Saint Mary's College in Juba (SMUJ) is a university in
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 State. It is the world's newest capital city to be elevated as such, and had a population ...
, in
Juba County
Juba County is an administrative area in Central Equatoria state, South Sudan. It was the largest county in Central Equatoria and one of the largest in the entire region of Equatoria. Its county seat was Juba, the state capital of Central Equat ...
,
Jubek State
Jubek State was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It contained the national capital, Juba, which is also the largest city in South Sudan. The state bordered include Yei River county to the southwest ...
, in
South Sudan
South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the ...
. The city of Juba is the capital of South Sudan and is the largest city in that country.
History
St. Mary's College was founded in 2008, as a collaborative effort between the South Sudanese
Ministry of Gender, Social Welfare and Religious Affairs and the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juba
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Juba ( la, Iubaën(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Juba in South Sudan.
History
* 14 July 1927: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Bahr el-Gebel from the Apostolic Prefec ...
, with the cooperation of the Volunteers' Organization for International Co-operation OVCI la Nostra Famiglia (
INGO which has been continuously working in South Sudan since 1983). Enrollment is open to all eligible citizens of South Sudan. The Vice Chancellor of the university is Paulino Lukudu Loro, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Juba.
Academic affairs
The university opened with two (2) faculties, namely:
# Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences
# Faculty of Education
See also
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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 State. It is the world's newest capital city to be elevated as such, and had a population ...
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Juba County
Juba County is an administrative area in Central Equatoria state, South Sudan. It was the largest county in Central Equatoria and one of the largest in the entire region of Equatoria. Its county seat was Juba, the state capital of Central Equat ...
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Central Equatoria
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Equatoria
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Education in South Sudan
Education in South Sudan is modelled after the educational system of the Republic of Sudan. Primary education consists of eight years, followed by four years of secondary education, and then four years of university instruction; the 8 + 4 + 4 syst ...
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List of universities in South Sudan
This is a list of universities in South Sudan:
Public universities
* John Garang University of Science and Technology, Bor, 2006
* Rumbek University, Rumbek, 2010
* University of Bahr El-Ghazal, Wau, 1991
* University of Juba, 1977
* Univer ...
References
2009 establishments in South Sudan
Educational institutions established in 2009
Universities in South Sudan
Buildings and structures in Juba
Central Equatoria
Equatoria
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