About us- Uganda Christian University (UCU) is an authentic Christian institution established by the Church of Uganda in 1997 in response to a call for quality university education with a Christian perspective. Uganda Christian University replaced the historic Bishop Tucker Theological College which trained clergy and educators during its 84-year history from 1913-1997. The local chief, Hamu Mukasa, granted land for the college to operate in Mukono.
International partnerships were part of Bishop Tucker Theological College’s missionary history. The Church Mission Society teamed up with Ugandan leaders and others to assure the College had the necessary intellectual and other capital.
By the late 1990s, the Church of Uganda sought to have a broader impact on society through university education – not only educating clergy but other professionals as well.
In 2004, UCU became the first private university to be chartered or accredited by the government of Uganda.
Located in Mukono, less than an hour’s drive from the capital city of Kampala, Uganda Christian University is one of Uganda’s leading teaching and research universities.
A leading Online Distance Learning (ODeL) institution in Uganda today, UCU established a Learning Management System, known as the UCU eLearning platform in 2014, to prepare for an Information Technology-driven academic landscape. Assessed and approved by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE), the UCU eLearning platform’s capacity to host students connecting from all over the continent and beyond has since increased.
Students are able to attend classes online, access reading materials, attempt assignments and also submit coursework/examinations. Likewise, lecturers are able to teach in real time, pre-record lectures, upload course materials (video, audio and text) and also administer examinations effectively.
UCU offers over 70 diploma, bachelor’s, master’s and PhD programmes which are designed to develop a cadre of professionals with integrity, power of critical inquiry, logical thought and independent judgment with a Christian perspective.
The programmes are offered in three intakes of, Easter (January), Trinity (May) and Advent (September) semesters. Our students are in demand in the job market because of a long-term-built track record of discipline, integrity and professionalism that is synonymous with the UCU brand.
Our well-equipped modern library offers a conducive learning environment that enhances our learning and research goals. It sits 1,200 people, stores 250,000 volumes of books and 200 computers in the open terrace.
UCU was voted by christianuniversitiesonline.org as the most beautiful Christian university in Africa and the 50th in the world thanks to the sparkling green spaces, breathtaking surroundings and inspired architecture around our campuses that offer spectacular settings in which to study, rest and play.
UCU has homely halls of residence equipped with computer laboratories with internet hotspots where one can enjoy high-speed internet connectivity. All the halls of residence have common rooms where students can relax and watch television (connected to DStv) in their free time. The UCU dining is popular among students for its nutritious and well-balanced meals.
UCU enjoys 75 percent WiFi coverage in addition to its ten computer laboratories mainly for teaching and research purposes, and use of online library services.
Our newly introduced fixed tuition fees policy enables parents and students to plan better because they pay a fixed amount from entry to their final semester.
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Instant Graduation and Transcript Issuance
Every year, UCU holds seven graduation ceremonies across her campuses and constituent colleges and issues transcripts on graduation day, which facilitates the quicker absorption of our graduates in the job market. Our students graduate as and when they finish their courses.
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