Julius Nyerere University of Kankan (UJNK), also known as Université de Kankan is a university in

Kankan Kankan ( Mandingo: Kánkàn; N’ko: ߞߊ߲ߞߊ߲߫) is the largest city in Guinea in land area, and the third largest in population, with a population of 198,013 people as of 2020. The city is located in eastern Guinea about east of the ...

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. It is named after

Julius Nyerere Julius Kambarage Nyerere (; 13 April 1922 – 14 October 1999) was a Tanzanian politician, anti-colonial activist, and political theorist. He governed Tanganyika (1961–1964), Tanganyika as prime minister from 1961 to 1962 and then as presid ...

, the first President of

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History

In 1964 the school was founded as an ''École normale secondaire'', with the intended goal of training

Secondary School A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., b ...

and

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teachers. It was re-dubbed ''école normale supérieure'' in 1966. In 1968 the school became a national university in affiliation with the

Gamal Abdel Nasser University Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry (in French ''L'Université Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry'', UGANC), is the largest university in Guinea. It is located in Dixinn Commune, Conakry, Guinea. The name is generally shortened to the University ...

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, with the name ''Institut Polytechnique de Kankan''. The school was renamed « université Julius-Nyerere de Kankan » on September 27, 1989. Alumni include the writer

Mariama Kesso Diallo Mariama Kesso Diallo is a Guinean writer living in Switzerland. Diallo graduated from the University of Kankan and the University of Geneva. In 2000 she published the autobiographical novel ''La chance'', describing her escape from Guinea with her ...

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Organisation

The university is composed of four faculties, a higher school and masters:. * Faculty of

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() * Faculty of Social Sciences () * Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management () * Faculty of Literature and Language () * Higher School of Information Sciences () * Master in biodiversity and ecology () * Master in physical chemistry and material science () * multidisciplinary Master in social sciences ()

Notable Alumni

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- politician

References

External links

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{{authority control Kankan Universities in Guinea U Universities and colleges established in 1968 1968 establishments in Guinea

History

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Notable Alumni

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