The University of Yaoundé (french: Université de Yaoundé) was a

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Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

, located in

Yaoundé Yaoundé (; , ) is the capital of Cameroon and, with a population of more than 2.8 million, the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,50 ...

, the country's capital. It was built with the help of

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and opened in 1962 as the Federal University of Yaoundé, dropping the "Federal" in 1972 when the country was reorganized. In 1993 following a university reform the University of Yaounde was split into two (

University of Yaoundé I The University of Yaoundé I ( French: ''Université de Yaoundé I'') is a public university in Cameroon, located in the capital Yaoundé. It was formed in 1993 following a university reform that split the country's oldest university, the Universi ...

and

University of Yaoundé II The University of Yaoundé II ( French: ''Université de Yaoundé II'') is a public university in Cameroon, located in the capital Yaoundé. It was formed in 1993 following a university reform that split the country's oldest university, the Univer ...

) following the university branch-model pioneered by the

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References

External links

Université de Yaoundé I Official site

Université de Yaoundé II Official site
Yaounde Educational institutions established in 1962 Educational institutions disestablished in 1993 1962 establishments in Cameroon {{Cameroon-university-stub