en University of Bamako

University of Bamako
Université de Bamako (French)
Type	public university
Active	1996–2011 (separated into 4 institutions)
Location	Bamako , Bamako Capital District , Mali

The University of Bamako (French: Université de Bamako) was the flagship public university in Bamako, the capital of Mali between 1996 and 2011. It was also known as the University of Mali. University was legally established in 1993 by the merger of existing institutions of higher learning while it became operational in 1996.

The University of Bamako, whose enrollment reached 80,000 students in 2010–2011, was replaced by 4 new independent universities: the University of Social Sciences and Management of Bamako (USSGB), the University of Letters and Human Sciences of Bamako (ULSHB), the University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB) and the University of Legal and Political Sciences of Bamako (USJPB) as well as the new school called École Normale d'Enseignement Technique et Professional.

History

Opened in 1996, the university has brought together nine campuses across the city. The institution was created by Law 93-060 of September 1993, but did not launch until November 1996. It was 2000 until the first campus-wide structures were in place. Professor Ginette B. Siby is Recteur, the chief executive officer of the university. In 2000 there were 19,714 students and 538 instructors on all nine campuses. By 2007, the University of Bamako had more than 60,000 students and about 600 instructors.

Main faculties

As of 2007, the university is divided into five faculties and two institutes: The Science and Technology faculty (Faculté des sciences et techniques or FAST), The Medical faculty (Faculté de Médecine, de Pharmacie et d’Odento-Stamologie or FMPOS), the Humanities, Arts, and Social Science faculty (Faculté des Lettres, Langues, Arts et Sciences Humaines or FLASH), the Law and Public Service faculty (Faculté des Sciences Juridiques et Politiques FSJP), the Science of Economy and Management Faculty ("Faculté des Sciences Economiques et de Gestion" or FSEG, the Institute of Management ( "Institut Universitaire de Management" or IUG), and the Higher Training and Applied Research ("Institut Supérieur de Formation et de Recherche Appliquée" or ISFRA).^[1]

Foreign exchange

The university has developed an educational network with foreign universities, especially those in Francophone nations. One example is its cosponsorship with the University of Paris VIII of the Five Continents Open University project in 2005.

References

^ University of Bamako Archived 2009-01-29 at the Wayback Machine. retrieved 2009-2-10.

External links

geekcorps universite de bamako initiatives plan, 2005.
French Government paper of the structure of higher education in Mali (Forum Curie).
TOKTEN (Transfer of Knowledge Through Expatriate Nationals): History of the University of Bamako/Mali.
University website
Regards Croises: France-Mali. A yearly academic conference in Bamako, cosponsored by Faculties of the Université de Bamako since 2002.
l'Université ouverte des 5 Continents à Tombouctou.
Recherches Africaines. Online version of the academic journal of the Faculté des sciences et techniques, Université de Bamako.
Ministry of Education: Mali

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University of Bamako

History

Main faculties

Foreign exchange

See also

References

External links