Health sciences nicheMedicine, nursing and midwifery and public health faculties.
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Lira University
Lira District, Uganda
A public university in Lira that began as a Gulu University college in 2009, with a niche in health sciences and six faculties.
East Africa Connect Hub verifiedReviewed 2 Sept 2026
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Lira University started as a constituent college of Gulu University in 2009 and became a fully fledged public university under Statutory Instrument No. 35 of 2015. It was established with a niche in training students in the health sciences.
Its vision is to be a beacon centre of applied sciences and technology. The campus is in Ayere village, Barapwo parish, Lira, and the university runs Lira University Teaching Hospital.
NCHE lists this record as a University with status “University - Registered” and 30 programmes.
Teaching hospitalClinical training at Lira University Teaching Hospital.
Community researchProjects such as M-CARE on non-communicable diseases in Lango.
Programmes & courses
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The regulator lists 30 programmes for Lira University. The full course list has not been published here yet.
Academic structure
6 faculties
How Lira University organises its teaching, from its official website.
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Institution details come from lirauni.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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Ayere village, Barapwo parish, Lira District.
Lira District
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