Busitema University (BU), is a university in Uganda. It is one of the eight public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country. The list includes the following (with date of founding): Makerere University (1924) Uganda Management Institute (1968) Mbarara University (1989) Kyambogo University (2003) Gulu University (2004) Busitema University (2007) Kigumba Petroleum Institute (2009) Muni University (2012).