Universities and colleges
University of Djibouti (Université de Djibouti)
The University of Djibouti is Djibouti's public university, set up by decree on 7 January 2006 from the earlier University Centre of Djibouti. It has five faculties, including medicine and engineering, and two technology institutes. It had 2,500 students in 2008 and says it now has more than 11,000 in 35 fields of study.
In short
The University of Djibouti is the public university of Djibouti, in Djibouti City (Wikipedia).
How it started
It was established by decree on 7 January 2006 and grew out of the University Centre of Djibouti (Wikipedia). 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 (Université de Djibouti).
How big it is
- 2008: 2,500 students (Wikipedia).
- 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).
Faculties and institutes
The university lists seven teaching units (Université de Djibouti):
- 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). 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).
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). 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). The site lists research projects with CEALT, Djibouti's research centre, and cooperation with Qatar from 2022 (same source).
People
Staff named by Wikipedia include Dr Abdou Idris Omar, a bioclimate researcher; Souad Kassim Mohamed, a linguist and senior lecturer in French; and Hassan Rayaleh, who manages research programmes (Wikipedia). The Olympic runner Ayanleh Souleiman is listed among its alumni (same source).
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Sources
- Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- Université de Djibouti · univ.edu.dj
- AACRAO EDGE, updated January 2022 · aacrao.org
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