Upper Nile University (UNU) 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 Stat ...

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 th ...

Location

The university's main campus is located in the town of

Malakal Malakal is a city in South Sudan. It is the capital of Upper Nile State, South Sudan, along the White Nile River. It also serves as the headquarter of Malakal county and it used to be the headquarter of Upper Nile Region from 1970s to late 1990s ...

, Upper Nile State, on the banks of the

White Nile The White Nile ( ar, النيل الأبيض ') is a river in Africa, one of the two main tributaries of the Nile, the other being the Blue Nile. The name comes from the clay sediment carried in the water that changes the water to a pale color ...

. This location is approximately by road north of

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 ...

, the capital and largest city in that country. The coordinates of the main university campus are: 9 33 00N, 31 39 30E (Latitude: 9.5508; Longitude: 31.6600).

Overview

Upper Nile University is one of the five

public universities A public university or public college is a university or college that is in owned by the state or receives significant public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private university. Whether a national university ...

in South Sudan. The list includes the following institutions: # University of Juba in

# Rumbek University of Science and Technology in

Rumbek Rumbek ( ar, رمبك) is the capital of Lakes State, central South Sudan, and the former capital of the country. Location Rumbek is approximately by road northwest of Juba, the capital and largest city in the country. Its coordinates are an ...

# University of Bahr El-Ghazal in Wau # Upper Nile University in

# John Garang Memorial University in Bor NB:

University of Northern Bahr El-Ghazal University of Northern Bahr el Ghazal (UNBEG) is a university in South Sudan. Location The university is located in the city of Aweil, in '' Aweil Central County'', Northern State, in the Bahr el Ghazal Region, in northwestern South Sudan, nea ...

in Aweil, Not yet established, not yet constructed, and not yet opened.

History

Upper Nile University was founded in 1991. Due to the

Second Sudanese Civil War The Second Sudanese Civil War was a conflict from 1983 to 2005 between the central Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army. It was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil War of 1955 to 1972. Although it originated ...

, some of the university faculties were relocated to

Khartoum Khartoum or Khartum ( ; ar, الخرطوم, Al-Khurṭūm, din, Kaartuɔ̈m) is the capital of Sudan. With a population of 5,274,321, its metropolitan area is the largest in Sudan. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile, flowing n ...

Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

, for the safety of staff, students and infrastructure. Following South Sudan's independence in July 2011, the university is consolidating all activities to its main campus in the city of Malakal, Upper Nile State, in South Sudan's northeast.

Academics

, the university maintains the following faculties: * Faculty of Agriculture * Faculty of Animal Production * Faculty of Arts & Humanities * Faculty of Computer Science * Faculty of Education * Faculty of Forestry * Faculty of Medicine & Public HealthUNU Maintains A Faculty of Public Health
/ref> * Faculty of Nursing * Faculty of Science * Faculty of Social Science * Faculty of Veterinary Medicine * Faculty of Vocational Education

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