Upper Nile University (UNU) 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 ...

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 ...

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. 1991. The first Vice Chancellor of the University professor Awad Abu Zed Mukhtar was appointed in November 1991 and the University Council was formed in May 1992. The establishment of Upper Nile University was an additional achievement to the Southern Sudan Universities besides University of Juba and Bahr El Ghazal University. Upper Nile University is located at the Northern part of Malakal town near Malakal airport in Upper Nile state. It also acts as the center for development programmmes in Upper Nile State in particular and South Sudan in general and serves as a center for education and training of qualified cadres both theoretically and practically.

Location

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

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 ...

, Upper Nile State, on the banks of the

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. This location is approximately by road north 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 in that country. The coordinates of the main university campus are: 9 33 00N, 31 39 30E (Latitude: 9.5508; Longitude: 31.6600).

Overview

Upper Nile University is one of the five

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in South Sudan. The list includes the following institutions: # University of Juba in

# Rumbek University of Science and Technology in Rumbek # University of Bahr El-Ghazal in Wau # Upper Nile University in

# John Garang Memorial University in Bor NB: University of Northern Bahr El-Ghazal in Aweil, Not yet established, not yet constructed, and not yet opened.

History

Upper Nile University was founded in 1991. Due to the

Second Sudanese Civil War The Second Sudanese Civil War was a conflict from 1983 to 2005 between the central Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement, Sudan People's Liberation Army. It was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil Wa ...

, some of the university faculties were relocated to

Khartoum Khartoum or Khartum is the capital city of Sudan as well as Khartoum State. With an estimated population of 7.1 million people, Greater Khartoum is the largest urban area in Sudan. Khartoum is located at the confluence of the White Nile – flo ...

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 ...

, for the safety of staff, students and infrastructure. Following South Sudan's independence in July 2011, the university is consolidating all activities to its main campus in the city of Malakal, Upper Nile State, in South Sudan's northeast.

Academics

, the university maintains the following faculties: * Faculty of Agriculture * Faculty of Animal Production * Faculty of Arts & Humanities * Faculty of Computer Science * Faculty of Education * Faculty of Forestry * Faculty of Medicine & Public HealthUNU Maintains A Faculty of Public Health
/ref> * Faculty of Nursing * Faculty of Science * Faculty of Social Science * Faculty of Veterinary Medicine * Faculty of Vocational Education

References

External links

Location of Upper Nile University Campus At Google MapsLocation of Upper Nile University Campus At Google MapsUNU Official Website
{{authority control Universities in South Sudan Educational organisations based in South Sudan Malakal Malakal County Educational institutions established in 1991 1991 establishments in Sudan