Denis Sassou Nguesso University

Public university in Congo Brazzaville
4°08′13″S 15°21′25″E / 4.137°S 15.357°E / -4.137; 15.357LanguageFrenchWebsitewww.udsn.cg

Denis Sassou Nguesso University[1][2][3] (UDSN) is a Pan-African university established in the Republic of the Congo and inaugurated on February 5, 2021 (2021-02-05) in Kintélé. It aims to be a structure for scientific, technological, and development research with an international character.

Location

Situated in the urban commune of Kintélé in the Pool Department, Denis Sassou Nguesso University is built on a 350-hectare site adorned with 4.5 kilometers of paved roads providing access to the various completed buildings.

History

Inaugurated on February 5, 2021 (2021-02-05) by President Denis Sassou-Nguesso in the presence of his Senegalese counterpart Macky Sall, Nigerien counterpart Mahamadou Issoufou, and Bissau-Guinean counterpart Umaro Sissoco Embaló, who had traveled to Brazzaville for the occasion, this university became the second public university in the Republic of the Congo.

Institutions

Denis Sassou Nguesso University currently has three functional institutions:

  • Higher Institute of Geographical, Environmental and Planning Sciences (ISSGEA)
  • Higher Institute of Architecture, Urban Planning, Buildings, and Public Works (ISAUBTP)
  • Faculty of Applied Sciences (FSA)

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Université Denis Sassou N'guesso : l'ouverture dépend de la mobilisation des fonds". adiac-congo.com. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  2. ^ "Congo : la nouvelle université Denis Sassou-Nguesso n'ouvrira pas en octobre". JeuneAfrique.com. 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  3. ^ "Jean Jacques Bouya annonce l'ouverture de l'université Denis Sassou N'Guesso pour octobre prochain". Vox Congo. 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2020-08-27.

See also

  • Marien Ngouabi University
  • École supérieure de gestion et d'administration des entreprises (ESGAE)
  • Official website
  • flagRepublic of the Congo portal