By Patrick Opio
Senior Communications Officer
The Academic Registrar, Lira University, Mr. Geoffrey Angela, has released the final list of the graduands for the 8th Graduation ceremony slated for 20th November 2026. Please download the attached Graduation List.
Preparations are in high gear for this big event expected to be officiated at by the President, H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, with several dignitaries from across the country to attend.
Lira University is one of the Public Universities in Uganda. It started as a Constituent College of Gulu University in 2009 and attained autonomy as a fully-fledged Public University through an Act Parliament under Statutory Instrument 2015 No. 35 on the 16th July, 2015.
It was established on a niche of training students in Health Sciences. It has the first University Teaching Hospital in Uganda. The university has a fully-constituted Council, Senate, Appointments Board and other committees to run its affairs. Lira University is located in Ayere Cell, Barapwo Ward, Lira City West Division, Lira City. It covers a total area of 621 acres (251.3 hectares) at the Main Campus and 344 acres of land at its Agricultural and Marine Sciences College in Amolatar District.
Mandate
Lira University derives its mandate from the Universities and other Tertiary Institutions Act, 2003. The mandate as enshrined under the provisions of section 24 of the Act is to “provide higher education, promote/ undertake research, innovations and disseminate knowledge”.