The Norbert Zongo University (French: Université Norbert Zongo; UNZ), formerly the University of Koudougou (French: Université de Koudougou; UK), is one of three public universities in Burkina Faso. It is located in the city of Koudougou.[1] As of 2015/2016 it had the second highest enrollment of students nationally (16.2%) behind the University of Ouagadougou (renamed Université Ouaga 1 Professeur Joseph Ki-Zerbo, UO1-JKZ) which had 32.8% of the national total enrollment. The University Ouaga 2, the Nazi Boni University (UNB) and the Institut des Sciences (IDS) had 13.2%, 11.3%, and 1.9% of total university enrollment, respectively. The remaining 24.5% of enrollment are in private universities. The university was founded in 2005 and in 2015/2016 had 15,346 students.[2][3]
| Type | Public |
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| Established | 2005 |
| Location | , 12°14′24″N 2°23′56″W / 12.240°N 2.399°W |
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The university was renamed from University of Koudougou to the current name in 2017 in honour of the investigative journalist Norbert Zongo, assassinated in 1998.[4][5]
Faculties
editThe university is divided into five faculties:[6][7]
- Faculty of Higher Education (Ecole Normale Supérieure; ENS)
- Faculty of Economics and Management (UFR Sciences Economiques et Gestion)
- Faculty of Arts and Letters (UFR Lettres et Sciences Humaines)
- University Institute of Technology (Institut Universitaire de Technologie)
- Faculty of Science and Technics ("UFR Sciences et Techniques")
2008-2009 student strike
editDuring the 2008–2009 academic year there was a student strike at the university.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Nyangi, Samuel (23 December 2024). "2024 in Review: Burkina Faso's Growing Space Ambitions". Space in Africa. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ↑ Government of France, MINISTERE DES AFFAIRES ETRANGERES ET EUROPEENNES, AMBASSADE DE FRANCE AU BURKINA FASO, FICHE BURKINA FASO, (French)
- ↑ "Tableau de bord 2015-2016 de l enseignement superieur" (PDF). cns.bf (in French). December 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ↑ Loura, Soumana A. (1 December 2017). "Enseignement supérieur : Et l'Université de Koudougou prit le nom Norbert Zongo". LeFaso. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ↑ "Université Norbert Zongo". Tuumz. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ↑ Government of France, MINISTERE DES AFFAIRES ETRANGERES ET EUROPEENNES, AMBASSADE DE FRANCE AU BURKINA FASO, FICHE BURKINA FASO, (French)
- ↑ http://www.univ-koudougou.bf/index.php/menu-etablissement
- ↑ "BURKINA FASO: Lost academic year at Koudougou?". University World News. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
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