Islamic University in Uganda

The Islamic University in Uganda was opened in the year 1988 by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) under a bilateral agreement between the Government of Uganda (GOU) and the OIC. In 1990, the Parliament of Uganda enacted a law, The Islamic University in Uganda Act (cap 131, Laws of Uganda), formally establishing the University in Uganda. Currently, it offers 72 programmers in 7 Faculties and has a student population of 8,638 coming from 21 different countries. The University has so far graduated 25,000 students from various disciplines.

• Rector : H.E. Dr. Ismail Simbwa Gyangenda
• City : Mbale
• Country : Uganda
• Web Site : iuiu.ac.ug