Uganda Management Institute

UMI is located on the Kampala-Jinja Highway, approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of the central business district, in Kampala, Uganda's largest and capital city.[3] The geographical coordinates of UMI are: 0°19'16.0"N, 32°35'52.0"E (Latitude:0.321111; Longitude:32.597778).[4]

UMI began training operations in 1968 under the name Uganda Institute of Public Administration. The official opening of UMI was held on 7 October 1969. In the initial years, UMI was mandated to conduct intensive in-service training to quickly develop a cadre of Africans to assume higher responsibilities upon the attainment of independence in 1962.

In the early 1970s, UMI became affiliated with Makerere University, offering postgraduate diplomas in public administration and business management. The postgraduate diploma in human resource management was introduced in the mid 1980s.

Before 1992, the Institute of Public Administration operated as a department of the Ministry of Public Service. This status changed with the enactment of the Uganda Management Institute Statute of 1992. The statute conferred an agency status to UMI with a great degree of autonomy under a governing board. The programs of UMI were expanded and student intake increased. By 1999, UMI was offering a master's degree in management studies besides six postgraduate diplomas, certificate courses, and short courses.[5]

As of July 2014, UMI was structured into the following schools:[6]

1. School of Civil Service, Public Administration and Governance
2. School of Business and Management
3. School for Distance Learning and Information Technology
4. School of Management Sciences
5. Regional Centres; at Gulu, Mbale and Mbarara

UMI maintains an outreach center in the western Ugandan city of Mbarara, 260 km (160 mi) west of Kampala. The center is located in the Mbarara District Administration Building at Kamukuzi, Mbarara and offers various short courses and postgraduate diploma programs. Using state-of-the-art pedagogical technology, the center is linked to the main UMI campus in Kampala via a virtual face-to-face video conferencing facility that complements well with the programme delivery methods.[7] In 2008, UMI established an outreach center in the city of Gulu in the Northern Region of Uganda. A third outreach center is located in the town of Mbale in the Eastern Region of Uganda, approximately 250 km (160 mi) by road northeast of Kampala.

UMI offers the following courses at the main campus in Kampala. Some of the courses are also offered at the three outreach centers.

Ordinary Diploma Courses

• Diploma in Information Management
• Diploma in Accounting and Financial Management
• Diploma in Administration
• Diploma in Public Procurement and Contract Management
• Diploma in Information and Communication Technology
• Diploma in Logistics and Materials Management

Postgraduate Diploma Courses

• Diploma in Human Resource Management
• Diploma in Public Administration and Management
• Diploma in Financial Management
• Diploma in Marketing Management
• Diploma in Procurement and Supply Chain Management
• Diploma in Project Planning and Management
• Diploma in Management
• Diploma in Urban Governance and Management
• Diploma in Resource Mobilization and Management
• Diploma in Business Administration
• Diploma in Logistics and Distribution Management

Professional Courses

• ACCA - (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)
• CIPS - (Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supplies)
• CIM - (Chartered Institute of Marketing)

Master's degrees

• Masters in Management Studies (MMS)
• Masters in Business Administration (MBA)
• Master of Public Administration (MPA)
• Master of Science in Marketing (MSc.Mkt)
• Masters in Institutional Management and Leadership (MIML)

Doctorate degrees

UMI offers the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in management and administration.

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