Omdurman Ahlia University
Encyclopedia
Omdurman Ahlia University (OAU) is a community non-profit university
in Omdurman
, Sudan
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It was opened on 1 November 1986 as Omdurman Ahlia College, and was upgraded to University status on 7 May 1995.
As of September 2011, the university was a member in good standing of the Association of African Universities
.
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
in Omdurman
Omdurman
Omdurman is the second largest city in Sudan and Khartoum State, lying on the western banks of the River Nile, opposite the capital, Khartoum. Omdurman has a population of 2,395,159 and is the national centre of commerce...
, Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
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It was opened on 1 November 1986 as Omdurman Ahlia College, and was upgraded to University status on 7 May 1995.
As of September 2011, the university was a member in good standing of the Association of African Universities
Association of African Universities
The Association of African Universities was established in 1967 to facilitate co-operation between its members and with the international academic community. It is based in Accra, Ghana...
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