Establishment of the University

Historically established as a multi-campus Public University, Busitema University is located in Eastern Uganda. The Main Campus houses the Faculty of Engineering (FoE), is at Busitema, 183 km along Kampala-Tororo highway, Busia District. The other five campuses are: Nagongera Campus, which is Busitema’s Faculty of Science and Education, located North-West of Busitema, 21.2 km via Nagongera road; the Mbale Campus houses the Faculty of Health Sciences, located in Mbale town, North of Busitema, 72.7 km via Tororo - Mbale Road, Mbale Town and is situated along Mbale-Tirinyi Road, Mbale Hospital; the Arapai Campus is the Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Sciences located in Soroti City, Soroti District, 184 km North of the Main Campus and is accessed via Mbale - Soroti Road; the Pallisa Campus hosts the Faculty of Management Sciences and is located in Pallisa district, 127 km via Tororo-Mbale Road North of Busitema; and the Campus in Namasagali is the Faculty of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, located 178 km North-West of Main Campus when driving via Jinja and taking Kamuli Road. It is at this campus that the Maritime Institute will be established.

Mandate of the University
The mandate of the University is to provide higher education through quality teaching, research and outreach.  
Vision
A Centre of academic and professional excellence in science, technology and innovation”. The vision sets out the University’s strategy for rethinking and repositioning itself to meet the demands of teaching, research and knowledge exchange.  
Mission
To provide high standard training, engage in quality research and outreach for societal transformation and sustainable development.

University Core Values

  • Professionalism: At all times we act with integrity, providing quality service, being reliable and predictably consistent commitment to honour moral, ethical, spiritual and artistic  values and principles
  • Respect for Diversity: The University   respects diversity of opinions, racial differences, gender, faith, people with different physical abilities and different political ideologies. 
  • Innovativeness: The University will apply better solutions that meet new requirements and articulate the market/community needs.
  • Internationalization: Participating in the regional and global world of scholarship by being receptive and responsive to issues pertinent to the international community.
  • Team work: The University listen and respect each other whilst working together to achieve mutually beneficial results.