The University of Zalingei 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 ...

located in

Central Darfur Central Darfur State () is a state in south-western Sudan, and one of five comprising the Darfur region. It was created in January 2012 as a result of the ongoing peace process for the wider Darfur region. The state capital is Zalingei. The sta ...

Sudan Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopi ...

. Its headquarters is based in the town of

Zalingei Zalingei or Zalinjay () is a town in Sudan, Western Sudan, and it is capital of Central Darfur state. As of 2009, it had an estimated population of 27,258. The town experiencing security instability since 2003. This is because of the rebels and ar ...

, its namesake. It was established in March 1994. The university is funded by Sudan's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. As of September 2011, the university was a member in good standing of the

Association of African Universities The Association of African Universities (AAU) (, ) is a university association of African universities based in Accra, Ghana. With member institutions all around Africa, AAU provides a forum for cooperation and exchange of information on higher ...

. On 31 August 2021, conflict arose between students of the university and government forces after students demanded that the gates of the former

United Nations–African Union Mission in Darfur The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (known by its acronym UNAMID) was a joint African Union (AU) and United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission formally approved by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1769 on 31 ...

headquarters be opened to them. In the subsequent clashes, a student was killed. The university subsequently closed indefinitely.

Faculties and institutes

Faculty of Agriculture

The Faculty of Agriculture awards

honors Honour (or honor in American English) is the quality of being honorable. Honor or Honour may also refer to: People * Honor (given name), a unisex given name, including a list of people with the name * Honour (surname), English-language surnam ...

Bachelors of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, B.S., B.Sc., SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree that is awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Scienc ...

in Agriculture after the successful completion of the prescribed curriculum within ten semesters. It includes the following specializations:

crop science Agricultural science (or agriscience for short) is a broad multidisciplinary field of biology that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture. Professiona ...

agricultural economics Agricultural economics is an applied field of economics concerned with the application of economic theory in optimizing the production and distribution of food and fiber products. Agricultural economics began as a branch of economics that specif ...

horticulture Horticulture (from ) is the art and science of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, trees, shrubs and ornamental plants. Horticulture is commonly associated with the more professional and technical aspects of plant cultivation on a smaller and mo ...

crop protection Pest control is the regulation or management of a species defined as a pest; such as any animal, plant or fungus that impacts adversely on human activities or environment. The human response depends on the importance of the damage done and wi ...

animal production Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, management, production, nutrition, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock. ...

, agricultural engineering,

food technology Food technology is a branch of food science that addresses the production, preservation, quality control and research and development of food products. It may also be understood as the science of ensuring that a society is food secure and ha ...

agricultural extension Agricultural extension is the application of scientific research and new knowledge to agricultural practices through farmer education. The field of 'extension' now encompasses a wider range of communication and learning activities organized for r ...

, and

rural development Rural development is the process of improving the quality of life, quality of life and economic well-being of people living in rural areas, often relatively isolated and sparsely populated areas. Often, rural regions have experienced rural povert ...

Faculty of Forestry Sciences

This Faculty of Forestry Sciences awards

Forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests and woodlands for associated resources for human and Natural environment, environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and ...

, Range, and

Wildlife Wildlife refers to domestication, undomesticated animals and uncultivated plant species which can exist in their natural habitat, but has come to include all organisms that grow or live wilderness, wild in an area without being species, introdu ...

after the successful completion of their prescribed curriculum within ten semesters.

Faculty of Education

The Faculty of Education awards both

in Education and a Bachelors of Art in Education after successful completion of eight semesters. The faculty's is made up of ten departments:

biology Biology is the scientific study of life and living organisms. It is a broad natural science that encompasses a wide range of fields and unifying principles that explain the structure, function, growth, History of life, origin, evolution, and ...

chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...

physics Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...

mathematics Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes methods, Mathematical theory, theories and theorems that are developed and Mathematical proof, proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself. There are many ar ...

geography Geography (from Ancient Greek ; combining 'Earth' and 'write', literally 'Earth writing') is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding o ...

history History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some t ...

Arabic language Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

English language English is a West Germanic language that developed in early medieval England and has since become a English as a lingua franca, global lingua franca. The namesake of the language is the Angles (tribe), Angles, one of the Germanic peoples th ...

Islamic studies Islamic studies is the academic study of Islam, which is analogous to related fields such as Jewish studies and Quranic studies. Islamic studies seeks to understand the past and the potential future of the Islamic world. In this multidiscipli ...

, and

psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feel ...

. The faculty also awards

bachelors in different aforementioned specializations to distinguished students after the successful completion of ten semesters.

Faculty of Education – basic level

The basic level Faculty of Education awards

Bachelors of Education in Science and Mathematics after the successful completion of its prescribed curriculum within eight semesters. The faculty is composed of multiple departments: Education and Psychological Sciences and Mathematics, Social Sciences, and Language and Islamic studies.

Faculty of Languages and Linguistic Sciences

The Faculty of Languages and Linguistic Sciences awards

bachelors A bachelor is a man who is not and never has been married.Bachelors are, in Pitt & al.'s phrasing, "men who live independently, outside of their parents' home and other institutional settings, who are neither married nor cohabitating". (). Etymo ...

in the Arabic and English languages after the successful completion of eight semesters. The faculty also awards

bachelors in Arabic and English language to distinguished students after the successful completion of ten semesters. The faculty is made up of two departments: Arabic Language and English Language.

Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences

The Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences awards bachelor in

economics Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...

accounting Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the process of recording and processing information about economic entity, economic entities, such as businesses and corporations. Accounting measures the results of an organization's economic activit ...

, and

business administration Business administration is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. Overview The administration of a business includes the performance o ...

after the successful completion of eight semesters. The faculty also awards honors bachelor in the same subjects to distinguished students after the successful completion of ten semesters. The faculty includes the three departments: Economics, Accounting, and Business Administration.

Faculty of Medicine

The Faculty of Medicine awards bachelors in

medicine Medicine is the science and Praxis (process), practice of caring for patients, managing the Medical diagnosis, diagnosis, prognosis, Preventive medicine, prevention, therapy, treatment, Palliative care, palliation of their injury or disease, ...

and

surgery Surgery is a medical specialty that uses manual and instrumental techniques to diagnose or treat pathological conditions (e.g., trauma, disease, injury, malignancy), to alter bodily functions (e.g., malabsorption created by bariatric surgery s ...

after the successful completion of the prescribed curriculum within twelve semesters.

Faculty of Health Sciences

The Faculty of Health Sciences awards

Nursing Nursing is a health care profession that "integrates the art and science of caring and focuses on the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and human functioning; prevention of illness and injury; facilitation of healing; and alle ...

and bachelors in

public health Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the de ...

after the successful completion of prescribed the curriculum within ten semesters.

Faculty of Technology Sciences

The Faculty of Technology Sciences awards

diploma A diploma is a document awarded by an educational institution (such as a college or university) testifying the recipient has graduated by successfully completing their courses of studies. Historically, it has also referred to a charter or offi ...

s in

, financial management, and

information technology Information technology (IT) is a set of related fields within information and communications technology (ICT), that encompass computer systems, software, programming languages, data processing, data and information processing, and storage. Inf ...

after the successful completion of the prescribed curriculum within six semesters.

Faculty of Community Development

The Faculty of Community Development awards different certificates for attending short training courses in different fields pertaining to community needs.

College of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research

The College of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research awards higher degrees (

s, masters, and

doctorate A doctorate (from Latin ''doctor'', meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism '' licentia docendi'' ("licence to teach ...

s) in different scientific fields after the successful completion of their prescribed curriculum.

Institute of Peace Studies and Development

The Institute of Peace Studies and Development focuses on

peace studies Peace is a state of harmony in the absence of hostility and violence, and everything that discusses achieving human welfare through justice and peaceful conditions. In a societal sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such ...

conflict resolution Conflict resolution is conceptualized as the methods and processes involved in facilitating the peaceful ending of Conflict (process), conflict and Revenge, retribution. Committed group members attempt to resolve group conflicts by actively co ...

gender issues Gender is the range of social, psychological, cultural, and behavioral aspects of being a man (or boy), woman (or girl), or third gender. Although gender often corresponds to sex, a transgender person may identify with a gender other than ...

woman A woman is an adult female human. Before adulthood, a female child or Adolescence, adolescent is referred to as a girl. Typically, women are of the female sex and inherit a pair of X chromosomes, one from each parent, and women with functi ...

child care Child care, also known as day care, is the care and supervision of one or more children, typically ranging from three months to 18 years old. Although most parents spend a significant amount of time caring for their child(ren), childcare typica ...

human rights Human rights are universally recognized Morality, moral principles or Social norm, norms that establish standards of human behavior and are often protected by both Municipal law, national and international laws. These rights are considered ...

, and

social development Social development can refer to: * Psychosocial development * Social change Social change is the alteration of the social order of a society which may include changes in social institutions, social behaviours or social relations. Sustained at ...

. The institute awards higher degrees (

s, masters, and

s) in the aforementioned fields of studies.

Jebel Marra Institute for Research and African Studies

The Jebel Marra Institute for Research and African Studies focuses on research in national traditions, heritage, folklore, norms, folkways, and social African studies. The institute also awards higher degrees (

s, masters, and

s) in the aforementioned fields of studies.

Institute Of Holy Quran and the Origination of Science

The Institute Of Holy

Quran The Quran, also Romanization, romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a Waḥy, revelation directly from God in Islam, God (''Allah, Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which ...

and the Origination of Science focuses on the Quran and its relation to science,

hadith Hadith is the Arabic word for a 'report' or an 'account f an event and refers to the Islamic oral tradition of anecdotes containing the purported words, actions, and the silent approvals of the Islamic prophet Muhammad or his immediate circle ...

, fegh, and the origination of science. The institute also awards higher degrees (

s, masters, and

s) in the aforementioned fields of studies.

Center for Environment and Technology Transfer

The Center for Environment and Technology Transfer deals with research in the fields of environment,

environmental conservation Environmental conservation may refer to: * Environmental protection * Nature conservation {{disambiguation ...

drought A drought is a period of drier-than-normal conditions.Douville, H., K. Raghavan, J. Renwick, R.P. Allan, P.A. Arias, M. Barlow, R. Cerezo-Mota, A. Cherchi, T.Y. Gan, J. Gergis, D. Jiang, A. Khan, W. Pokam Mba, D. Rosenfeld, J. Tierney, ...

soil erosion Soil erosion is the denudation or wearing away of the Topsoil, upper layer of soil. It is a form of soil degradation. This natural process is caused by the dynamic activity of erosive agents, that is, water, ice (glaciers), snow, Atmosphere of Ea ...

desertification Desertification is a type of gradual land degradation of Soil fertility, fertile land into arid desert due to a combination of natural processes and human activities. The immediate cause of desertification is the loss of most vegetation. This i ...

, and

climate change Present-day climate change includes both global warming—the ongoing increase in Global surface temperature, global average temperature—and its wider effects on Earth's climate system. Climate variability and change, Climate change in ...

. The center also deals with the transfer of technology compatible with environmental and community needs.

Administrations and units

Strategic Planning Unit

The Strategic Planning Unit was established in 2008 to follow the Strategic Plans laid out by the university in cooperation with each of the various university departments.

Center for Information and Statistics

The Center for Information and Statistics was established in 2011 to achieve the following objectives: * Establish a database for administrative units, faculties, institutes, and centers. * Computerize students' academic activities. * Link the university to the virtual library network of Sudanese universities, international universities, interactive video conferences, and live broadcast.

Administration of Public Relations and Information

The Administration of Public Relations and Information was established in 2015 to achieve the following objectives: * Achieve the general objectives of the university articulated in its act. * Raise community awareness to the important issues addressed by the university. * Raise community awareness on the university's philosophy, mission, and goals.

Administration of Scientific Research

The Administration of Scientific Research was established in 2015 to achieve the following objectives: * Encourage scientific research at the university. * Create and foster an appropriate environment for research. * Build research capacity for teaching staff and technicians at the university. * The publication of scientific journals in the university, helping researchers with publication.

Administration of External Relations

The Administration of External relations was established in 2015 to implement the instructions of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and organize the activities of the university and its foreign relations. The administration works to create partnerships between the university and other academic institutions, local professional associations, and regional & international institutions.

Administration of Services

The Administration of Services was established in 2016 to provide general services in coordination with the university administration, including water, electricity, and sanitation in the various university buildings.

References

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Faculties and institutes

Faculty of Agriculture

Faculty of Forestry Sciences

Faculty of Education

Faculty of Education – basic level

Faculty of Languages and Linguistic Sciences

Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty of Health Sciences

Faculty of Technology Sciences

Faculty of Community Development

College of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research

Institute of Peace Studies and Development

Jebel Marra Institute for Research and African Studies

Institute Of Holy Quran and the Origination of Science

Center for Environment and Technology Transfer

Administrations and units

Strategic Planning Unit

Center for Information and Statistics

Administration of Public Relations and Information

Administration of Scientific Research

Administration of External Relations

Administration of Services

See also

References