The Network of Universities of Science and Technology of the Countries of Africa south of the Sahara (french: Réseau des Universités des Sciences et Technologies des pays d'Afrique au Sud du Sahara) or RUSTA is a network of private institutions of higher education and research whose headquarters is located in

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, the economic capital of

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History

Founded in 2009, the RUSTA consists of

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and institutes of

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located in

sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. These include West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the List of sov ...

who have come together to pool their capacities for teaching and

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. The

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of the RUSTA is currently chaired by Frederic Dohou.

Missions

The RUSTA tasks: * Promote academic and scientific excellence by building a common policy on

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and

, * Make available to member institutions of financial, human and material resources for their development, * Train future leaders of institutions and organizations capable of meeting the challenges socio-economic of the

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, * Promote

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Members

The RUSTA consists of institutions located in

West Africa West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Maurit ...

, including: *

Higher Institute of Technology of Ivory Coast The Higher Institute of Technology of Ivory Coast (french: Institut Supérieur de Technologie de Côte d'Ivoire (IST-CI)) is a private institution of higher education and research whose headquarters is in the district of Plateau in Abidjan, the e ...

(IST-CI) *

University of Science and Technology of Ivory Coast The University of Science and Technology of Ivory Coast (french: Université des Sciences et Technologies de Côte d'Ivoire (UST-CI)) is a private university in West Africa whose headquarters are located in the district of Plateau in Abidjan, the ...

(UST-CI) * University of Science and Technology of Togo (UST-TG) *

University of Science and Technology of Benin The University of Science and Technology of Benin (french: Université des Sciences et Technologies du Bénin (USTB)) is a private university in Benin, whose headquarters are located in the district of Kpondéhou in Cotonou, the economic capital o ...

(USTB) *

International Center for Distance Learning The CIFAD (International Center for Distance Learning, or in french: Centre International de Formation à Distance) is a private institution in West Africa whose headquarters are in the district of Cocody in Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte ...

(CIFAD) * Consortium for the Management of Basic and Applied Research in Africa south of the Sahara (COMREFAS) * Regional incubator for West Africa (IRAO) * Etc.

External links

Official website

References

{{reflist College and university associations and consortia in Africa Educational institutions established in 2009 2009 establishments in Ivory Coast