Former Soroti University Secretary Jailed For Embezzling Over Shs 1 billion university funds

Former Soroti University Secretary Jailed For Embezzling Over Shs 1 billion university funds

Former Soroti University secretary, Ruth Achimo Etibot has been jailed for five years after being found guilty of diverting over Shs 1 billion university funds. The Anti-Corruption court presided over by lady justice Margaret Tibulya convicted Achimo on charges of abuse of office, two counts of diversion of public resources, one count of fraudulent false […]

Soroti University Installs New Chancellor

Soroti University Installs New Chancellor

Soroti University, one of the country’s youngest public Universities officially witnessed the installation of the first-ever Chancellor at the institution. Prof. Francis Omaswa, was on Thursday installed as the first Chancellor of Soroti University. Having held a similar position at Busitema University, the 79-year old officially took on the mantle in the presence of Soroti […]

Soroti University Professor Collapses to Death in Planning Meeting

Soroti University Professor Collapses to Death in Planning Meeting

Dr Thomas Aisu Ongodia ,an associate professor at Soroti University in Eastern Uganda has collapsed and died in a senate meeting at the university. Dr. Ongodia was a professor from the school of health science. He allegedly collapsed in the boardroom suddenly after making his presentation. A university source who prefered anonymity told daily monitor […]

Over 1 billion Uganda shillings squandered at Soroti University

Over 1 billion Uganda shillings squandered at Soroti University

Atleast 1 billion Uganda shillings has been reportedly mismanaged at Soroti University even before official opening. The report from an internal audit  dated August 2, 2018 which focused on the months of April to June raises concerns of how 1 billion shillings was grossly mismanaged in double payments, to hire lawyers, university contractors and paying […]

Soroti University to stay closed even this academic year

Soroti University to stay closed even this academic year

The administration at Soroti University  has been left puzzled after the  National Council for High Education (NCHE), for the second time, stopped the opening of  of the university over failure to meet minimum requirements. The university had already issued out a list of its course and was planning to admit its pioneers this academic year in August. However, it […]

Courses offered at Soroti University

Courses offered at Soroti University

  Soroti University is the 9th Chattered Public University in Uganda. It was was approved by the Parliament of Uganda and was gazetted on 16th July 2015 under statutory instrument 2015 No 34. Soroti University is set to open in August 2018.  Below is the list of courses offered at Soroti University. School of Medicine […]

Opening of Soroti University Blocked by NCHE

Opening of Soroti University Blocked by NCHE

With a visual impression that the administration block featuring 16 lecture theatres, lecture halls, eight science laboratories, eight tutorial rooms and laboratories designed specifically for medicine, engineering and associated science courses, Soroti University is going to be one of the grate Public universities in Uganda. But National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) says Soroti University […]