BRIEF PROFILE
BACKGROUND
All Saints University Lango (ASUL) was first conceived in 1963 by the Church of Uganda (Anglican Church) and reviewed in 1968. In 2004, the Synod of Lango Diocese again reviewed their earlier position and approved the recommendation of ASULs establishment. However, circumstances beyond control deferred its establishment until 2008. The first cohort of students was admitted in 2009/2010 Academic year after its programmes were accredited by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education (NCHE). Currently, All Saints University Lango offers programmes relevant to the needs of society in the fields of Agriculture, Medical Record and Health Informatics, Information and Communication Technology, Entrepreneurship and Innovations, Business and Management, Education, Social Sciences, Theology and Community Development as well as Journalism and Mass Communication. ASUL students are trained in programmes that respond to market demand as well as become job creators and above all provide services with high levels of integrity and professionalism. ASUL has continued to promote a sense of discipline amongst her students whereby to date, no demonstration or strike has been reported since her establishment.
ASUL’s main focus is to offer quality education relevant to the needs of society. ASUL therefore offers Degree, Diploma and Certificate programmes in the above disciplines. ASUL is a Licensed Private University with programmes that are holistically designed to train and benefit Ugandans and non-Ugandans
LOCATION
ASUL Campus is currently located at St. Augustine Community Centre, opposite the Lord Mayor’s Garden, in the heart of Lira City. The main campus is due for relocation in September, 2021 to the University’s permanent site located on Plot 51-55 Boroboro Road as well as Plot 6-10 Okello Degree Road, 1km East of Lira City, covering an area of 3.962 hectares and 5.815 hectares respectively. In addition and for future expansion, more physical infrastructural developments are expected to be developed on 26 hectares of land located on Boroboro Hill.
Northern Uganda, the location of All Saints University Lango, has at long last begun its slow but steady progress to recovery and normalcy from a long period of conflict that devastated and brought widespread poverty to the region. The University was established to find answers to a multiplicity of challenges that faced Lango sub-region in particular and Northern Uganda at large. From the onset the University saw its mission as that of meeting an acute demand in the region for educated and skilled personnel that were vital for socio economic development.
ASUL’s OBJECTIVE
ASUL’s main objective is to:
a)Provide complementary education in specialized and customized programmes/courses;
b) Offer holistic training for the betterment of community empowerment and spiritual guidance;
c)Promote equity by specifically advancing education of the girl-child, physically challenged persons as well as the vulnerable students;
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE
ASUL’s specific objective is to:
a)Build a center of excellence by providing quality education aimed at improving the social welfare of the communities in Northern Uganda and beyond;
b)Provide customized training programmes/courses especially for the vulnerable/disadvantaged community especially the youths as well as focus on girl-child education, HIV/AIDS orphans and physically challenged persons. This to enable them develop meaningful skills and to attain higher education qualifications;
c)Provide appropriate academic training programmes in Agriculture and Environment, Health Sciences, Information and Communication Technology, Education, Business and Management, Theology and Community Development, Social Sciences respectively;
d)Provide tailor-made training programmes to Primary/Secondary School teachers that would enable them improve their efficiency and effectiveness leading to better performance of learners at the Primary/Secondary school levels;
ASUL VISION, MISSION, MOTTO AND CORE VALUES
Vision
To become a global centre of excellence in higher education and research, through innovations and application of findings
Mission
To assemble a community of students and academics and inspire them to superlative performance
Motto
“Enlightenment with Godliness”
Core Values
ASUL’s core values are built on professionalism, transparency, ethics and integrity.