# University of Djibouti (Université de Djibouti)

> Djibouti's public university: founded 2006, its faculties and institutes, campus at Balbala, student numbers and notable people.

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## In short

The University of Djibouti is the public university of Djibouti, in Djibouti City ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Djibouti)).

## How it started

It was established by decree on 7 January 2006 and grew out of the University Centre of Djibouti ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Djibouti)). The university's own site says the Pôle Universitaire de Djibouti became a full university in 2006 by the will of President [Ismaïl Omar Guelleh](/en/people/ismail-omar-guelleh/) ([Université de Djibouti](https://www.univ.edu.dj/)).

## How big it is

- 2008: 2,500 students ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Djibouti)).
- 2015: more than 7,000 students (same source).
- Today: more than 11,000 students in 35 fields of study, by the university's own count ([Université de Djibouti](https://www.univ.edu.dj/)).

## Faculties and institutes

The university lists seven teaching units ([Université de Djibouti](https://www.univ.edu.dj/)):

- Faculty of Law, Economics and Management (FDEG)
- Faculty of Letters, Languages and Humanities (FLLSH)
- Faculty of Engineering (FI)
- Faculty of Medicine (FM)
- Faculty of Sciences (FS)
- University Institute of Industrial Technology (IUT-I)
- University Institute of Tertiary (services) Technology (IUT-T)

It also runs a doctoral school (same source).

## Degrees

The university's first cycle is a two-year programme leading to a DUT or DEUG; one more year leads to a *licence* (bachelor's degree) ([AACRAO EDGE, updated January 2022](https://aacrao.org/edge/country/djibouti)). EDGE noted that the university was preparing to move to the French licence, master and doctorate (LMD) system (same source). The university now lists a doctoral school ([Université de Djibouti](https://www.univ.edu.dj/)).

Teacher training for state schools runs separately, at the Centre de Formation des Personnels de l'Education Nationale (CFPEN), which offers a two-year BTS diploma ([AACRAO EDGE](https://aacrao.org/edge/country/djibouti)). EDGE names the Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training as the body overseeing education (same source).

## Where it is

The main address is the Balbala campus, at the RN2 and RN5 crossroads, Djibouti ([Université de Djibouti](https://www.univ.edu.dj/)). The site lists research projects with CEALT, Djibouti's research centre, and cooperation with [Qatar](/en/diaspora/qatar/) from 2022 (same source).

## People

Staff named by Wikipedia include Dr Abdou Idris Omar, a bioclimate researcher; [Souad Kassim Mohamed](/en/people/souad-kassim-mohamed/), a linguist and senior lecturer in French; and Hassan Rayaleh, who manages research programmes ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Djibouti)). The Olympic runner Ayanleh Souleiman is listed among its alumni (same source).

## Read more

- [Somalis in Djibouti](/en/diaspora/djibouti/)
- [Universities in Somalia](/en/society/universities-in-somalia/)

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