National University of Equatorial Guinea

De National University of Equatorial Guinea (UNGE, Universidad Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial insyd Spanish) be public institution of higher education, ebe one of de main universities of Equatorial Guinea insyd Central Africa. E get main campus insyd Malabo as well as unit insyd Bata. Ein current Rector be Filiberto Ntutumu Nguema Nchama. History De university tradition of UNGE dey date back to de Spanish colonial period, wen na dem found de country ein first high schools, dem anchor insyd de Spanish concern before de various decolonization movements wey na e dey begin make e take shape for de African continent top. From de colonial period to independence De course of de UNGE begin plus de former Indigenous Colonial Institute (insyd Spanish: Instituto Colonial Indígena), dem create for March 30, 1935, plus vocation for technical education. However, na ebe only for August 6, 1943, wen na dem elevate dis Institute go Indigenous Higher School (ESI; insyd Spanish: Escuela Superior Indígena), wey in fact begin higher education insyd Guinea. From 1958 dey go, dem rename de ESI de Santo Tomás de Aquino Higher School (insyd Spanish: Escuela Superior Santo Tomás de Aquino), dem sanso change ein name insyd 1959 to de Provincial Higher School (insyd Spanish: Escuela Superior Provincial). For dis period insyd de establishment exist diplomas of administration, teaching (today pedagogy) den commerce (now economic sciences). While de country cam turn independent, under de command of de dictator Macías Nguema, dem reformulate de school, wey dem denominate am insyd 1971 of Martin Luther King Higher School (ESMLK; insyd Spanish: Escuela Superior "Martin Luther King"). De school, however, no be able make e fulfill broad training role, fact dat go occur insyd de 1980s per, plus de unification of de ESMLK plus de School of Teaching of Malabo, wey dey allow mainly make e expand de training of graduates make dem teach for primary levels den secondary. Post-coup reforms by Obiang Wen Teodoro Obiang take ova de government insyd coup in 1979, he seek make he expand access to higher education thru strong cooperation plus UNESCO den de Spanish government. Dis culminate insyd de transformation of ESMLK, for 1984 insyd, for University School of Training of de Teachers of Malabo (insyd Spanish: Escuela Universitaria de Formación del Profesorado de Malabo). For addition, de National School of Agriculture (later de University School of Agricultural, Fisheries den Forestry) na dem create insyd 1987, plus financing from de African Development Bank. De educational reforms dem propose by UNESCO to Obiang sanso give origin to de University School of Training of de Professors of Bata den to University School of Health den Environment. Formation of UNGE Dese four schools give de possibility of maturing higher education to de country, while dem form important technical staff. Dem face plus dis, de government see de need make e implement university wey go fi cam federate de institutions. De National University of Equatorial Guinea (UNGE; insyd Spanish: Universidad Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial) na dem create am thru Law No. 12/1995 of January 6, 1995, wey dey bring dem togeda: University School of Teacher Training of Malabo; University School of Agricultural, Fisheries den Forest Studies; University School of Teacher Training of Bata; University School of Health den Environment. Insyd 1998 na dem incorporate de University School of Administration into de structure of UNGE wey na dem create de Faculty of Arts den Social Sciences. Insyd 2001 ba dem create de Faculty of Medical Sciences den de University School of Engineering den Technique. Organisational structure Insyd 2015 na dem organize de university according to de organizational structure wey dey follow: Faculty of Environment; Faculty of Arts den Social Sciences; Faculty of Education Sciences of Malabo; Faculty of Educational Sciences of Bata; Faculty of Architecture den Engineering of Bata; Medical Sciences College; Faculty of Humanities den Religious Sciences. De UNGE still dey compose of 3 affiliated university schools: University School of Agricultural, Fisheries den Forest Studies "Obiang Nguema Mbasogo" (Faculty of Engineering of Malabo); University School of Administration; University School of Health den Environment. Infrastructure De Main Campus insyd Malabo dey locate for Hassan II Avenue top. Na dem build de headquarters building of de rectory insyd 1949 wey ebe part of de nation ein architectural patrimony. De Malabo campus residence get capacity of 200 seats. De university get rectory headquarters insyd Bata. De university still be one of de responsible for de Luba Crater Scientific Reserve, wey dey develop chaw research projects der, mainly for de local primate population top. Rectors References External links Universidad Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial (Spanish)