Uganda Institute of ICT

UICT at a Glance

1708
students admitted /registered in 3 years
109
ICT critical mass ready workforce trained
18
New short courses added to the Institute
34
New ICT related courses designed
15
Partnerships signed to improve quality

Vision

“To be a world-class centre of excellence in ICT skills-based training, research and innovation”

The Mission

To provide high quality market-driven ICT skills-based training, research, innovation and consultancy services that supports development of a knowledge society

Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology (UICT) was founded in 2000 by Uganda Communications Commission (UCC). This was in compliance with the Commission’s mandate; to establish, manage and operate a communication services training center, as spelt out in section 5 (z) of the Uganda Communications Act, 1997.

Strategic Goals

  1. To promote institution excellence through efficient and effective governance, collaboration, fiscal responsibility, and leveraging technology
  2. To have a more impactful long term focus on talent attraction and retention, process, people and organisational development.
  3. To establish a robust sustainable financing framework for the institute programs
  4. To transform UICT into an applied research-intensive institution that focuses on practical national, regional and international problem solving 
  5. To promote innovative and applied ICT teaching, learning and graduate excellence
  6. To be be an outstanding institution in creation of business value through development and delivery of ICT knowledge products, services, consulting and solutions to clients 
  7. To be an outstanding institution in creation of business value through development and delivery of ICT knowledge products, services, consulting and solutions to clients.