University of Bamako
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The University of Bamako is a public university in Bamako
, the capital of Mali
. It is also known as the University of Mali.
Opened in 1996, in has brought together nine campuses across the city. The institiution created by Law 93-060 of September 1993, but only launched in November 1996. It was 2000 before the first campus wide structures were in place. Professor Ginette B. Siby is Recteur, the Chef Executive Officer of the university. In 2000 there were 19714 students and 538 instructors on all nine campuses. In 2007, the University of Bamako had more than 60,000 students and about 600 instructors.
nations. One example is its cosponsorship with the University of Paris VIII of Five Continents Open University project in 2005.
Bamako
Bamako is the capital of Mali and its largest city with a population of 1.8 million . Currently, it is estimated to be the fastest growing city in Africa and sixth fastest in the world...
, the capital of Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
. It is also known as the University of Mali.
Opened in 1996, in has brought together nine campuses across the city. The institiution created by Law 93-060 of September 1993, but only launched in November 1996. It was 2000 before the first campus wide structures were in place. Professor Ginette B. Siby is Recteur, the Chef Executive Officer of the university. In 2000 there were 19714 students and 538 instructors on all nine campuses. In 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 Institute for Training and Applied Research ("Institut Supérieur de Formation et de Recherche Appliquée" or ISFRA).Foreign Exchange
The University has developed an educational network with foreign universities, especially those in FrancophoneFrancophone
The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
nations. One example is its cosponsorship with the University of Paris VIII of Five Continents Open University project in 2005.