Denis Sassou Nguesso University
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| Motto | Rigueur - Excellence - Lumières |
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| Type | Public university |
| Established | February 5, 2021 |
| President | Professor Ange Antoine Abena |
| Students | 30,000 |
| Location | , 4°08′13″S 15°21′25″E / 4.137°S 15.357°E |
| Language | French |
| Website | www.udsn.cg |
Denis Sassou Nguesso University[1][2][3] (UDSN) is a Pan-African university established in the Republic of the Congo and inaugurated on February 5, 2021 in Kintélé. It aims to be a structure for scientific, technological, and development research with an international character.
Location
[edit]Situated in the urban commune of Kintélé in the Pool Department, Denis Sassou Nguesso University is built on a 350-hectare site adorned with 4.5 kilometers of paved roads providing access to the various completed buildings.
History
[edit]Inaugurated on February 5, 2021 by President Denis Sassou-Nguesso in the presence of his Senegalese counterpart Macky Sall, Nigerien counterpart Mahamadou Issoufou, and Bissau-Guinean counterpart Umaro Sissoco Embaló, who had traveled to Brazzaville for the occasion, this university became the second public university in the Republic of the Congo.
Institutions
[edit]Denis Sassou Nguesso University currently has three functional institutions:
- Higher Institute of Geographical, Environmental and Planning Sciences (ISSGEA)
- Higher Institute of Architecture, Urban Planning, Buildings, and Public Works (ISAUBTP)
- Faculty of Applied Sciences (FSA)
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ "Université Denis Sassou N'guesso : l'ouverture dépend de la mobilisation des fonds". adiac-congo.com. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ "Congo : la nouvelle université Denis Sassou-Nguesso n'ouvrira pas en octobre". JeuneAfrique.com. 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ "Jean Jacques Bouya annonce l'ouverture de l'université Denis Sassou N'Guesso pour octobre prochain". Vox Congo. 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
