KUMI UNIVERSITY
HISTORY
The institution was founded in 1996 by a Korean missionary couple; Mr. Hyeong Lyeol Lyu and Ms. Min Ja Lee, under the name African Leaders Training Institute. In 1999, the name was changed to Kumi University. The university was fully accredited by the Ministry of Education & Sports in 2004. Arrangements are underway to attain a university charter.Efforts are underway to start a medical school at Kumi University.
The University is now owned by Kumi University Board of Trustees, a body corporate, composed of both local members from Uganda and external members from Korea. Kumi University also has a council composed of eminent members of various professional and vocations from within and around Uganda. This is the policy making organ of the university.
Kumi University accommodates believers from various ethnic groups, nations and church denominations. The main focus of the institution is to raise leaders who will serve the community in virtues of godliness, faithfulness and deep sense of accountability as well as transparency.
LOCATION
The university is located in Kumi Town, Kumi District, eastern Uganda, approximately 150 miles (240 km) northeast of Kampala, Uganda’s capital and largest city. The coordinates of Kumi University Main Campus are:1° 28′ 21.00″N, 33° 51′ 45.00″E (Latitude:1.4725; Longitude:33.8625). In 2007, the University established a second campus in the town of Soroti, 54 kilometres (34 mi) northwest of Kumi Town.The Soroti Campus handles the Evening Programs offered by the university.
ACADEMICS
As of August 2012, the university has the following functioning Faculties:[7]
- Faculty of Education and Languages
- Faculty of Computing and Information Technology
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Management Studies
- Faculty of Medicine – In the planning stage
COURSES OFFERED
Courses offered lead to the award of Certificates, Diplomas and Bachelors Degrees.
The following degree courses are offered at Kumi University, as of August 2012:
- Faculty of Education and Languages
- Bachelor of Arts with Education – BA/Ed
- Bachelor of Education – B.Ed
- Faculty of Computing and Information Technology
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Management Studies
- Bachelor of Business Administration – BBA
- Bachelor of Human Resource Management – BHRM
- Bachelor of Social Work and Social Administration – BSWSA
- Bachelor of Development Studies – B.Dev.Stud.
In addition to the degree courses, the university offers many diploma and certificate courses in the same or related fields.
