Uganda Military Engineering College

The Uganda Military Engineering College (UMEC), also University of Military Science and Technology (UMST), is a tertiary institution of higher learning, that instructs qualified military officers and technicians in various fields of engineering and science. The university is administered by the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF), under the auspices of the Uganda Ministry of Defence.^[1]

Uganda Military Engineering College (UMEC)

Type	Military Engineering University
Established	2007
Vice-Chancellor	Brigadier Dennis Asiimwe
Location	Lugazi , Uganda 00°22′12″N 32°54′47″E
Campus	Urban
Website	Web Portal
Location in Uganda

Location

UMEC is located in the town of Lugazi, in Buikwe District, on a 175 acres (0.71 km²) campus, approximately 44 kilometres (27 mi) east of Kampala, Uganda's capital city, on the Kampala-Jinja Highway.^[2] This location lies approximately 4.5 kilometres (3 mi), by road, west of the central business district of Lugazi.^[3] The coordinates of the campus of University of Military Science and Technology are:0°22'12.0"N, 32°54'47.0"E (Latitude: 0.3700; Longitude: 32.9130).^[4]

History

The university was founded in 2007 and was initially housed at Bombo Military Barracks in Bombo, in Luweero District. An affiliated school of military engineering was later opened and initially housed in Magamaga in Jinja District. Both units were combined with a third unit, originally based in Nakasongola and moved to the premises in Lugazi in January 2011. The real estate in Lugazi was acquired by the UPDF, from the former Lugazi University, which became insolvent and closed on 30 December 2010.^[5][6]

The university graduated its first class of graduates, numbering forty-seven (47), on Friday, 4 February 2011.

Courses

As of July 2016, the following courses were on offer at this institution:^[7]

Diplomas

• National Diploma in Civil Engineering (NDCE)
• National Diploma in Water Engineering (NDWE)
• National Diploma in Electrical Engineering (NDEE)
• National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (NDME)
• National Diploma in Architecture (NDAR)
• National Diploma in Information and Communications Technology (NDICT)
• National Diploma in Telecommunications Engineering (NDTE)
• National Diploma in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning(NDRAC)

Degrees

As of September 2018, the institution offered degree courses.^[8]

See also

• National Defence College, Uganda
• UG Military Schools
• Uganda Universities
• Uganda Education

References

1. Calestous Juma (5 September 2014). "Reinventing Africa's universities". Doha, Qatar: Aljazeera.com. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
2. "Distance between Central Kampala, Uganda and University of Military Science, Lugazi, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
3. "Road Distance Between Kawolo General Hospital And University of Military Science and Technology" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
4. "Location of the University of Military Science and Technology" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
5. Abou Kisige, and Jeff Lule (20 December 2010). "Lugazi University Closes As 524 Graduate". New Vision. Kampala. Archived from the original (Archived from the original on 1 March 2014) on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
6. Kasasira, Risdel (31 December 2010). "UPDF takes over Lugazi University at Shs13.5 billion". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
7. Uganda Ministry of Defence (20 July 2016), Courses offered and Academic Progress, Mbuya, Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Defence, retrieved 31 March 2019
8. Kenneth Kazibwe (11 September 2018). "Ugandan army to start own National Defence College". Kampala: Nile Post Uganda. Retrieved 31 March 2019.

External links

• New Names, Ranks In UPDF Reshuffle