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African Rural University is a
university A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ...
in
Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...
.


Location

The main campus of African Rural University is located in the town of Kagadi,
Kagadi District Kagadi District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda. Location The district is bordered by Ntoroko District to the west, Hoima District to the north, Kibaale District to the east, and Kyenjojo District to the south. The town of Kagadi ...
,
Bunyoro sub-region Bunyoro sub-region is a region in Western Uganda that consists of the following districts: * Buliisa District * Hoima District * Kagadi District * Kakumiro District * Kibaale District * Kikuube District * Kiryandongo District * Masindi Distr ...
in the Western Region of Uganda. This is approximately , by road, west of
Kampala Kampala (, ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,875,834 (2024) and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kampala, Kawempe Division, Kawempe, Makindy ...
, the country's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the university are 0°56'32.0"N, 30°49'10.0"E (Latitude:0.942222; Longitude:30.819444).


History

African Rural University was established in 2006 and accredited by the
Uganda National Council for Higher Education The Uganda National Council for Higher Education (UNCHE) is a semi-autonomous government regulatory agency, responsible for the regulation of higher education in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. UNCHE is also respo ...
in 2011. It was the first university in Africa that has focused on teaching
sustainable agriculture Sustainable agriculture is agriculture, farming in sustainability, sustainable ways meeting society's present food and textile needs, without compromising the ability for current or future generations to meet their needs. It can be based on an ...
exclusively to women. The course work is 60 percent theoretical teaching and 40 percent practical implementation.


Academics

, the university offered only one degree course, the
Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, B.S., B.Sc., SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree that is awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Scienc ...
in Technologies for Rural Transformation. It is a four-year course, consisting of three years of academic study and one year of practical field activity. Each year of classroom study is divided into two semesters lasting seventeen weeks each. Each admission class is limited to thirty female students. There are plans to introduce degrees in
agribusiness Agribusiness is the industry, enterprises, and the field of study of value chains in agriculture and in the bio-economy, in which case it is also called bio-business or bio-enterprise. The primary goal of agribusiness is to maximize profit ...
and rural finance.


See also

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Education in Uganda The system of education in Uganda has a structure of 7 years of primary education, 6 years of secondary education (divided into 4 years of lower secondary and 2 years of upper secondary school), and 3 to 5 years of post-secondary education. Educa ...
*
Agriculture in Uganda Uganda's favorable soil, soil conditions and climate have contributed to the country's agriculture, agricultural success. Most areas of Uganda have usually received plenty of rain. In some years, small areas of the southeast and southwest have ave ...
*
List of university leaders in Uganda See also * Education in Uganda * List of universities in Uganda * List of law schools in Uganda * List of medical schools in Uganda * List of business schools in Uganda References {{reflist, 30em External links Website of Uganda National Co ...
*
List of universities in Uganda This is a list of universities in Uganda. Private universities Public universities Military universities Other degree-awarding institutions See also * Education in Uganda * List of business schools in Uganda * List of law schools in U ...


References


External links


Official Webpage
{{Kagadi District Universities and colleges in Uganda Agriculture in Uganda Kagadi District Bunyoro sub-region Western Region, Uganda Universities and colleges established in 2009 2009 establishments in Uganda