Kinshasa University
| University of Kinshasa Université de Kinshasa |
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|---|---|
| motto |
Scientia Splendet et Conscientia ( Latin : "Knowledge seems, conscience too") |
| founding | 1954 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Kinshasa |
| country | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Students | 26,186 (2006/2007) |
| Employee | 1,530 (2007) |
| Website | www.unikin.ac.cd/ |
The University of Kinshasa ( French Université de Kinshasa , UNIKIN ) is the most important university in the Democratic Republic of the Congo .
history
It was founded in 1954 under Belgian colonial rule as Université Lovanium and was closely associated with the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium. The campus was designed in 1951 by the Belgian architect Marcel Boulengier.
In August 1971, under President Mobutu , the university was merged with two other large universities, the Université Libre du Congo in Kisangani and the Université Nationale du Congo in Lubumbashi , founded in 1955/56 , to form the Université Nationale du Zaïre (UNAZA). In the 1980s and 1990s, this centralized national university of Zaire was then broken down again into the three individual universities, again under new names:
- Université de Kinshasa (UNIKIN)
- Université de Kisangani (UNIKIS)
- Université de Lubumbashi (UNILU)
In 2007 the college had 26,186 students and 1,530 employees.
campus
University main building, 2006
UNIKIN University Hospital, 2008
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Individual evidence
- ^ A b c d Université de Kinshasa Southern African Regional Universities Association
- ↑ Françoise Hiraux: Catalog de l'exposition Lovanium présentée à Louvain-la-Neuve, au Forum des Halles, du 26 avril au 9 mai 2008 . In: www.uclouvain.be . Retrieved July 17, 2016.
Coordinates: 4 ° 25 ′ 10 ″ S , 15 ° 18 ′ 35 ″ E