Background

Uganda Petroleum Institute, Kigumba is a Public Tertiary Institution which came into existence following a directive from His Excellency the President of the Republic of Uganda in 2009. The Institute was later established under section 75 of the Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions by Statutory Instrument No. 31 of 2011 (Establishment of Uganda Petroleum Institute Kigumba)

Our Vision: "A global center of excellence in provision of education and training for the petroleum and allied sectors. "

Mission: "To provide a world class education in Geosciences and Petroleum engineering in order to support and advance the petroleum and energy sectors. The institute will be committed to academic excellence and fostering of an intellectual environment that leads to development of suitably trained graduates who can be future leaders in their respective fields of expertise globally."

Moto: "Service with Excellence"

 

The Governing Council

UPIK is established under the Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act 2001 as amended. As a top governing organ of the Institution, Section 77 of the Act, creates a Governing Council which shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and may sue or be sued in its name.

The Governing Council is Responsible for: ⎯

• the direction of the administrative, financial, and academic affairs of the Institute,
• the formulate the general policy of the Institute,
• giving general guidelines to the administration and academic staff of the Institute on matters relating to the operations of the Institute,
• all necessary decisions conducive to the fulfillment of the objects and functions of the Institute.

The current Governing Council is Chaired by Proscovia Nabanjja (Ms.) the C.E.O of the National Oil Company