Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche Scientifique et du Développement Technologique, Gabon. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-13.
Founded 1986 (Law N°7/85, by transfer from Libreville to Franceville). Gabon's premier public science and technology university, located in Franceville in the Haut-Ogooué province (southeastern Gabon). Established 1986 by Law N°7/85 through the transfer of the Faculty of Sciences and the École nationale supérieure d'ingénieurs de Libreville (ENSIL) from the capital to Franceville. Three main establishments: Faculté des Sciences, École polytechnique de Masuku (EPM), and Institut National Supérieur d'Agronomie et de Biotechnologies (INSAB). LMD-system since 2007. Degrees from DUT to Doctorate. Rector: Pr Crépin Ella Missang (appointed February 2024). Member of AUF (Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie). Funded with support from the Gabonese Investment Fund, Saudi Development Fund, Islamic Development Bank, and the French Republic.
SubjectsLaw · Business & Management · Social Sciences · Arts & Humanities · Education · Mathematics & Statistics · Computer Science & IT
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Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche Scientifique et du Développement Technologique, Gabon. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-13.
Founded 1970 (as Université nationale du Gabon; renamed Université Omar Bongo in 1978). Gabon's first and largest public university, located in Libreville. ~30,000 students (2020). Founded 1970 as Université nationale du Gabon (UNG), incorporating institutions previously part of the Fondation de l'Enseignement supérieur en Afrique Centrale (FESAC). Renamed in 1978 in honour of President Omar Bongo. Two main faculties: Faculté de droit et de sciences économiques (FDSE) and Faculté des lettres et sciences humaines (FLSH). Rector: Pr Jean Jacques Tony Ekomie. Address: Boulevard Léon Mba, BP 13131, Libreville. WHED-listed.
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