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The University of Mbuji Mayi (UM) is an accredited private university in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...
, located in the province of Kasai-Oriental, city of
Mbuji Mayi Mbuji-Mayi (formerly Bakwanga) is a city and the capital of Kasai-Oriental Province in the south-central Democratic Republic of Congo. It is thought to be the second largest city in the country, after the capital Kinshasa and ahead of Lubumbashi, ...
. The university is one of the many initiatives by the "Fondation Cardinal Malula". The UM, exists alongside other institutions of higher learning such as the C.U.M (Centre Universitaire de Mbuyi). People mostly mix these two different and separate entities. At its creation, the C.U.M was an ''Extension of national public universities" amongst which the
University of Kinshasa The University of Kinshasa (), colloquially known by its acronym UNIKIN, is a public university located in Kinshasa's Lemba, Kinshasa, Lemba commune within the western region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the country's premier un ...
'', the University of Lubumbashi and the University of Kisangani. Instruction is in
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History

The University was created 1 October 2004 as Mbuji Mayi Center University (C.U.K.) extension of the University of Kinshasa, and became autonomous in 2010 following Ministerial order No. 157/MINESU/CABMIN/EBK/PK/2010 27 September 2010.


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List of universities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo This is a list of universities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Universities Other institutions References {{Universities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo * Universities A university () is an educational institution, ...
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Education in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Primary education in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is not free or compulsory. The education system in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is governed by three government ministries: the ''Ministère de l'Enseignement Primaire, Se ...


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Ministerial Decree A ministerial decree or ministerial order is a decree by a ministry. With a ministerial decree the administrative department is delegated the task to impose a formal judgement or mandate. Ministerial decrees are usually imposed under the authorit ...
No. 157/MINESU/CABMIN/EBK-PK-2010 September 27, 2010, on the empowerment of some extensions of the institutions of higher and university education (article 2 point 8) Universities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Universities and colleges established in 2004 2004 establishments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{DRCongo-university-stub