Engineering and teacher educationBuilt on Uganda's polytechnic and teacher-training traditions.
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Kyambogo University
Kampala, Uganda
One of Uganda's largest public universities, formed from three historic institutions, with 150+ programmes on Kyambogo Hill in Kampala.
East Africa Connect Hub verifiedReviewed 2 Sept 2026
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Kyambogo University was established under the Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act 2001 and its 2003 establishment instrument, as Uganda's third public university. It merged three institutions: Uganda Polytechnic Kyambogo, which began in 1928 as a technical school; the Institute of Teacher Education Kyambogo, started in 1948; and the Uganda National Institute of Special Education.
The university is 8 km from Kampala city centre along the Kampala–Jinja highway. It offers more than 150 academic programmes and has over 100 affiliate institutions.
NCHE lists this record as a University with status “University - Registered” and 122 programmes.
Special needs educationHome of the former Uganda National Institute of Special Education.
150+ programmesUndergraduate and graduate programmes across schools and faculties.
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The regulator lists 122 programmes for Kyambogo University. The full course list has not been published here yet.
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Kyambogo Hill
8 km from Kampala city centre along the Kampala–Jinja highway.
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