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The Mountains of the Moon University (MMU), is a private, non-profit university 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...

. It is named after the Rwenzori Mountains

Ruwenzori Range

The Rwenzori Mountains, previously called the Ruwenzori Range , and sometimes the Mountains of the Moon, is a mountain range of central Africa, often referred to as Mt...

, lso known as the Mountains of the Moon.

Location

The university is located approximately 1 kilometre (0.621372736649807 mi), northwest of the central business district

Central business district

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of the town of Fort Portal

Fort Portal

Fort Portal is a town in Western Uganda. It is the seat of both Kabarole District and Toro Kingdom.-Location:Fort Portal is located approximately by road, west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, on an all-tarmac two-lane highway...

, in Western Uganda

Western Region, Uganda

Western Region is a region of Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...

, approximately 320 kilometres (198.8 mi), by road, west of Kampala

Kampala

Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...

, Uganda's capital city. This location lies in the Kibundaire neighborhood, to the north and west of the Fort Portal

Fort Portal

-Mubende

Mubende

Mubende is a town in Central Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Mubende District and is the location of the district headquarters. Mubende is the sister city of Tumwater, Washington, USA.-Location:...

Road, immediately after the bridge, as you leave Fort Portal. The coordinates of the university campus are:00 39 31N, 30 17 06E (Latitude:0.6585; Longitude:30.2850). A new campus is under construction at Lake Saaka, approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi), northwest of Fort Portal, along Saaka Road. The coordinates of the new campus are:0° 41' 15.00"N, 30° 14' 51.00"E (Latitude:0.6875; Longitude:30.2475).

History

After a long planning phase, the Mountains of the Moon University received the official license to become active as a University on March 29, 2005. The License was granted by the National Council for Higher Education. MMU is a Community Trust University and is a non profit organization. The trustees include the Local District Councils, the three main religious bodies and interested and supportive individuals. It has no specific affiliations.

Overview

MMU was established as a service

Public services

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for the rural communities of Uganda.
Courses are structured to develop analytical and applied skills. All students undertake assessed field work during the 'recess term' which is presented using computer based technology at the start of the next semester. All students complete three (3) hours of hands-on computer studies every week. The majority of courses can be taken as either a Weekend or an Evening option. This is designed to allow students to work and help to pay their way through their courses. The Austrian Service Abroad

Austrian Service Abroad

Austrian Service Abroad is a non-profit initiative and was founded in 1998 by Andreas Maislinger and Andreas Hörtnagl. Since 2001 Michael Prochazka is part of the managing committee.-General Information:...

is active at the MMU since 2007.

The University is has established a Centre for African Developmental Studies, to study, research and create African knowledge and understanding, and suggest how this can be applied to inform development in an African context. MMU’s ‘special approach’ will permit new ideas that effectively bridge between local cultures and broader developmental opportunities to be tried and tested, new development models to be synthesized and development competences to be identified and understood in a holistic framework. As well as integrating these ideas with current courses, the centre has established a Masters programme, undertaking research and establishing a Cultural and Historical Archive. All these areas of activity have strong potential for partnership between MMU and universities overseas.

Programs offered

At the moment there are 5 main study programmes offered which generally include certificate, Diploma and Degree options:

Education
Public Health
Horticulture with Entrepreneurship & Management Skills
Business Management
Public Administration
Social and Community Development
Information and Communication Technology (ICT
Information and communication technologies
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