The Catholic University of South Sudan ''(abbreviated as CUofSS for short)'' is a

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located in

South Sudan South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of th ...

. CUofSS consists of two campuses; one in the capital of

Juba Juba () is the capital and largest city of South Sudan. The city is situated on the White Nile and also serves as the capital of the Central Equatoria State. It is the world's newest capital city to be elevated as such, and had a population ...

, while the other is located in the city of Wau. The university is fairly new as it was established and operating since 2008. However, the university was founded approximately three years before the independence of South Sudan.

History

In July 2007, five

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from Sudan decided to establish a

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university that would have campuses and institutions in both northern and southern Sudan. The Catholic University of South Sudan opened with 50 pioneer students on 29 September 2008, as a private institution of higher education. In its first year of operation of the 2008–2009

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, the school enrolled 250 students, which is reported to be a high number for a country like that. The

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Father Michael Schultheis served as its first vice-chancellor (2008–2013), followed by Dr fr. Matthew Pagan Daniel. In 2013, the campus in Wau started a project establishing new areas of study, including mineralogy and mining studies. The campus fully instituted these by 2014.

Location and faculties

The university's main campus is located in the city of

Jubek State Jubek State was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It contained the national capital, Juba, which is also the largest city in South Sudan. The state bordered include Yei River county to the southwest ...

, in the southern region of

. The city of Juba is the

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of South Sudan and is the largest city in the country. The university maintains a second campus in the city of Wau,

Wau State Wau may refer to: Places and jurisdictions Papua New Guinea * Wau, Papua New Guinea * Wau Airport (Papua New Guinea) * Wau Rural LLG, (local level government) South Sudan * Wau State * Wau, South Sudan City * Wau railway station * Wau ...

, which is approximately northwest of Juba. The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is located in Juba. However, the Faculties of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Engineering is based in the city of Wau. The second campus in Wau also offers

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and

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studies, implemented by 2014.

School description

The university offers

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classes, including art and social sciences such as peace and conflicts studies and , and also science related classes, including

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, economic sciences,

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, mineralogy, and mining classes. The school has a container library, which was donated to the school in 2009.

History

Location and faculties

School description

References

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