Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation (MESRI), République du Sénégal — with quality assurance delegated to l'Autorité Nationale d'Assurance Qualité de l'Enseignement Supérieur (ANAQ-Sup), established 2012 by Décret n° 2012-837. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-13.
Founded 1973 (as École Polytechnique de Thiès, part of UCAD); became autonomous within the Université de Thiès (now Université Iba Der Thiam de Thiès) in 2007. Specialised engineering school of Senegal located in Thiès. Founded 1973 as part of UCAD, became autonomous within the Université de Thiès (now Université Iba Der Thiam de Thiès) in 2007. Premier engineering institution in Senegal training civil engineers, electrical and electronic engineers, geomatics engineers, computer engineers, and chemical engineers. Highly selective competitive admission. Strong industry-aligned curriculum and partnerships with French grandes écoles.
SubjectsNatural Sciences · Engineering & Technology · Business & Management · Medicine & Health Sciences · Agriculture & Environmental Studies · Social Sciences
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Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation (MESRI), République du Sénégal — with quality assurance delegated to l'Autorité Nationale d'Assurance Qualité de l'Enseignement Supérieur (ANAQ-Sup), established 2012 by Décret n° 2012-837. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-13.
Founded 2007 (decree-established in 2007 as part of Senegal's HE decentralisation programme to expand public universities beyond Dakar and Saint-Louis). Public university in Bambey (Diourbel Region, central Senegal), founded 2007 by decree as part of Senegal's higher-education decentralisation programme to expand public universities beyond Dakar and Saint-Louis. Named after Alioune Diop, the Senegalese intellectual and founder of Présence Africaine, the seminal pan-African publishing house. UFRs span sciences and technology, economic sciences and management, health sciences, applied sciences, and agronomy. Important regional anchor institution serving the Wolof heartland and Mouride religious community areas.
SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Pharmacy · Natural Sciences · Engineering & Technology · Law · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Education · Languages & Linguistics
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Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation (MESRI), République du Sénégal — with quality assurance delegated to l'Autorité Nationale d'Assurance Qualité de l'Enseignement Supérieur (ANAQ-Sup), established 2012 by Décret n° 2012-837. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-13.
Founded 1957 (chartered 24 Feb 1957, inaugurated 9 Dec 1959 as Université de Dakar — the 18th French Public University); renamed Université Cheikh Anta Diop in 1987 honouring the Senegalese physicist, historian and anthropologist Cheikh Anta Diop. Senegal flagship and oldest modern university, located in the capital Dakar. Chartered 24 February 1957 by the French colonial administration and officially inaugurated 9 December 1959 as Université de Dakar — the 18th French Public University, attached to the Universities of Paris and Bordeaux at independence. Predates Senegalese independence (1960); renamed in 1987 to honour the Senegalese scholar Cheikh Anta Diop. ~80,000 students, making it one of the largest universities in West Africa. Six faculties (Letters and Human Sciences, Sciences and Technology, Medicine-Pharmacy-Odonto-Stomatology, Legal and Political Sciences, Economic Sciences and Management, Sciences and Technologies of Education and Training / FASTEF), four professional schools, and twelve institutes including the renowned IFAN (Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire, 1936). Motto: 'Lux mea lex' (Light is my law) by Léopold Sédar Senghor. UNESCO/IAU WHED listing IAU-019533. Languages of instruction primarily French; some programmes in English and Wolof.
SubjectsArts & Humanities · Natural Sciences · Engineering & Technology · Business & Management · Law · Agriculture & Environmental Studies · Medicine & Health Sciences · Social Sciences
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Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation (MESRI), République du Sénégal — with quality assurance delegated to l'Autorité Nationale d'Assurance Qualité de l'Enseignement Supérieur (ANAQ-Sup), established 2012 by Décret n° 2012-837. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-13.
Founded 1990 (Senegal's second university, named after the Senegalese philosopher Gaston Berger). Senegal's second public university, located in the historic colonial city of Saint-Louis (Northern Senegal). Founded 1990 — designed as a counterweight to UCAD's congestion. Named after the Senegalese philosopher Gaston Berger. UFRs (Unités de Formation et de Recherche) span letters and human sciences, applied economics and management, applied sciences and technology, juridical and political sciences, agronomy and aquaculture, and health sciences. Modern campus on a spacious site outside Saint-Louis city, with growing student population and research activity. UNESCO World Heritage city of Saint-Louis adds cultural significance to the location.
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