University of Kisangani

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Year dem found am	1981, 1963
Short name	UNIKIS
Motto text	Scientia splendet et conscientia
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd	Kisangani
Coordinate location	0°30′50″N 25°10′35″E
Member of	Agence universitaire de la Francophonie, Association of African Universities
Dey follow	National University of Zaire
Tym dem start	1963
Dema official website	http://www.unikis.ac.cd/

De University of Kisangani (UNIKIS) dey locate insyd de city of Kisangani insyd de Democratic Republic of the Congo. Na dem found am insyd 1963 by Protestant missionaries as de Free University of the Congo (French: Université libre du Congo, ULC); dem transform am go part of de National University of Zaire insyd 1971, den insyd 1981 na dem separate am from dat National University, along plus de University of Kinshasa den de University of Lubumbashi, dey assume ein present identity as de University of Kisangani. Ein presido be Professor Dr. Toengaho Lokundo.

History

Dem found de University of Kisangani insyd 1963, by de Congo Protestant Council, coalition of Protestant churches wey dey operate insyd de Congo. Na de varsity ein original name be de Free University of the Congo, wey e begin plus 50 students den six full-time professors.

Early critics accuse de founders, small group of American Protestant missionaries, of dem dey try make dem create counterweight to Belgian den Catholic Church influence for de fresh country insyd. De varsity receive sam funding from various Protestant groups, buh de fresh Congolese government den de governments of West Germany den de Netherlands sanso contribute.^[1]

For February 2019 insyd dem report say UNIKIS students riot den attack academic staff den local authorities.^[2]

Faculties den divisions

Der be eight faculties 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 Sciences
- De subjects wey dey follow be available make dem study insyd de Faculty of Science: mathematics, biology, chemistry.
Faculty of Psychology den Educational Sciences
Faculty of Medicine den Pharmacy
- De subjects wey dey follow be available make dem study insyd de faculty of medicine: biological medicine, public health, pharmacy.

References

↑ Lukas, J. Anthony (October 13, 1963). "New University Starts In Congo" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
↑ "Université de Kisangani : des étudiants attaquent des résidences des professeurs et des administratifs". Radio Okapi. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

[1] Lukas, J. Anthony (October 13, 1963). "New University Starts In Congo" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved 4 April 2016.

[2] "Université de Kisangani : des étudiants attaquent des résidences des professeurs et des administratifs". Radio Okapi. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

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