International University of East Africa (IUEA) is a private university

University

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 in Uganda

Uganda

Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

.

Location

IUEA has its main campus on a 15 acres (6.1 ha) piece of property at Kansanga

Kansanga

-Location:Kansanga is bordered by Kabalagala and Kisugu to the north, Muyenga to the northeast, Kiwafu to the east, Bbunga to the southeast, Konge to the south, Lukuli to the southwest, Kibuye to the west and Nsambya to the northwest. The road distance between Kampala's central business district...

, a southeastern suburb of Kampala

Kampala

Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...

, Uganda's capital and largest city. Kansanga lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi), by road, south of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Kampala. The coordinates of the university campus are:0° 17' 2.40"N, 32° 36' 21.60"E (Latitude:0.2840; Longitude:32.6060.

Overview

International University of East Africa is one of thr newest universities in Uganda. Located in Kansanga, off the Kampala

Kampala

Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...

-Ggaba

Ggaba

-Location:Ggaba is located on the northern shores of Lake Victoria, at the southern tip of the city of Kampala. It is bordered by Murchison Bay in Lake Victoria to the south and east, the village of Kawuku to the northeast, Bbunga to the north, Buziga to the northwest and Munyonyo to the southwest....

 Road, in the southern part of the Kampala Metropolitan Area, the campus measures 15 acres (6.1 ha). Once the campus infrastructure is fully installed, the student body is expected to swell to 10,000. The first Chancellor of IUEA is Professor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile

Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile

Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile PhD, is a Ugandan economist and banker. He is the Governor of Bank of Uganda, the central bank of Uganda. He was first appointed to that position on 1 January 2001, and was re-appointed for a second five-year term on 1 January 2006...

, the current Governor

Governor

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 of the Bank of Uganda

Bank of Uganda

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, the national Central Bank

Central bank

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 of Uganda.

Academic Departments

, IUEA has the following faculties:

1. Faculty of Business Studies
2. Faculty of Engineering
3. Faculty of Information Technology
4. Faculty of Ats and Social Sciences
5. Faculty of Science

Courses

Postgraduate Courses

• Masters of Petroleum Engineering
• Masters of Mechanical Engineering

Undergraduate Degree Courses

• Bachelor of Business Administration
• Bachelor of Public Administration
• Bachelor of Information Technology
• Bachelor of Science in Information Systems
• Bachelor of Statistics
• Bachelor of Science in Quantitative Economics
• Bachelor of Arts in Hotel and Hospitality Management

Diploma Courses

• Higher National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

See also

• Education in Uganda
  Education in Uganda
  The system of education in Uganda has a structure of 7 years of primary education, 6 years of secondary education , and 3 to 5 years of post-secondary education...
  
  
• List of universities in Uganda
• Kansanga
  Kansanga
  -Location:Kansanga is bordered by Kabalagala and Kisugu to the north, Muyenga to the northeast, Kiwafu to the east, Bbunga to the southeast, Konge to the south, Lukuli to the southwest, Kibuye to the west and Nsambya to the northwest. The road distance between Kampala's central business district...
  
  
• Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile
  Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile
  Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile PhD, is a Ugandan economist and banker. He is the Governor of Bank of Uganda, the central bank of Uganda. He was first appointed to that position on 1 January 2001, and was re-appointed for a second five-year term on 1 January 2006...