Uganda Management Institute- UMI

2.0 LOCATION & ADDRESS OF THE INSTITUTE



The Uganda Management Institute commonly referred to as UMI is located on plots 44 - 52 Jinja Road – about 2.5 km from the City Centre just before Jinja Road Police Station.



3.0 ORGANISATION OF THE INSTITUTE



The Institute is headed by the Director General and assisted by the two Directors one in charge of Programs and Student Affairs, and the other in charge of Finance, in addition to Heads of Division. Each of the courses of the Institute is managed by a specific Division but the immediate contact person is the Course Manager. At UMI we operate as a team and participants can be assisted at any level. However, the following officers are of particular interest to participants.



(i) Receptionist - For general information on UMI programmes

and activities.

(ii) Course Manager - Overall liaison with the Institute Management;

(iii) Assistant Registrar(s) - For all Student Records;

(iv) Cashier - For all payments;

(v) Warden - For accommodation, security and general

welfare;

(vi) Nurse - For first aid treatment and counselling;



4.0 ACCIDENTS ON JINJA ROAD



Jinja Road has two lanes leading to the City Centre and one lane for outgoing traffic. You are advised to be very careful when crossing the lanes because there have been a number of fatal accidents in the recent past. You have to be sure which direction the traffic is flowing before crossing any of the lanes.



5.0 SECURITY



UMI is mostly a secure place but we recommend vigilance and information sharing where you detect problems. Valuables should never be left unattended.



6.0 ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE



Always observe academic discipline especially by regular attendance and timely submission of assignments. We keep a register of attendance in compliance with Academic Regulations.



7.0 ACCOMMODATION



With a total of 148 beds, our single rooms were designed to suit the basic requirement of participants.






8.0 CANTEEN AND BAR



There is a canteen behind the Kitchen in which items of necessity like soap, toothpaste, slippers, vaseline. are available for sale. The Canteen also sells a variety of drinks. There is also a Bar and Lounge below the Dining Hall. The Bar sells drinks while the Lounge is used for indoor games and at times for meals.



9.0 RECREATION



Extra curricular activities for participants after 5.00 p m during weekdays and throughout the day during weekends and public holidays are catered for by provision of indoor games (Chess, Scrabble, Monopoly, Draft and Darts) in the UMI Club. Outdoor games on the other hand are Badminton, Volleyball and Table Tennis which you can get from the Custodian.



Other areas for recreation outside the Institute include: Lugogo Indoor Stadium (Jinja Road) Golf Club (Yusuf Lule Road former Kitante Road) and BMK Health Club (Wampewo Avenue) all of which are within a walking distance from the Institute.



10.0 PLACES OF WORSHIP



A variety of places of worship are situated within a range of (2 - 5 kms) from the Institute. They include:



10.1 Church of Uganda

All Saints Cathedral - Nakasero, Kampala

St Peters Church - Naguru, Nakawa



10.2 Roman Catholic Church

Christ the King Church - Kimathi Avenue, Kampala

City Centre



10.3 Seventh Day Adventist Church - Kireka



10.4 Other Christian Churches

Deliverance Church - Nakasero, Kampala

Kampala Pentecostal Church - Bombo Road, Kampala



10.5 Moslems

Kibuli Mosque - Kibuli

Old Kampala Mosque - Namirembe Road

Nakasero Mosque - Entebbe Road



11.0 HEALTH MATTERS



UMI has a Clinic run by a full time Nurse who provides first aid and basic treatment. Major treatments are referred to hospitals.



Participants with chronic medical cases/problems e.g diabetes, chronic ulcers, high blood pressure etc should notify the Nurse as soon as they report for effective management. This is extremely important for your own good.