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Lira University
Motto	"The Beacon"
Type	Public
Established	1 July 2012; 14 years ago
Chancellor	Benjamin Josses Odoki
Vice-Chancellor	Jasper Ogwal Okeng
Students	1,000+ (2019)
Location	7R2C+9CV, Lira, Uganda, Lira, Uganda
Campus	Urban;
Website	www.lirauni.ac.ug
	Location within Uganda

2°15′04″N 32°49′16″W / 2.25111°N 32.82111°W / 2.25111; -32.82111

Lira University (LU) is one of the public university in Lira, Uganda. It is one of the eleven public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country.^[3] It was initially established in 2009 as a constituent college of Gulu University and attained autonomy as a fully-fledged public university through an Act of Parliament under Statutory Instrument 2015 No. 35 on 16 July 2015. Lira University was founded with a focus on health sciences and hosts the first university teaching hospital in Uganda.^[4]

Location

The university campus is situated on approximately 621 acres (251.3 hectares) of land, northwest of downtown Lira, off 500 acres (202 ha) of land, 68.7km from Kamdini.^[5]^[6]^[7]

History

Lira University first opened in August 2012 with 100 students.^[1] At that time, the institution was a constituent college of Gulu University and was known as Gulu University Constituent College Lira in 2009.^[8]^[6] It was also referred to as Lira University College.^[9]

In June 2015, the Uganda Ministry of Education elevated the college to university status, effective with the 2016-2017 academic year that began in August 2016.^[10]

Notable administrators at lira university:

Benjamin Joses Odok as the Chancellor Lira university
Jasper Watson Ogwal‑Okeng as the Vice Chancellor Lira university
Okaka Opio Dokotum as Deputy Vice Chancellor Lira university
Nathan Hasahya Hagobi as the Deputy Vice Chancellor Finance Lira university

Halls of Residence

These halls are privately owned.

For All Boys And Girls

Blackroof
Maracourts
Melenius
Pilipo elite
Mandera
Northern elite
Emmanuela
Maisha
St. peters
Gods mercy
Masengere
Fly emirates
Madick

For girls only

Pioneer
Glorianta

Faculties at lira university

As of January 2016, Lira University maintained the following academic units:^[4]

Faculty of Computing and information science^[11]
Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery^[12]
Faculty of Public Health^[13]
Faculty of Management Sciences^[14]
Faculty of Medicine^[15]
Faculty of Education^[16]

Programs

As of July 2024, the following undergraduate and postgraduate academic programs were offered:^[17]

Bachelors Programs

Source:^[18]

Bachelor of Computer Science
Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology

Bachelor of Computer Animation
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery
Bachelor of Science in Community Psychology and Psychotherapy
Bachelor of Science in Midwifery
Bachelor of Library and Information Science
Bachelor of Science in Public Health
Bachelor of Human Nutrition and Dietics
Bachelor of Science with Education (Physical, Biological, Agricultural and Economics)
Bachelor of Education (Primary and secondary)
Bachelor of Computer Education
Bachelor of Public Administration and Management
Bachelor of Science in Economics
Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance

Masters Programs

Master of Midwifery Science
Executive Master of Business Administration
Master of Public Health
Master of Arts in Public Administration and Management
Master of Mental Health Counseling

Postgraduate Programs

Postgraduate Diploma in Educational management and Practices
Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration and Management
Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Management
Postgraduate Diploma of Education

Certificate programs

Higher Education Access Certificate Programme-Physical Sciences.
Higher Education Access Certificate Programme-Biological Sciences.
Higher Education Access Certificate Programme-General.

University management

Position	Name
Chancellor	Benjamin Joses Odoki^[19]
Vice Chancellor	Jasper Watson Ogwal‑Okeng^[20]
Deputy Vice Chancellor	Opio Okaka Dokotum^[20]
Deputy Vice Chancellor Finance	Nathan Hasahya Hagobi
University Secretary	Augustine Oyang Atubo^[20]
Acting University Librarian	Andrew Ojulong^[20]
Dean of Students	Emma Aceng Okite^[20]
Academic Registrar	Geoffrey Angela^[20]

University Council

The University Council is the highest decision‑making / policy‑making body^[21].

Position	Name
Chairperson	David Geoffrey Opio Okello
Vice Chairperson	Nellie Florence Okullo
Vice Chancellor	Jasper Watson Ogwal‑Okeng
Deputy Vice Chancellor	Okaka Opio Dokotum
Secretary	Augustine Oyang Atubo
Chair‑Audit & Risk Management Committee	Rosie Agoi
Chair‑Quality Assurance, ICT & Library Committee	Florence Ebila
Chair‑Finance, Planning & Investment Committee	Timothy Jokkene Okee
Chair‑Estates & Works Committee	Robert Omara
Chair‑Hospital Committee	David Martin Ogwang
Chair‑Appointments Board	Bosco Onyik Ogwal
Chair‑Students’ Welfare & Discipline	Fredrick Dickens Odongo
Other members	Falidah Wadumaga, Moses Kaahwa, Sam Atul

Deans of Faculties


Faculties	Name of the faculty deans
Education	Elizabeth Amongi^[22]
Management sciences	Judith Akello Abal^[23]
Nursing and Midwifery	Anna Grace Auma^[24]
Medicine	Francis Olwa^[25]
Public Health	Marc Sam Opollo^[26]
Computing and Information Sciences	Nelson Ojuka^[27]

References

1 2 3 Patrick Okino (1 June 2012). "Lira University Opens In August". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
↑ Patrick Okino (24 March 2017). "Odoki Assumes Lira University Chancellorship". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
↑ Agnes Nantambi (14 September 2019). "MUBS, Lira University Sign MOU To Enhance Collaboration". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
1 2 "About Lira University". Lira university. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
↑ "Distance between Lira Post Office, Obote Avenue, Lira, Uganda and Lira University, Erute, Northern Region, Uganda". Retrieved 26 December 2020.
1 2 "About". Lira university. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
↑ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
↑ "Gulu University Constituent College Lira (GUCCL)". Gulu: Gulu University. October 2012. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
↑ John Otim; Ekkehard Doehring (November 2013). "Pioneering a young University: one year on at Lira University College". Nilejournal.net. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016.
↑ Okello, Dickens (26 June 2015). "Lira, Kabale, Soroti now Public Universities". Kampala: Chimpreports.com. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
↑ "FOICT". Lira university. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
↑ "FONM". Lira university. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
↑ "FOP". Lira university. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
↑ "Library and information science", Wikipedia, 20 March 2026, retrieved 21 March 2026
↑ "FOM". Lira university. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
↑ "FOE". Lira university. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
↑ "Lira University Academic Programmes for 2017/2018 Academic Year" (PDF). Lira, Uganda: Lira University. 6 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
↑ "Lira university". Lira university. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
↑ "Chancellor". Lira university. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Management". Lira university. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
↑ "Council". Lira university. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
↑ "FOE". Lira university. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
↑ "FMS". Lira university. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
↑ "FONM". Lira university. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
↑ "FOM". Lira university. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
↑ "FOP". Lira university. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
↑ "FOICT". Lira university. Retrieved 16 March 2026.

External links

Official website

[Open-1] 1 2 3 Patrick Okino (1 June 2012). "Lira University Opens In August". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 29 January 2016.

[2] Patrick Okino (24 March 2017). "Odoki Assumes Lira University Chancellorship". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

[3] Agnes Nantambi (14 September 2019). "MUBS, Lira University Sign MOU To Enhance Collaboration". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 15 September 2019.

[auto-4] 1 2 "About Lira University". Lira university. Retrieved 21 November 2024.

[5] "Distance between Lira Post Office, Obote Avenue, Lira, Uganda and Lira University, Erute, Northern Region, Uganda". Retrieved 26 December 2020.

[:0-6] 1 2 "About". Lira university. Retrieved 16 March 2026.

[7] "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 16 March 2026.

[CCL-8] "Gulu University Constituent College Lira (GUCCL)". Gulu: Gulu University. October 2012. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2016.

[9] John Otim; Ekkehard Doehring (November 2013). "Pioneering a young University: one year on at Lira University College". Nilejournal.net. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016.

[LKS-10] Okello, Dickens (26 June 2015). "Lira, Kabale, Soroti now Public Universities". Kampala: Chimpreports.com. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

[11] "FOICT". Lira university. Retrieved 21 March 2026.

[12] "FONM". Lira university. Retrieved 21 March 2026.

[13] "FOP". Lira university. Retrieved 21 March 2026.

[14] "Library and information science", Wikipedia, 20 March 2026, retrieved 21 March 2026

[15] "FOM". Lira university. Retrieved 21 March 2026.

[16] "FOE". Lira university. Retrieved 21 March 2026.

[17] "Lira University Academic Programmes for 2017/2018 Academic Year" (PDF). Lira, Uganda: Lira University. 6 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.

[18] "Lira university". Lira university. Retrieved 21 March 2026.

[19] "Chancellor". Lira university. Retrieved 16 March 2026.

[:1-20] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Management". Lira university. Retrieved 16 March 2026.

[21] "Council". Lira university. Retrieved 16 March 2026.

[22] "FOE". Lira university. Retrieved 16 March 2026.

[23] "FMS". Lira university. Retrieved 16 March 2026.

[24] "FONM". Lira university. Retrieved 16 March 2026.

[25] "FOM". Lira university. Retrieved 16 March 2026.

[26] "FOP". Lira university. Retrieved 16 March 2026.

[27] "FOICT". Lira university. Retrieved 16 March 2026.

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v t e Lira District
Capital: Lira
Counties and sub-counties	Otuke County
Towns and villages	Lira Barlonyo Boroboro
Economy	Absa Bank Uganda Limited Bank of Africa Uganda Limited Centenary Bank DFCU Bank Equity Bank Uganda Limited KCB Bank Uganda Limited PostBank Uganda Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited Opportunity Bank Uganda Limited Pride Microfinance Limited FINCA Uganda Limited
Industry	Kamtech Logistics Uganda Limited
Transport	Lira Airport Soroti–Dokolo–Lira Road Rwekunye–Apac–Aduku–Lira–Kitgum–Musingo Road Lira–Kamdini–Karuma Road
Energy	Adekokwok Hydroelectric Power Station Lira–Gulu–Agago High Voltage Power Line Lira–Gulu–Nebbi–Arua High Voltage Power Line Tororo–Opuyo–Lira High Voltage Power Line Karuma–Lira High Voltage Power Line
Notable landmarks	Roman Catholic Diocese of Lira
Health	Lira Regional Referral Hospital Lira University Hospital
Education	Dr. Obote College Boroboro All Saints University Lira University
Notable people	Jane Ruth Aceng Omara Atubo Joy Atim

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