University of Lubumbashi

University of Lubumbashi

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Year dem found am	1955
Native label	Université de Lubumbashi
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinate location	11°36′52″S 27°28′50″E
Member of	Agence universitaire de la Francophonie, Association of African Universities
Demma headquarters location	Lubumbashi
Dey follow	National University of Zaire
Dema official website	http://www.unilu.ac.cd/

De University of Lubumbashi (French: Université de Lubumbashi), dem sanso know am by de acronym UNILU, be one of de largest varsities insyd de Democratic Republic of the Congo. Edey locate insyd Lubumbashi insyd Haut-Katanga Province, previously Katanga Province. De campus dey locate insyd de northern part of de city, west of de airport.

History

Dem create de varsity insyd 1955 under Belgian colonial rule as de Official University of the Congo and Ruanda-Urundi (French: Université officielle du Congo et du Ruanda-Urundi) by de University of Liège wey dem open am insyd 1956. Ebe one of de institutions dem merge go de National University of Zaire for 1971 insyd. Na dem re-establish am as autonomous varsity insyd 1981 wen na dem split up de National University of Zaire.

Notable faculty

• Edgar C. Polomé, linguist

Notable alumni

• Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo, Roman Catholic archbishop
• Sammy Baloji, photographer
• General William Yakutumba, rebel commander
• Agnes Nyirandabaruta, vice pee of Court of Appeal of Rwanda

Books

• Kisangani, Emizet F. (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Latham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 9781442273160.
• Weiss, Harvey (1995). "Zaire: Collapsed Society, Surviving State, Future Polity". In Jacob Blaustein &: Ira William Zartman (ed.). Collapsed States The Disintegration and Restoration of Legitimate Authority. Boulder, CO: L. Rienner Publishers. pp. 157–160. ISBN 9781555875602.

External links

• UNILU homepage
• Southern African University
• Archive University of Lubumbashi, Royal Museum for Central Africa