About Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology (UICT)
Historical Background
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.
In line with this Mandate, the assets of the former Uganda Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (UPTC) Training School, (at Plot 9 –21 Port Bell Road, Nakawa) were invested in UCC, and that is where the Institute is located. UICT is a successor Institute to the UPTC Training School established in 1965 by the then East African Posts and Telecommunications as a regional training center.
Following the enactment of the Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act 2001, the Institute was expected to operate within the provisions of this Act. Accordingly, the National Council for Higher Education advised the Minister of Education and Sports (MoES) to establish UICT as a public tertiary institution. Consequently, MoES issued Statutory Instrument No. 79 in October 2005 establishing UICT as a public tertiary institution.
The management of Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology (UICT), a public tertiary Institution, was transferred from the Ministry of Education and Sports to the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology on November 29, 2007. This followed a Cabinet decision and the subsequent directive from the Prime Minister to the Ministry of Education and Sports to make the transfer….
The Uganda Communications Act 2013 mandates Uganda Communications Commission to operate and manage the Institute. This has been done to enable the Institute to get policy guidance and funding to upgrade the Institute into a Centre of Excellence to the level of internationally renowned ICT Institutions.
The Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology (UICT) is the only Government institution specializing in skills-based middle-level ICT training. It offers practical-oriented ICT training at certificate and diploma levels as an alternative to the theoretically-grounded degrees offered by Universities and other Tertiary Institutions in this same professional area.
The institute provides education and training in all fields related to the communications sector including telecommunications services, computer engineering, and information technology and business management.
Contact Us
GENERAL INQUIRIES
Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology (UICT) Plot 19-21 Port Bell Road,
Nakawa
P.O Box 7187, Kampala
Tel: +256-312-165100 /+256-414-220490
E-mail: info@uict.ac.ug
ACADEMIC REGISTRAR
Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology (UICT) Plot 19-21 Port Bell Road,
Nakawa
P.O Box 7187,
Kampala
Tel: +256-312-165100 /+256-414-220490
E-mail: info@uict.ac.ug