The University of Kisangani (UNIKIS) is located in the city of

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in the

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. It was founded in 1963 by Protestant

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as the Free University of the Congo (french: Université libre du Congo, ULC); it was transformed into part of the National University of Zaire in 1971, and in 1981 was separated from that National University, along with the

University of Kinshasa The University of Kinshasa (french: Université de Kinshasa), commonly known as UNIKIN, is one of the three major universities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, together with the University of Kisangani and University of Lubumbashi. Origin ...

and the

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, assuming its present identity as the University of Kisangani. Its president is Professor Dr. Toengaho Lokundo. Unikis batam

History

The University of Kisangani was founded in 1963, by the Congo Protestant Council, a coalition of Protestant churches operating in the Congo. The university's original name was the Free University of the Congo, and began with 50 students and six full-time professors. Early critics accused the founders, a small group of American Protestant missionaries, of trying to create a counterweight to Belgian and Catholic Church influence in the new country. The university did receive some funding from various Protestant groups, but the new Congolese government and the governments of

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and the

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also contributed. In February 2019 it was reported that UNIKIS students had rioted and attacked academic staff and local authorities.

Faculties and divisions

There are eight faculties at the University: * Faculty of Arts and Humanities * Faculty of Law * Faculty of Economics and Management * Faculty of Social Sciences Policy and Administrative * Faculty of Sciences ** The following subjects are available to study in the Faculty of Science: mathematics, biology, chemistry. * Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences * Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy ** The following subjects are available to study in the faculty of medicine: biological medicine, public health, pharmacy.

References

External links

The University of Kisangani's page at Agence universitaire de la Francophonie
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