On January 16, 2008, United Movement to End Child Soldiering (UMECS) and Gulu University signed a Memorandum of Understanding, formalizing a program partnership. Government founded in 2003, and the only university in Northern Uganda, Gulu University serves thousands of students in its Faculties of Business and Development Studies, Science Education, Agriculture and Environment and Medicine. The partnership focuses on community-based program collaboration, internship program development and shared research projects.