University of Kinshasa

De University of Kinshasa (French: Université de Kinshasa), commonly dem know as UNIKIN, be one of de three major varsities insyd de Democratic Republic of the Congo, togeda plus de University of Kisangani den University of Lubumbashi. Originally dem found am insyd 1954 as Lovanium University during Belgian colonial rule, na dem establish de current varsity wey dey follow de division of de National University of Zaire (UNAZA) insyd 1981. De varsity dey locate insyd Kinshasa ein Lemba commune.

De varsity get enrollment of 29,554 den faculty den research staff of 1,929 insyd de 2018–19 academic year,"Université de Kinshasa". Southern African Regional Universities Association. Retrieved December 15, 2010. wey currently e get twelve academic divisions."Facultés" (insyd French). University of Kinshasa. Retrieved December 15, 2010. Dem strategically locate de Notre-Dame de la Sagesse for de campus top wey edey provide pastoral ministries to professors den students.

 History 

 Lovanium University 
Na dem establish de varsity insyd 1954 as Lovanium University by Belgian colonial authorities dey follow criticism say dem do too little make dem educate de Congolese people. Na de varsity be originally affiliate plus de Catholic University of Leuven insyd Belgium. Wen dem gbele am, de varsity receive heavy subsidies from de colonial governmentWorld Bank (2005). Education In the Democratic Republic of Congo. Washington, D.C.: World Bank Publications. pp. 102–122. ISBN 9780821361214. den funding from de Ford Foundation, de Rockefeller Foundation den de United States Agency for International Development wey dem laud am as de best varsity for Africa insyd.Greenhouse, Steven (June 2, 1988). "Kinshasa Journal; Hunger Competes With a Thirst for Knowledge". The New York Times. New York. pp. Section A, Page 4, Column 3, Foreign Desk.

 National University of Zaire 
Insyd August 1971, dem merfe de varsity plus de Protestant Autonomous University of Congo (Université Libre du Congo) den The University of Congo at Lubumbashi (dem found am insyd 1956) into de National University of Zaire (Université Nationale du Zaïre, UNAZA). Na dem cut ties plus de Catholic University of Leuven, den funding give de varsity begin dey drop precipitously. For dis point, de varsity get enrollment capacity of just 5,000.

 Faculties den divisions 
Der be twelve academic divisions for de varsity:

 Faculty of Arts den Humanities
 Faculty of Law
 Faculty of Economics den Management
 Faculty of Social Sciences Policy den Administrative
 Faculty of Engineering
 Faculty of Science
 De subjects wey dey follow dey available make dem study insyd de Faculty of Science: Physics, mathematics, computer science, biology, chemistry, geology.
 Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
 Faculty of Psychology den Educational Sciences
 Faculty of Medicine
 De subjects wey dey follow dey available make dem study insyd de faculty of medicine: biological medicine, physical medicine den dentistry.
 Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
 Faculty of Petrochemistry den Renewable Energies

 Public figures 

 Former teachers 

 Marcel Lihau, lawyer
 Mabi Mulumba, Congolese politician

 Notable alumni 

 Didier Etumba, Congolese military officer
 Sylvestre Ilunga, Congolese politician
 Steve Wembi, Congolese criminologist den investigative journalist
 Webe Kadima, Congolese academic
 Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary, Congolese politician
 Alain Daniel Shekomba, Congolese businessman, politician den physicist
 Jacqueline Penge Sanganyoi, Congolese politician

 References 

 Read further 

 Tsakala Munikengi, Télésphore; Bongo-Pasi Moke Sangol, Willy (2004). "The Diplomatic Paradox: University of Kinshasa between Crisis and Salvation". In Trefon, Theodore (ed.). Reinventing Order in Congo: How People Respond to State Failure in Kinshasa. London: Zed Books. pp. 82–98. ISBN 1842774905.

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 Homepage of de University of Kinshasa (insyd French)

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