Makerere University

Makerere University

The Main Administration block for Makerere University, normally called the Main Building
Motto	We build for the future
Type	Public
Established	1922
Chancellor	Ezra Suruma
Vice-Chancellor	John Ddumba Ssentamu
Students	40,000+ (2015)
Location	Kampala, Uganda 00°21′00″N 32°34′03″E / 0.35000°N 32.56750°E / 0.35000; 32.56750Coordinates: 00°21′00″N 32°34′03″E / 0.35000°N 32.56750°E / 0.35000; 32.56750
Campus	Urban
Website	Homepage

Makerere University Kampala (MUK) (/məˈkɜːrərɪ/ mə-KAIR-uh-ree) is Uganda's largest and third-oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922. In 1963, it became the University of East Africa, offering courses leading to general degrees from the University of London. It became an independent national university in 1970 when the University of East Africa was split into three independent universities: University of Nairobi (Kenya), University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), and Makerere University. Today, Makerere University is composed of nine colleges and one school offering programmes for about 36,000 undergraduates and 4,000 postgraduates.

U.S. News & World Report has ranked Makerere University as the eighth best university in Africa and the 569th best university worldwide. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2016 ranked it as the fourth best university in Africa.

Makerere was alma mater to many post-independence African leaders, including Ugandan president Milton Obote and Tanzanian presidents Julius Nyerere and Benjamin Mkapa. The president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Joseph Kabila, and Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki are also Makerere alumni.