The Parliament of Uganda established Lira University as the 8th Public University in Uganda, under Statutory Instrument number 35 of 2015.
As a public university we envision being “A BEACON CENTRE OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY” and we shall get there by providing access to quality higher education, professional training, research and innovations for the delivery of appropriate services directed towards community transformation and conservation of biodiversity.
Lira University cherishes Professionalism, effectiveness and efficiency, accountability and transparency, team work, gender responsiveness, sensitivity and concern for the elderly and people with disability as our core values.
To fulfil the mission, the university has developed several demand-driven academic programmes, under six faculties including faculty of Medicine. Government has set up an ultramodern teaching hospital to train the future health workers. The facility is equipped and furnished by the Ministry of Education to international standards.
The Faculty of Management Sciences is offering programmes that will support and complement the science-based programmes. The faculty is offering programmes in Finance and Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration and Public Administration. Our Executive Masters in Business Administration is being run in cooperation with Makerere University Business School.
To complete the picture now, the faculty of Education has been opened to train Science teachers for Primary, Secondary and Tertiary schools.
Please peruse through our website to discover several opportunities and developments that are waiting for you to enjoy.
For and on behalf of The Beacon
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Professor Jasper Ogwal-Okeng
VICE CHANCELLOR, LIRA UNIVERSITY