Lira University

"The Beacon"

Lira, Uganda · University · Public institution · Founded 2012 · 1,000 students

Lira University (LU) is one of the public university in Lira, Uganda. It is one of the eleven public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country. It was initially established in 2009 as a constituent college of Gulu University and attained autonomy as a fully-fledged public university through an Act of Parliament under Statutory Instrument 2015 No. 35 on 16 July 2015. Lira University was founded with a focus on health sciences and hosts the first university teaching hospital in Uganda.

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