Victoria University Uganda


Victoria University Uganda, also known as Victoria University Kampala, is a university in Uganda, accredited by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education. It offers short, professional, diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

Location

VUU's main campus is located at Victoria Towers, 1-13 Jinja Road, in the central business district of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of VUU are 0° 18' 48.60"N, +32° 35' 21.00"S. Plans are underway to relocate the main campus of VUU to a more spacious location in the future.

History

VUU was established in 2011 by Edulink Holdings Limited, a private company that invests internationally in tertiary institutions of higher education. From 2011 until late 2012, VUU was affiliated with the University of Buckingham in the United Kingdom, which awarded the majority of degrees offered at VUU. VUU, however, has developed a number of courses that it teaches and examines independently of UB. The degree certificates of the VUU courses are awarded by VUU. VUU was accredited by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education in October 2010. In 2012, the affiliation with UB was terminated.
In September 2013, VUU was purchased for an undisclosed sum by Sudhir Ruparelia, ranked the wealthiest individual in East Africa, by Forbes magazine in 2012. VUU then became a member of the Ruparelia Group. Its campus relocated to Eagen Mansions, at 1-13 Jinja Road, in Kampala's central business district, which was renamed "Victoria Towers".

Academics

As of July 2014, VUU consisted of four faculties:
  1. Faculty of Business and Management
  2. Faculty of Science and Technology
  3. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
  4. Faculty of Health Sciences
  5. Petroleum and Energy Studies

    Undergraduate programmes

As of December 2018, Victoria University offered the following undergraduate courses:

Faculty of Business and Management

The university held its first graduation ceremony at Kabira Country Club, during the summer of 2014. Twenty two graduates were awarded degrees and diplomas.