Our Motto
The Beacon
About Lira University
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 village, Barapwo parish, Lira sub-county, Erute County in Lira district. It covers a total area of 621 acres (251.3 hectares).
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”.
Our Vision
A Beacon Centre of Applied Science and Technology
Our Mission
To provide access to quality higher education, research and to conduct professional training for the delivery of appropriate health services directed towards sustainable health, community and environment
Core Values
Our core values set the standards that we expect, encourage and nurture in our staff and students. They guide us to achieve our purpose as a University.
Management Excellence
The University undertakes to display quality leadership and appropriate management style in all its endeavors.
Professionalism
Ability to act with professional due care, knowledge and skills relevant to the approved set standards
Effectiveness and Efficiency
The University will apply better relevant solutions that meet new community challenges and requirements.
Integrity
At all times we will act with integrity, providing quality service, being reliable and predictably consistently commitment to honoring moral, ethical, spiritual and artistic values and principles
Accountability and transparency
The University is prepared to display transparency in all her activity and be held accountable to the community in form of both physical and financial accountabilities are concerned.
All-inclusiveness
The University respects diversity of opinions, racial differences, gender balance, people with different physical disabilities and different political ideologies
Team work
We listen and respect each other’s views whilst working together to achieve mutually beneficial targeted result.
Internationalization
The University is committed to both disciplinary and interdisciplinary research and teaching
Faculties
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Computing and Information Sciences
- Faculty of Public Health
- Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery
- Faculty of Management Sciences
Key Departments
- Central Administration.
- Academic Registrar.
- Library and Information Services
- Dean of Students.
- Directorate of Graduate Training and Research
- Directorate of Quality Assurance
- ICT Department
- Accounts
- Human Resource Management
Our Strategic Objectives
These act as our compass that navigates our journey, providing direction, focus, and purpose, while serving as a benchmark for measuring progress and success
- To ensure equitable access to relevant and quality higher education and training.
- To ensure effective higher education governance.
- To promote, conduct and publish basic and applied research findings.
- To promote creativity, innovations and technological advancement.
- To promote socio-economic transformation.