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Wednesday July 02, 2025
Education is the cornerstone of any Country and a prerequisite for Economic, Social and Political Development of a Nation. It improves the productive capacity of society and enhances their Political, Economic and Scientific Institutions towards a Sustainable Development.
Realizing that the cost of education is highly unattainable for some families in the Ugandan… Continue Reading
Saturday June 28, 2025
On June 25, 2025, Busitema University, in collaboration with the Pathogen Economy Bureau (PEB) of the Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation – Office of the President (STI-OP), proudly hosted the inaugural Herbal Medicine Exhibition for Eastern Uganda. The engagement was aimed at bringing together traditional healers, researchers, and policymakers to bridge the… Continue Reading
Saturday June 28, 2025
Education and development stakeholders recently converged in Kampala for a transformative three-day workshop, "Co-Creating Inclusive Futures," dedicated to developing inclusive education roadmaps for refugees in Uganda. Hosted at the Uganda Small Scale Industries Association (USSIA), the event brought together a diverse group of local and… Continue Reading
Thursday June 12, 2025
Busitema University warmly welcomed representatives from Stanbic Bank to a meeting aimed at strengthening the long-standing partnership between the two entities. Representing the Vice Chancellor, Professor Saphina Biira who chaired the meeting expressed her heartfelt gratitude to the bank for its invaluable support of various university… Continue Reading
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August 11, 2025 Monday
Respective Campuses
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- Busitema
- Arapai
- Mbale
- Nagongera
- Namasagali
- Pallisa
The University was established as a multicampus model with its main campus located at Busitema. Initially, the University started with two (2) Faculties namely, Faculty of Engineering at the Busitema campus and Faculty of Science and Education at the Nagongera campus. Currently there are six operational Faculties inclusive of Faculty of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences at Namasagali Campus, Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Sciences at Arapai Campus, Faculty of Health Sciences at Mbale Campus and Faculty of Management Sciences. Read More
Faculty of Engineering (FOE)-Busitema Campus focuses on irrigation, mechanization, agro-processing among others, all geared towards value addition and competitiveness in critical National Development Priorities of Human Capital Development (NDPHC) and improved livelihood. The faculty is also involved in research areas of irrigation, mechanization, agro-processing, ICT in Agriculture and climate change, engineering materials for low cost packaging and natural fibres, renewable energy, rice intensification with the following academic programmes. Read More
Faculty of Agriculture & Animal Sciences (FAAS)- Arapai Campus focuses on crop production, animal production and agribusiness. The faculty is involved in research on livestock and poultry improvement and in mushroom production with the following academic programmes:
Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS)- Mbale campus focuses on Health Sciences and is actively participating in research areas in malaria, use of ICT in health, as well as maternal and child health with the following academic programmes:
Faculty of Science and Education (FSE)- Nagongera Campus focuses on science education and ICT in education. The Faculty is carrying out research work in education for sustainable development, astronomy, material science and ICT for education with the following academic programmes:
Faculty of Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences (NRES)- Namasagali Campus focuses on sustainable use of the environment and natural resources with emphasis on climate change mitigation. The Faculty is carrying out research on landslides in Mount Elgon and Mount Ruwenzori, rodents and pest control and cage fish farming on the River Nile with the following programmes:
- Master of Science Climate change and Disaster Management (2 years)
- Bachelor of Science in Natural Resource Economics (3 years)
Faculty of Management Science - Pallisa campus- focuses on management science, tourism and hospitality, and is carrying out research in business survival, decentralization, organizational rationality and behavior with the following academic programmes:
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