Soroti University

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Soroti University (SUN)
Type Public University
Established 2015[1]
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Robert Ikoja-Odongo
Location
Soroti
,
Uganda

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Campus Urban
Website www.sun.ac.ug

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Soroti University (SUN), is a public multi-campus university in Uganda. It is one of the nine public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country.

Location

Soroti University has its main campus in Arapai, Arapai sub-county, Soroti District, approximately 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi), by road, northeast of the central business district of the town of Soroti, on the road between Soroti and Amuria in Amuria District.[2] This is approximately 305 kilometres (190 mi), by road, northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[3] The campus sits on 200 acres (81 ha) of land, near the campus of Teso College, a boys-only, boarding middle (S1-S4) and high school (S5-S6).[4] The coordinates of the campus of Soroti University are 1°45'56.0"N, 33°3'44.0"E (Latitude:1.765543; Longitude:33.628900).[5]

History

The government of Uganda, following lobbying by stakeholders from the Teso sub-region, decided in 2012 to establish a public university in Soroti District.[6] A five-person task-force, headed by founding vice chancellor Robert Ikoja, was named by the Uganda minister of education in September 2012 to prepare for the opening of the university.[7] Soroti University was expected to open in August 2013. In that month, however, the Daily Monitor, a Ugandan daily newspaper, revealed that members charged with the establishment of the public Soroti University had also been establishing Teso University, a private institution.[8]

Construction of the university's main building began in June 2014 with completion expected 24 months later.[9] In June 2015, the government of Uganda, officially created Soroti University as a public institution, when the minister of Education, Science and Technology and Sports, Jessica Alupo, introduced a Statutory Instrument followed by a resolution of Parliament to the same effect.[1] The first student intake has been delayed until 2016.[10]

Academic courses

As of July 2014, Soroti University plans to open with two schools: (a) The School of Health Sciences and (b) The School of Science and Technology. The courses offered include the following:

School of Health Sciences

School of Science and Technology

See also

References

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