Lugazi University (LU), was a private university in Uganda. The university was founded in 2007. It closed in December 2010.
Location
Lugazi University was located in Lugazi, on a campus, east of Kampala on the Kampala-Jinja Highway.
Academics
In September 2007, the university had the following faculties and departments:
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Business Management
Faculty of Science & Technology
Courses
Lugazi University offered courses leading to the award of degrees, diplomas and certificates.
Department of Arts and Social Sciences
Bachelor of Secretarial Studies
Bachelor of Mass Communication
Bachelor Social Work and Social Administration
Bachelor of Industrial Art and Design
Bachelor of Development Studies
Bachelor of Public Administration and Management
Bachelor of Employment and Labor Studies
Department of Education
Bachelor of Arts with Education
Bachelor of Science with Education
Bachelor of Adult and Community Education
Bachelor of Education Guidance and Counseling
Bachelor of Education with Special Needs
Bachelor of Education - Early Childhood
Department of Business Management
Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Human Resources Management
Bachelor of Procurement and Logistics Management
Bachelor of Public Sector and Management
Bachelor of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
Department of Computing and Information Technology
Bachelor of Computer Science
Bachelor of Library and Information Science
Bachelor of Information Technology
Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition and Dietetics
All the above courses are available at diploma level as well.
Closure
Lugazi University held its first and last graduation ceremony on Wednesday, 29 December 2010. 524 students graduated. Due to mounting debts and other financial hardships, the university's assets and liabilities were acquired by the Uganda Ministry of Defence, effective 30 December 2010. In January 2011, the premises were converted into the University of Military Science and Technology, (UMST), a military school of tertiary leaning, within the Uganda People's Defence Force.