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St. Lawrence University (Uganda)

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Coordinates: 00°18′06″N 32°33′43″E / 0.30167°N 32.56194°E / 0.30167; 32.56194
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This article is about the university in Uganda. For the liberal arts college in the United States, see St. Lawrence University.
St. Lawrence University
MottoLight Your Candle
TypePrivate
Established2006
ChancellorEdward Ssekandi[1]
Vice-ChancellorProf. Charles Masaba[2]
Administrative staff
100+ (2014)
Students3,500+ (2014)
Location
Mengo, Kampala
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Uganda

00°18′06″N 32°33′43″E / 0.30167°N 32.56194°E / 0.30167; 32.56194
CampusUrban
Websiteslau.ac.ug
St. Lawrence University (Uganda) is located in Kampala
St. Lawrence University (Uganda)
Location in Kampala

St. Lawrence University is a private university in Kampala, Uganda.

Location

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The University campus is located in Mengo, Rubaga Division, in Kampala, Uganda's largest city and capital. The university campus sits on 11 acres (4.5 ha) of land and is located near Kabaka's Lake, in Mengo, close to the main Lubiri (Palace of the Kabaka of Buganda), 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the central business district of Kampala. The coordinates of the main campus are 0° 18' 6.00"N, 32° 33' 43.00"E (Latitude:0.301667; Longitude: 32.561945).[3]

History

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The University was founded in 2006. The University took in the first class of students in September 2007.[4]

Academic departments

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St. Lawrence University is composed of five faculties:[5]

Courses offered

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The following courses are offered at the University:

Undergraduate degree courses

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Diploma courses

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  • Diploma in Business Administration
  • Diploma in Information Technology
  • Diploma in Industrial Art and Design

Certificate courses

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  • Certificate in Information Technology
  • Certificate of Industrial Art and Design

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Profile: What Makes St. Lawrence University Tick". Red Pepper Uganda. 29 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  2. ^ Kenneth Kazibwe (4 February 2022). "430 graduate from St. Lawrence University". Nile Post Uganda. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Location of SLAU Campus" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ SLAU Opened in 2007[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ Faculties of SLAU Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
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