Lira University

Lira University (LU) is a university in Uganda. It is one of the eleven public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country.

Location
The university campus is located on approximately 500 acre of land, about 11 km, by road, northwest of downtown, Lira off of the Lira–Kamdini Road. The coordinates of the university campus are 2°15'04.0"N, 32°49'16.0"E (Latitude:2.251111; Longitude:32.821111).

History
The university first opened in August 2012 with 100 students. At that time, the institution was a constituent college of Gulu University and was known as Gulu University Constituent College Lira. It was also referred to as Lira University College.

In June 2015, the Uganda Ministry of Education elevated the college to university status, effective with the 2016-17 academic year that began in August 2016.

Faculties
As of January 2016, LU maintained the following academic units:
 * Faculty of Engineering and Technology
 * Faculty of Health Sciences
 * Institute of Management Science
 * Institute of Medicinal Plants and Biodiversity

Academic courses
As of July 2017, the following undergraduate academic programs were offered:


 * Bachelor of Civil Engineering
 * Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering
 * Bachelor of Electrical Engineering
 * Bachelor of Oil and Gas
 * Bachelor of Textile Studies
 * Bachelor of Computer Science
 * Bachelor of Library and Information Technology
 * Bachelor of Survey
 * Bachelor of Land Economics
 * Bachelor of Technology
 * Bachelor of Architecture
 * Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science
 * Bachelor of Science in Midwifery
 * Bachelor of Science in Public Health
 * Bachelor of Food Science and Nutrition
 * Bachelor of Dentistry
 * Bachelor of Commerce
 * Bachelor of Business Studies and Management