African Institute of Applied Science and Industrial Studies is an African English-based tertiary institution, focusing on applied sciences and management studies. It’s currently one of the leading providers of valuable, reliable, and practical agricultural programs in Uganda leading to awards of certificate and diploma. We largely recruit students from the neighboring countries like South Sudan, Kenya, DRC, Rwanda and Tanzania. Our rigorous academic programs prepare students for professional success in the field of agriculture and beyond. African Institute is now stressing its global connections, insertion of innovation into research and teaching, its relevance to industry, and it’s nurturing of entrepreneurship, while continuing to fulfill its social impact and capacity building role. Sitting on a beautiful green campus located just north of Gulu city, the college is a true testimony of an equal opportunity institution that welcomes and support students from any country and region. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of nationality, gender and tribe as well as building an inclusive community where people from all backgrounds feel welcomed and valued. We expect members of our community to treat everyone with respect, not to engage in any form of discrimination directed toward a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status. Therefore when you choose African Institute, you will live at the heart of a supportive community. We provide a safe, secure place to live, relax and socialize while you chase your career goal with us.

Founded on the ideals of inclusivity, diversity and collaboration, the Institute is pioneering an increasing access to unique agricultural knowledge, championing research excellence and delivering social good for the less privileged. Grounded by a sense of community and the notion that collective expertise and power can transform people’s lives, what makes us unique is our ability to impart the power of learning, sharing and connection at an unmatched scale. At African Institute we really look diverse, yet because of a common purpose we are one big family. We are comprised of students, academics and staff from all walks of life, but form one inclusive community. We are focusing in having a footprint in all parts of Africa and beyond with a strong desires of having ourselves as one global network of change makers.

Vision

To be the most innovative and inclusive science institution in Africa.

Mission

To read, discover and share an integrated scientific knowledge to a large section of our society in Africa and the world over.

Get Your Hands Dirty. Learning about beneficial agricultural practices in a classroom is all well and good, but taking this knowledge into the field and getting a taste of the profession will bring your expertise to a whole new level. Whether working in the field or behind-the-scenes, the hands on experience you will get look great to future employers, too.

Therefore, at African Institute we apply our expertise to meet the needs of our farmers, our nation, and the world. We partner with households and families across the region to engage our students and staff in addressing society's most pressing issues. It’s mandatory for a second year student at African Institute to find a family around to host them for a minimum period of three months as they complete their last semester. Together with this family, they will choose one or two agricultural enterprises where this student will experiment his/her agricultural knowledge under the guidance of their institution’s lecturers. As an Institution, the most important part of our role is to find them a safe and welcoming family who will work well with them. A family that can partner with our student can be an individual, a couple, or a household, who opens their home to our student to undertake this agricultural project with them. These families are usually genuinely interested in offering a home or a farm land for our students and welcome them as part of the family. A student can continues to stay with the host family either for a long period of time or just for short period of the project lifespan.