of Postgraduate Studies at Mother Kevin Postgraduate Medical School
- , Vice Chancellor since 2021
- John Maviiri, Vice Chancellor since 2015-2021
- Charles Olweny, Vice Chancellor, 2006-2015
- Prof Institute of Languages
- Jovia Mutesi, the Inhebantu of Busoga of Busoga.
Academic units
Faculties, schools, institutes
Uganda Martyrs University comprises the following:- Faculty of Agriculture.
- Faculty of Business Administration and Management.
- Faculty of Education.
- Faculty of Health Sciences.
- Faculty of Science.
- Faculty of the Built Environment.
- Faculty of Engineering and applied Sciences.
- Institute of Ethics.
- Institute of Languages and Communication Studies.
- Mother Kevin Postgraduate Medical School
- School of Arts and Social Sciences.
- School of Postgraduate Studies and Research.