Julius Nyerere University of Kankan

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

History

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 » en September 27, 1989. Alumni include the writer Mariama Kesso Diallo.

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Organisation

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

• Faculty of natural sciences ()
• Faculty of Social Sciences ()
• Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management ()
• Faculty of Literature and Language ()
• Higher School of Information Sciences ()
• Master in biodiversity and ecology ()
• Master in physical chemistry and material science ()
• multidisciplinary Master in social sciences ()

Notable alumni

• Aly Kaba - politician

See also

• List of Islamic educational institutions
• List of buildings and structures in Guinea

References

External links

• Official site