Uganda Christian University - Mukono

Uganda Christian University (UCU) is an authentic Christian institution established by the Church of Uganda in 1997 in response to a call for quality university education with a Christian perspective. UCU replaced the historic Bishop Tucker Theological College which trained clergy and educators during its 84-year history from 1913-1997.

In 2004, UCU became the first private university to be chartered or accredited by the government of Uganda. Located in Mukono district, about an hour and a half’s drive from the capital city of Kampala, UCU is one of Uganda’s leading teaching and research universities.

A leading Online Distance Learning (ODeL) institution in Uganda today, UCU established a Learning Management System, known as the UCU eLearning platform in 2014, to prepare for an  

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Information and Technology-driven academic landscape. Assessed and approved by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE), the UCU eLearning platform’s capacity to host students connecting from all over the continent and beyond has since increased.

Our students are able to attend classes online, access reading materials, attempt assignments and also submit coursework/examinations. Likewise, lecturers are able to teach in real time, pre-record lectures, upload course materials (video, audio and text) and also administer examinations effectively.