The University of Juba ( ar, جامعة جوبا) is an English-language

public university 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 universit ...

located in

Juba, South Sudan 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 populatio ...

. It was founded in 1975 under by the former Vice president of and President of Southern Sudan, Abel Alier Kwai. The university was temporarily 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 ...

as a result of 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 originate ...

, and moved back to Juba in July 2011, after

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 C ...

obtained independence. It is the best university in south Sudan.

Schools

* School of Public Service * School of Medicine * School of Business and Management * School of Law * School of Education * School of Art, Music & Drama * School of Social & Economic Studies * School of Engineering & Architecture * School of Community Studies & Rural Development * School of Arts & Humanities * School of Computer Sciences & Information Technology * School of Applied & Industrial Science * School of Natural Resources & Environment Studies (Mother School) * School of Veterinary Medicine * School of Journalism, Media and Communication * School of Mathematics

Specialized centres

* Centre for Human Resource Development & Continuing Education * Centre for Languages and Translation * Centre for Distance Education * Centre for Peace and Development * Centre for Translation and Languages * ODEL Centre

Institutes

* Institute of Peace, Diplomacy and Security Studies * National Transformational Leadership Institute * French institute

Colleges

* Kuajok Community College * Graduate College

References

External links

Official University of Juba website

College of Applied & Industrial Sciences Official Website

"University of Juba Press Release on the Incident at Kaduro Campus"
Sudan Media Centre, 16 February 2006
"South Sudan govt to renovate Juba University"
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The Juba Post ''The Juba Post'' (also: ''The Juba Post Newspaper'') is an independent English-language newspaper in South Sudan. It currently has offices in both Juba and Khartoum. It is the first independent newspaper of South Sudan based in Juba, the capital ...

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University of Juba The University of Juba ( ar, جامعة جوبا) is an English-language public university located in Juba, South Sudan. It was founded in 1975 under by the former Vice president of and President of Southern Sudan, Abel Alier Kwai. The univers ...