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University of Bahr El-Ghazal (UBG) is a
university A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ...
in
South Sudan South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the ...
located in Wau, the capital of Western Bahr El Ghazal State. It was established in 1991.


Location

The University is located in the city of
Wau 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, South Sudan * Wau, South Sudan, city * Wau railway s ...
, in ''Wau County'', Wau State in the Bahr El Ghazal Region in the northwestern part of
South Sudan South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the ...
. It is northwest 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, Central Equatoria State. It is the most recently declared national capital and had a populatio ...
, the capital and largest city.


History

UBG is a
public university A public university, state university, or public college is a university or college that is State ownership, owned by the state or receives significant funding from a government. Whether a national university is considered public varies from o ...
. The university was established in 1991, in response to the educational needs of the citizens of South Sudan. It is one of the five public universities in the country; the other four being: * Juba National University in Juba, * John Garang Memorial University in
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*
Alexandria University Alexandria University () is a public university in Alexandria, Egypt. It was established in 1938 as a satellite of Fouad University (the name of which was later changed to Cairo University), becoming an independent entity in 1942. It was known as ...
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Tonj Tonj is a town located in Warrap State, in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan. It is known by various names, including ''Kalkuel, Genanyuon, Jurkatac, Madiera, Genngeu, and Tonjdit''. The town is bordered by Rumbek, Cueibet, Yambio, B ...
* Rumbek University in
Rumbek Rumbek () is the capital of Lakes State in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan. Location Rumbek is approximately by road northwest of Juba, the capital and largest city in the country. Its coordinates are and its elevation is abov ...
, * University of Northern Bahr El-Ghazal in Aweil, *
Upper Nile University Upper Nile University (UNU) is a university in South Sudan. Who We Are? Upper Nile University was established in accordance with the decree from the Council of Ministers on the 9th Feb 1991 after passing the University constitution on 6th Nov. 19 ...
in
Malakal Malakal is a city in South Sudan, serving as the capital of Upper Nile (state), Upper Nile State in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan, along the White Nile, White Nile River. It also serves as the headquarter of Malakal County and it us ...
. The incumbent Vice Chancellor of the University of Bahr El-Ghazal is Prof. Dr. Erneo Bernardo Ochi replacing Professor. Dr. Victor Laku Kwajok. In 2020 Awut Deng Achuil was appointed the chair of the council of the university, the first woman to head a university in South Sudan.


Colleges

, the university maintains the following colleges: * College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS) * Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences *
College of Economics and Social Studies A college (Latin: ''collegium'') may be a tertiary educational institution (sometimes awarding degrees), part of a collegiate university, an institution offering vocational education, a further education institution, or a secondary school ...
* College of Education *
College of Veterinary Sciences A college (Latin: ''collegium'') may be a tertiary educational institution (sometimes awarding degrees), part of a collegiate university, an institution offering vocational education, a further education institution, or a secondary school ...
* College of Agriculture - (2018) * Intermediate Diploma Program (3 years diploma)


See also

*
Wau, South Sudan Wau (; also known as Wow, Waw, or Wau Town) is a town, locally referred to as a city, in northwestern South Sudan on the western bank of Jur River. It is the capital of Western Bahr el Ghazal region in South Sudan. It lies approximately northw ...
* ''
Wau County Wau County is a county in Western Bahr el Ghazal state, in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan. Wau County was home to the state's capital, Wau. It is the most populous county in the state with over 232,910 people. The seat of Wau County ...
'' *
Western Bahr el Ghazal Western Bahr el Ghazal is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of and as of 2020 has estimated 600,000 in population. It is part of the Bahr el Ghazal region. Its capital is Wau. The state shared international borders with Sudan to the north ...
*
Bahr el Ghazal Bahr el-Ghazal (, also transliterated ''Bahr al-Ghazal'', ''Baḥr al-Ghazāl'', ''Bahr el-Gazel'', or versions of these without the hyphen) may refer to two distinct places, both named after ephemeral or dry rivers. Chad * Bahr el-Ghazal (wadi in ...
*
Education in South Sudan Education in South Sudan is modelled after the educational system of the Republic of Sudan. Primary education consists of eight years, followed by four years of secondary education, and then four years of university instruction; the 8 + 4 + 4 ...
*
List of universities in South Sudan This is a list of universities in South Sudan: Public universities * John Garang University of Science and Technology, Bor, 2006 * Rumbek University, Rumbek, 2010 * University of Bahr El-Ghazal, Wau, 1991 * University of Juba, 1977 * Uni ...


References


External links


Location of Wau At Google Maps


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