The Mountains of the Moon University (MMU), is a private, non-profit university in Uganda. It is named after the Rwenzori Mountains, lso known as the Mountains of the Moon. The university is located approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 mi), northwest of the central business district of the town of Fort Portal, in Western Uganda, approximately 320 kilometres (200 mi), by road, west of Kampala, Uganda's capital city. This location lies in the Kibundaire neighborhood, to the north and west of the Fort Portal-Mubende Road, immediately after the bridge, as you leave Fort Portal. The coordinates of the university campus are:00 39 31N, 30 17 06E (Latitude:0.6585; Longitude:30.2850). A new campus is under construction at Lake Saaka, approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi), northwest of Fort Portal, along Saaka Road. The coordinates of the new campus are:0° 41' 15.00"N, 30° 14' 51.00"E (Latitude:0.6875; Longitude:30.2475). After a long planning phase, the Mountains of the Moon University received the official license to become active as a University on March 29, 2005. The License was granted by the National Council for Higher Education.