Lovanium University

Lovanium University

university, organization

Year dem found am	1954
Found by	Honoré Marie Louis Van Waeyenbergh
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo, Belgium
Main subject	lifestance organisation
Followed by	National University of Zaire
Date dem dissolve, abolish anaa demolish	1971
Described at URL	https://www.odis.be/lnk/OR_5529
Dem separate from	Catholic University of Leuven

Lovanium University (French: Université Lovanium) na ebe Catholic Jesuit varsity insyd Kinshasa insyd de Belgian Congo. Na dem establish de varsity insyd 1954 for de Kimwenza plateau, near Kinshasa. De varsity continue make e function after independence til dem merge am into de National University of Zaire insyd 1971. Dem go fi consider am antecedent of de University of Kinshasa.

Early history

Before de foundation of Lovanium, de Catholic University of Louvain already operate multiple institutes for higher education insyd de Belgian Congo. De Fomulac (Fondation médicale de l'université de Louvain au Congo), na dem found am insyd 1926, plus de goal of make dem dey form Congolese medical personnel den researchers specialize for tropical medicine insyd. Insyd 1932 de Catholic University of Louvain found de Cadulac (Centres agronomiques de l'université de Louvain au Congo) insyd Kisantu. Na dem specialize Cadulac insyd agricultural sciences wey dem form de basis for wat later cam turn Lovanium.

Notable alumni

• Valentin Bankumuhari
• Simon Mbatshi Batshia
• Barthélémy Bisengimana
• Jacques Depelchin
• Nkulu Mitumba Kilombo
• Valentin Y. Mudimbe
• Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum
• Albert Ndele
• Pius Ngandu Nkashama
• Clémentine Nzuji
• Angela Okolo
• Étienne Tshisekedi

Notable faculty

• Marcel Lihau
• Sophie Kanza
• Daniel Biebuyck

External links

• The New Yorker 1962 article
• History of Higher Education