Kampala International University – Uganda

Kampala International University (KIU) is a prestigious and dynamic higher education institution, strategically located to provide top-tier education in East Africa. With its three main campuses – the Main Campus, the Western Campus, and the Dar es Salaam Campus – KIU is dedicated to offering a diverse range of academic and professional programs to over 12,000 students. The university is renowned for its commitment to academic excellence, innovative research, and a holistic approach to education, aimed at nurturing competent and responsible leaders in various fields.

Main campus

KIU's main campus has four constituent colleges and four schools:

1. College of Education, Open and Distance Learning
2. College of Computing and Information Technology
3. College of Higher Degrees and Research
4. College of Professional and Extramural Studies
5. School of Law
6. School of Economics and Management
7. School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
8. School of Humanities

This is the largest of the three campuses, hosting more than 7,000 students and over 300 academic staff.

Western campus

This campus houses over 5,000 students supervised by over 200 academic staff.

Certificate, diploma, undergraduate, and postgraduate programs are offered at this campus. It is predominantly a science-based institution.

The School of Health Sciences is located on the western campus. The school is one of Uganda's seven medical schools, and it was the first privately owned medical school in the country. The school offers programmes in medicine, dentistry, nursing, medical laboratory technology, education, business, and management and information technology. The school has a teaching hospital with a bed capacity of 1,200.

Dar es Salaam campus

This campus Kampala International University is housed on 100 acres (40 ha) in the Gongolamboto area in Ilala District, along Pugu Road. The campus is approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Julius Nyerere International Airport.