Uganda Martyrs University

The eighth famous university in Top 10 Best Universities in Uganda that Toplist wants to introduce to you is Uganda Martyrs University. Uganda Martyrs University (UMU) is a private university in Uganda that is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. The Episcopal Conference of the Catholic Bishops of Uganda owns the university. The Uganda National Council for Higher Education has granted it a license.

The University of Manitoba has seven faculties, two institutes, six campuses, nine departments, and three schools. Total student enrollment is 4,632 as of March 2022. Approximately 1,500 of these students were residential, while nearly 3,000 were enrolled in UMU's distance learning programs. The total number of employees was over 400.

UMU was founded in 1993 with 84 students and two academic departments: the Institute of Ethics and Development Studies and the Faculty of Business Administration and Management.

On November 8, 2018, 2040 candidates graduated with certificates, diplomas, bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees at the university's 24th graduation ceremony. The vice chancellor informed those present that 17 new courses, including the Bachelor of Journalism and the Bachelor of Inclusive Education, had been added, bringing the total number of courses available to 136. A new Faculty of Engineering has also been established on the Fort Portal campus in Western Uganda.

UMU's main campus is located in Nkozi, Mpigi District, in Uganda's Central Region, about 85 kilometers (53 miles) by road southwest of Kampala, the country's capital and largest city. This campus's coordinates are 0°00'13.0"N, 32°00'52.0" E. (Latitude:0.003611; Longitude:32.014444).

Address: PO Box 5498, Kampala - Nkozi, Campus, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda

Tel: +256 (38) 410 611

Fax: +256 (38) 410 100

Website: https://umu.ac.ug/