Kigumba Petroleum Institute - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Kigumba Petroleum Institute (KPI), is a government-owned

Government

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, national center for training, research and consultancy in the field of petroleum exploration, recovery, refinement and responsible utilization in Uganda

Uganda

Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

Location

KPI is located approximately 4 miles (6.4 km), by road, north of the town of Kigumba

Kigumba

Kigumba is town in Kiryandongo District, northwestern Uganda. It is one of the municipalities in the district. The other municipalities in Kiryandongo District include:* Kiryandongo* Karuma* Masindi Port* Kigumba-Location:...

, off of the Kigumba

Kigumba

-Karuma

Karuma

-Location:Karuma is located on the Victoria Nile, at the present location of the Karuma Falls. This location is adjacent to the location where the Masindi-Gulu Highway, crosses the river Nile. It is approximately , by road, northeast of Masindi and approximately , by road, south of Gulu...

Road, in Kiryandongo District

Kiryandongo District

Kiryandongo District is a district in Western Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Kiryandongo, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...

, Western Uganda

Western Region, Uganda

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. This location lies approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi), by road, northeast of Masindi

Masindi

Masindi is a town in Western Uganda, which lies on the road from Kampala to the Murchison Falls National Park. It is the 'chief town' of the Masindi District and the district headquarters are located there...

, the largest town in the subregion

Bunyoro sub-region

Bunyoro sub-region is a region in Eastern Uganda that consists of the following districts:* Buliisa District* Hoima District* Kibaale District* Kiryandongo District* Masindi District...

. The coordinates of the Institute's campus are:1° 50' 33.00"N, 32° 1' 8.00"E (Latitudde:1.842500; Longitude:32.018890‎).

History

The institute was established in 2009 and admitted the first batch of students in 2010, with the objective of training personell in petroleum-related skills, at certificate, diploma and undergraduate levels. In 2011, increased budgettary allocations were made towards the elevation of the institute from a vocational school to a fully-fledged International University. Financial assistance to the tune of US$8 million (UGX:20 billion), will be sought from the World Bank

World Bank

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and the Irish

Ireland

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NGO

Non-governmental organization

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Irish Aid, to achieve this goal. In November 2011, the Uganda Government began the process of elevating the Institute to University status.

Academic courses

The detailed academic courses offered by the institute are not publicly known at this time.

Location

History

Academic courses

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