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Chartered University
Bugema University
Luwero District, Uganda
A Seventh-day Adventist university that began in 1948, set on 640 acres in Luweero District, 33 km from Kampala.
East Africa Connect Hub verifiedReviewed 2 Sept 2026
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Bugema University began in 1948 as Bugema Missionary Training School, training teachers and pastors for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in East Africa. It is part of the Adventist education system, the world's second-largest Christian school system.
The main campus sits on 640 acres in Kalagala Sub-county, Luweero District, about 33 km north-east of Kampala. The university also has campuses in Kampala and Kasese and centres in Arua and Mbale.
NCHE lists this record as a University with status “Chartered University” and 86 programmes.
Large rural campus640 acres in Luweero District.
Eight schoolsFrom agriculture and business to theology and graduate studies.
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The regulator lists 86 programmes for Bugema University. The full course list has not been published here yet.
Academic structure
8 schools
How Bugema University organises its teaching, from its official website.
01Official pageSchool of Agriculture and Applied Sciences02Official pageSchool of Business03Official pageSchool of Education
04SchoolsSchool of Health and Allied Sciences
05Official pageSchool of Science and Technology06SchoolsSchool of Social Sciences
07Official pageSchool of Theology and Religious Studies08SchoolsSchool of Graduate Studies and Research
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Institution details come from bugemauniv.ac.ug, checked 23 Oct 2026; recognition comes from Uganda National Council for Higher Education. Confirm fees, intakes and entry requirements directly with the institution.
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Kalagala Sub-county, Bamunanika County, Luweero District.
Kampala and Kasese campuses
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Arua and Mbale centres
Study centres.
Luwero District
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