University of Khartoum
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| Motto: | Allah - Al-hagiga - Al-watan - Al-insaniyya
[God - Truth - the nation - Humanity] |
| Established: | 1902, renamed khartoum university in 1956 |
| Type: | Public |
| Vice-Chancellor: | Mohamed Ahmed ElShiekh |
| Staff: | 850 |
| Undergraduates: | 16,800 |
| Postgraduates: | 600 |
| Location: | Khartoum State, Sudan |
| Campus: | Metropolitan |
| Campuses: | 4 |
| Website: | www.uofk.edu |
The University of Khartoum (U of K) is a public co-educational university located in and near Khartoum, Sudan. It was founded as Gordon Memorial College in 1902 and established in 1956 when Sudan gained independence.
It features several institutes, academic units and research centres including Mycetoma Research Center, Soba University Hospital, Saad Abualila Hospital,Dr. Salma Dialysis centre and U of K publishing house. The Sudan Library, a section of the university's library, serves as the national library of Sudan.
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History
In 1898 after Britain colonized Sudan, Lord Kitchener of Britain proposed founding a college in the memory of Gordon of Khartoum, who was killed in the Battle of Khartoum. Gordon Memorial College was founded in 1902 with primary education being the sole program of the college.
By 1906, the college was offering programs for training assistant engineers, land surveyors and primary school teachers. The first equipped laboratory for bacteriological analysis was added in 1905, with donations from Sir Henry Wellcome, an American-British pharmaceutical entrepreneur and archaeologist.
In 1924, the College incorporated programs in Sharia, engineering, education (teachers training), clerical work, accounting and science. The Kitchener School of Medicine, the first medical school in Sudan, was established.
In 1936, the School of Law was established and in 1947, the College was affiliated with The University of London as the first overseas participant in its "special relationship" scheme. The first graduates to receive University of London degrees completed their programs in 1950. The next year, Gordon Memorial College was formally re-named University College Khartoum, which also incorporated the Kitchener School of Medicine.
When Sudan gained independence in 1956, the new Parliament passed a bill to award university status to Khartoum University College. It officially became Khartoum University on 24 July 1956.
Student body
The university has 16,800 undergraduate students in 23 faculties, schools and graduate research institutes. The annual admission rate is 3500 students, 55% of whom are female. There are 6000 graduate students (graduate diploma, M.Sc. and Ph.D.). It has 850 teaching staff (faculty), 20 research fellows and 500 teaching assistants.
Campuses
There are four campuses:
- Central campus - in central Khartoum.
- Medical campus - south of central Khartoum.
- Agriculture and Veterinary campus - at Shambat, Khartoum North.
- Education campus - at Omdurman 15Km from central campus.
Admission
Undergraduate admission policy is governed by the Board of Higher Education of Sudan, which sets the minimum admission requirement for high school students based on their national origin (Sudanese vs. non-Sudanese) and the high-school certificate board.
For post-graduate studies, the requirements are set at the university admission webpage1.
Khartoum University students engage in workshops, lectures, debates, forum activism, book clubs and political parties. Sporting activities include university sports championship tournament and Sudan colleges championship tournament.
External links
Coordinates: 15°36′44″N 32°32′32″E / 15.61222, 32.54222
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