The University of Science and Technology of Togo (french: Université des Sciences et Technologies du Togo (UST-TG)) is a

private university Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grant (money ...

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 ...

whose headquarters are in

Lomé Lomé is the capital and largest city of Togo. It has an urban population of 837,437

, the capital of

Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...

History

The Université des Sciences et Technologies du Togo is a

university A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

institution for scientific, cultural and professional character, enjoying corporate personality, pedagogical and scientific, administrative and financial autonomy. It contributes to the missions of

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and

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through five Faculties and one University Institute for Technology. The UST-TG is a member institution of 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 (RUSTA)).

Organization

The UST-TG has five faculties, one university institute for technology and one

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Faculties

* Faculty of Legal, Administrative and Political * Faculty of Economics * Faculty of Management Sciences * Faculty of Fundamental and Applied Sciences * Faculty of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences

Institute

* University Institute for Technology

Research centre

* Consortium for the Management of Basic and Applied Research in Africa south of the Sahara (french
Consortium pour le Management de la Recherche Fondamentale et Appliquée en Afrique au sud du Sahara
(COMREFAS))

References

Universities and colleges in Togo Lomé Educational institutions established in 2012 2012 establishments in Togo {{Togo-university-stub