Nile University (NUU) is a privately owned institution of higher education in Uganda.
[2] The main campus of the university is located on temporary premises, at Ombaci Village, Manibe sub-county, in Arua District, approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi), north-east of the central business district of the city of Arua, along the Arua–Moyo Road.
[4] The university owns 206 hectares (509 acres) of land, in Uriama sub-county, in Maracha District, near the village of Biliefe, approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi), north-east of Arua, on the Arua–Rhino Camp Road.
All freshmen undergraduates are required to take a foundation year of English, Mathematics, Computer Studies and Ethics.
The university was established to meet the huge need for higher education, research and human development in the West Nile sub-region.