Victoria University Uganda
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Victoria University Uganda (VUU) is a university established in 2011 in Uganda
. The university maintains its campus on Kira Road, in the neighborhood called Kamwookya
, in Central Division
, in Kampala
, Uganda's capital and largest city. The university offers courses in oil and gas studies
, one of the few in Uganda that do. The Vice-Chancellor of the university is Professor Martin O'Hara. VUU is affiliated with Scotland’s Colleges, a Scottish Government
agency that markets academic programes for Universities in Scotland.
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...
. The university maintains its campus on Kira Road, in the neighborhood called Kamwookya
Kamwookya
Kamwookya, sometimes spelled as Kamwokya, is a location within the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest metropolitan area.-Location:...
, in Central Division
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...
, in 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 and largest city. The university offers courses in oil and gas studies
Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...
, one of the few in Uganda that do. The Vice-Chancellor of the university is Professor Martin O'Hara. VUU is affiliated with Scotland’s Colleges, a Scottish Government
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
agency that markets academic programes for Universities in Scotland.
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See also
- List of universities in Uganda
- Ugandan university leadersUgandan university leaders-See also:* List of university leaders* List of universities in Uganda* Education in Uganda...
- Education in UgandaEducation in UgandaThe system of education in Uganda has a structure of 7 years of primary education, 6 years of secondary education , and 3 to 5 years of post-secondary education...