Team University

Ugandan university

Team University (TU)
Motto	Empowering for Generations
Type	Private
Established	2010
Chancellor	Professor Tasis Kabwegire
Vice-Chancellor	Professor A.J. Lutalo-Bosa
Students	1,200+ (2017)
Location	Rubaga Division, Kampala , Uganda
Campus	Urban
Website	Homepage

Team University (TU) is a private, co-educational Ugandan university in the Buganda Region of Uganda. It is accredited as a "private university", by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education (UNCHE).^[1]

Location

The campus of the university is located in Wood House, at 446 Kabaka Anjagala Road, in Rubaga Division, in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.^[2] The geographical coordinates of the campus of Team University are:0°18'21.0"N, 32°33'43.0"E (Latitude:0.305833; Longitude:32.561944).^[3]

Overview

In 2001, three Ugandan individuals, namely (a) David Tushabomwe Ndindirize (b) Joseph Kigongo Balikuddembe and (c) Sam Kindyomunda Rugaba established Team Business College. All three are professional accountants and they began by providing training leading to certification by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).^[4]

In 2006, using experience gained from running TBC, the same trio applied to the UNCHE for permission to establish a private university. On 18 December 2007, UNCHE granted them a Letter of Interim Authority to establish Team University. The University was established in October 2010, as a private "Degree Awarding Institution".^[4] In 2015, Team University received full accreditation as a private university.^[1]

In October 2017, Team University held its fifth graduation ceremony, graduating nearly 400 degree, diploma and certificate students.^[5] Team university has since grown and is looking at expansion

Academics

Faculties

The university maintains the following academic units as of July 2019.^[6]

Faculty of Business and Management
Faculty of Computing and Information Technology
Faulty of Humanities
School of Graduate studies and research
The Distance Learning Unit.
Faculty of social sciences
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Applied Science

Academic courses

Postgraduate degree courses^[6]

Master of Science in Finance
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Master of Public Administration and Management
Master of Science in Procurement and Logistics Management
Master of Science in Human Resource Management
Master of Education Planning and Management. (MEPM)

Undergraduate degree courses^[6]

Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance
Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Science in Management
Bachelor of Procurement and Logistics Management
Bachelor of Administrative and Secretarial Practice
Bachelor of Information Technology
Bachelor of Computer Science
Bachelor of Public Administration and Management
Bachelor of Social Work and Social Administration
Bachelor of Human Resource Management

Certificate and diploma courses^[6]

The university offers certificate and diploma courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, in many of the disciplines where degrees are also offered.

References

^ ^a ^b UNCHE (2019). "List of Accredited Private Universities". Kampala: Uganda National Council for Higher Education (UNCHE). p. 4. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
^ Team University (2019). "Team University Contact Information". Kampala: Team University. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
^ Google (16 July 2019). "Location of Team University, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b Team University (16 July 2019). "The History of Team University". Kampala: Team University. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
^ Shamim Saad (15 October 2017). "Universities Told To Align Courses To The Human Resource Requirements". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Team University (16 July 2019). "Faculties & Academic Programs". Kampala: Team University. Retrieved 16 July 2019.