Uganda Christian University

Uganda Christian University (UCU) is a private church-founded university with approximately 6,000 students. Its main campus is in the town of Mukono, 23 kilometres east of Uganda's capital city, Kampala. It has a regional constituent college Bishop Barham University College (BBUC), located in Kabale, south-western Uganda, with about 700 students.

Origins

UCU was founded in 1997 by decision of the Anglican Church of Uganda from its premier theological seminary/college Bishop Tucker Theological College, founded in 1913 and named after the pioneer missionary bishop Alfred Tucker. The University Chancellor is the Archbishop of Uganda, the Most Rev. Henry Luke Orombi.

The first Vice Chancellor, the Rev. Prof. Stephen Noll, was installed in 2000. Noll is an American Episcopal priest, theologian and missionary and has guided the University to receive a Government Charter in 2004, the first of its kind in Uganda.

UCU Today

UCU has expanded its programmes to include theology, education, social work, business, law, mass communication, development studies, information technology, and nursing. It has innovated a number of modular courses in education, counselling, organizational leadership, maternal health and health administration.

UCU was the first affiliate of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) from Africa. In 2004, the CCCU and UCU initiated a Uganda Studies Program for students from North American colleges to spend a semester at UCU.

While the majority of faculty and students are Ugandan, UCU has attracted students from East African countries and a number of expatriate staff from North America, Europe and Australia-New Zealand. These international ties are in part historic through societies like the Church Mission Society and in part new ties formed among churches of the Anglican Communion.

References

* [http://www.ucu.ac.ug Uganda Christian University]
* [http://www.ugandapartners.org Uganda Partners]
* [http://www.BestSemester.com Best Semester]