The ULBU is a project of the Center for the Production and Distribution of Christian Literature, “CEPRODILIC” in acronym, an ASBL working in Burundi since 1989.
It is a private (non-state) university institution governed by Law No. 1/22/of 30 December 2011 on the Reorganization of Higher Education in Burundi, its implementing decrees and ordinances.

The statutes of the Université Lumière de Bujumbura were authenticated on 24 March 2000 by the Bujumbura Notarial Office and are the subject of Act No. M/810/2000.
Its opening was authorized by the letter of the Minister of National Education No. 610/N.S./1245/2000 dated 13 June 2000.

The effective start of its activities took place on September 25, 2000.
The ULBU carries out its activities in its own premises adapted to higher education. It has four campuses on different sites in Bujumbura City Hall: MUTANGA NORD Campus with 18 classrooms of various sizes; KININDO Campus with 14 classrooms of different capacities; KAJAGA Campus housing the Center for Scientific Conferences and Meetings (CECORES) on the road to Gatumba and the KUBUMENYI COMPOUND Campus located at Avenue du Large shortly after the Kinindo Market. This center has a large conference room, 4 training rooms, a dining room and a kitchen