Ibanda University (IU) is a private,

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n university in the Western Region of Uganda.

Location

The campus of the university is located in Bubaare Cell, Bufunda Ward, Bufunda Division in the Municipality of

Ibanda Ibanda is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the main political, administrative, and commercial centre of Ibanda District and the site of the district headquarters. It started way back in the 1990s and was elevated from a trading ce ...

(pop.31,316), in

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, Western Uganda. This is approximately , by road, north of

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, the largest city in the

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. Ibanda University is approximately , by road, southwest of

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, the largest city and capital of Uganda. The geographical coordinates of the campus of Ibanda University are:0°07'24.0"S, 30°29'54.0"E (Latitude:-0.123333; Longitude:30.498333).

Overview

The university was established in 2014 by private Ugandan individuals. It is accredited by the

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. It is a co-educational institution that offers certificate, diploma, bachelors, postgraduate diploma and masters degree courses. The highest supervisory body of the university is the

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. Below the board is the

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. Below the council, is the

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. The day-to-day activities of the university are supervised by the

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, assisted by the university secretary, the university bursar, the academic registrar and the deans of schools of the university. Currently, the chairman of the board of trustees is Jeeb Rwomushana, the

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and the

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is Professor Samson James Opolot.

References

External links

Official website
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