Datacraft-GaaS / Ug-Universities-Api

Uganda University Domain List is a JSON API that contains domain names, university names of most of the universities in Uganda.

Uganda Universities List

Uganda Universities List shows Universities in Uganda. It uses OpenStreetMaps to show the different universities on a map of Uganda. It includes a JSON API that contains domain names, university names of most of the universities in Uganda.

The list includes;

• Private Universities
• Public Universities
• Ugandan Military Universities

JSON file attached acts as a data source which can work with any programming language.

Demo

Here is the demo link: http://ug-universities.herokuapp.com

Using the JSON File

This is located in the uganda-universities-domains.json file. It is just a list of dictionaries in the following format:

[
	...
	{
		"domains": [
			"must.ac.ug"
			], 
		"web_pages": [
			"http://www.must.ac.ug/"
			], 
		"name": "Mbarara University of Science and Technology",
		"abbrev": "MUST",
		"location": "Mbarara", 
		"alpha_two_code": "UG",
		"alpha_three_code": "UGA",  
		"country": "Uganda"
	}, 
	...
]

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. Do not hesitate to fix any wrong data. But please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

• Check out CONTRIBUTING.md for information about getting involved.

License

MIT License

Creation & Inspiration

Created by Wesley Kambale

Inspiration from;

• Hipo for the JSON List
• Stuart Elimu for the Web App