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Julius Nyerere University of Kankan

Coordinates: 10°22′30.36″N 9°18′6.34″W / 10.3751000°N 9.3017611°W / 10.3751000; -9.3017611
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Julius Nyerere University of Kankan
Université Julius Nyerere de Kankan
Established1968
RectorMoustapha Sangaré.[1]
Location
Kankan
,
Guinea

10°22′30.36″N 9°18′6.34″W / 10.3751000°N 9.3017611°W / 10.3751000; -9.3017611
AffiliationsAgence universitaire de la Francophonie
Websitewww.ujnk.org

Julius Nyerere University of Kankan (UJNK), also known as Université de Kankan is a university in Kankan, Guinea.[2] It is named after Julius Nyerere, the first President of Tanzania.

History

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In 1964 the school was founded as an École normale secondaire, with the intended goal of training Secondary School and Lycée teachers. It was re-dubbed école normale supérieure in 1966. In 1968 the school became a national university in affiliation with the Gamal Abdel Nasser University in Conakry, with the name Institut Polytechnique de Kankan. The school was renamed « université Julius-Nyerere de Kankan » on September 27, 1989.[3] Alumni include the writer Mariama Kesso Diallo.[4]

Organisation

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The university is composed of four faculties, a higher school and masters:[5]

  • Faculty of natural sciences (Faculté des sciences de la nature)
  • Faculty of Social Sciences (Faculté des sciences sociales)
  • Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management (Faculté des sciences économiques et de gestion)
  • Faculty of Literature and Language (Faculté des lettres et langue)
  • Higher School of Information Sciences (École supérieure des sciences de l'information)
  • Master in biodiversity and ecology (Master biodiversité et écologie)
  • Master in physical chemistry and material science (Master physico-chimique et des matériaux)
  • multidisciplinary Master in social sciences (Master pluridisciplinaire en sciences sociales)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Urgent : Alpha Condé nomme un nouveau recteur à l'Université Julius Nyeréré de Kankan". Actu jeune (in French). 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  2. ^ "Etudes en Guinee" (PDF) (in French). Projet EtudiantGuinée. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Université Julius N'yerere Kankan - Home Page" (in French). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. ^ O'Toole, Thomas; Baker, Janice E. (2005). Historical dictionary of Guinea. Scarecrow Press. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-8108-4634-0. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Nos membres - AUF". AUF (in French). Retrieved 31 March 2023..
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