Abdou Moumouni University
Abdou Moumouni University |
Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey |
|
Established |
1974 |
Type |
Public |
Religious affiliation |
Government of Niger
Ministry of Education |
Students |
~8000 |
Location |
Niamey, Niamey Capitol District, Niger |
Campus |
Main: Harobanda Quarter
BP 237/10896 Niamey, Niger |
Former names |
University of Niamey |
Website |
uam.refer.ne |
Abdou Moumouni University (fr. Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, UAM) -- formerly University of Niamey from 1974-1994—is the only public university in Niger and is thus directly controlled by the Ministry of Education. Located on the right bank of the Niger River in Niamey, its students and faculty have historically been involved in protest movements in the capital.
Location
Located in the capital of Niamey, the university had a total enrollment of around 8,000 in early 2007, 7,000 as of June 2006, which was a growth of 1000 over the previous decade.[1]
Name
The university is named after former Professor Abdou Moumouni Dioffo, a Nigerien educator, intellectual, and president of the University. From 1974 to 1994, the institution was named the University of Niamey. The University was an outgrowth of the 1971 Centre d'Enseignement Superieur, which consolidated a number of post secondary and trade schools founded in the years following independence. Under French colonial rule, there were no post secondary institutions in Niger.
Structure
The Université Abdou Moumouni includes a wide array of public institutions. These include:[2][3]
- Agronomy College, Université Abdou Moumouni, BP 10960, Niamey, Niger
- Faculté d'Agronomie,
- Centre régional d'enseignement spécialisé en agriculture (CRESA)
- Département Productions Animales, Faculté d'Agronomie (UAM/FA)
- Département Science du Sol
- College of Arts and Sciences (Faculté des lettres et sciences humaines - FLSH), Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, BP 418, Niamey, Niger
- Département de géographie,[4]
- College of Science (Faculté des Sciences), BP 10662, Niamey, Niger Niamey, Niger
- Faculté des Sciences
- Département de Biologie
- Département de Biologie Végétale
- Département de Géologie
- Center for Sahelian research and Publication (Réseau Sahélien de Recherche et de Publication RESADEP)[5]
- Laboratory Garba Mounkaila of Biology (LGMB) 1996- [6]
- Niamey Teachers College (École normale supérieure de Niamey), Université Abdou Moumouni, BP 10963, Niamey, Niger.
- Radio-Isotopes Institute (Institut des Radio-Isotopes, Université Abdou Moumouni, B.P. 10727, Niamey, Niger
- National School of Public Health (Ecole Nationale de Santé Publique)
- National School of Engineering and Mines (Tillaberi, Tillaberi Region)
- Satellite campuses in Dosso, Zinder.
Lamordé University Hospital is an affiliated hospital where many faculty and students practice medicine.
IUTs
The University Institutes of Technology "Instituts Universitaires de Technologie - IUT)" are tech schools in three regional capitals of Tahoua, Maradi, and Zinder created in October 2006, and operating from 2007-2008. It 2009 it was decided in the National Assembly that the three campuses would be integrated into the Université Abdou Moumouni.[7] The IUT's offer a degree, called the "Diplome Universitaire De Technologie" - DUT, in a one to two year program for students who have completed a Baccalaureate or equivalent. Programs vary by location:[8]
- University Institute of Technology Maradi
- Location: Maradi. Opened: October 2007.
-
- Business studies (Finance-Banking, commerce-insurance, Business formation / administration)
- Mechanical Engineering
- Information Engineering
- University Institute of Technology Tahoua
- Location: "Commune Tahoua I". Opened: November 2008.[9]
-
- Agro-business (agriculture, husbandry, forestry )
- Tanning/leather works
- Tourism- hotelier
- Electrical Engineering
- University Institute of Technology Zinder
- Location: Zinder. Opened: November 2008.[10]
-
- Civil Engineering
- Hydro geology/Geology
- Topography
- City Planning
Protests
1990 massacre
On 9 February 1990, 20 students in a peaceful march across the Kennedy Bridge into the Niamey City Centre were killed by police and armed forces. This event, known as the Kennedy Bridge Massacre has since been seen as pivotal in bringing about popular alienation from the Government of General Ali Saibou.
2006 protests
In June 2006, the University temporarily closed due to protests and rioting. The Union des étudiants nigériens de l’Université de Niamey (UENUN) called a general strike against the alleged withholding of scholarships as well as the deterioration of living and working conditions at the University. Students clashed with police, lit 10 vehicles on fire, while police used tear gas and batons the students to prevent them from crossing the Kennedy Bridge, seriously injuring 10.
References
- ^ See Decalo, and L'université de Niamey en décomposition, Radio France International, Marion Urban 30 April 2007.]
- ^ Informations et ressources scientifiques sur le développement des zones arides et semi-arides, Université Abdou Moumouni.
- ^ IAU, World Higher Education Database (WHED), UNESCO. Niger - Education system INSTITUTION TYPES & CREDENTIALS
- ^ L'UNIVERSITÉ ABDOU MOUMOUNI DE NIAMEY: DÉPARTEMENT DE GÉOGRAPHIE
- ^ RESADEP
- ^ Sustainable Use of Natural vegetation in West Africa (SUN), European Union
- ^ Poursuite des travaux de la 1ère session ordinaire de l'Assemblée nationale : deux projets de loi du secteur de l'éducation adoptés par les élus. Zabeirou Moussa. Le Sahel. 13 May 2009
- ^ UNIVERSITAIRES DE TECHNOLOGIE CURRICULUM I.U.T. DE Maradi Rapport final. REPUBLIQUE DU NIGER MINISTERE DES ENSEIGNEMENTS SECONDAIRE ET SUPERIEUR DE LA RECHERCHE ET DE LA TECHNOLOGIE INSTITUTS. Septembre 2005.
- ^ Inauguration de l'Institut Universitaire de Technologie (IUT) de Tahoua • Une nouvelle dynamique dans le secteur de l'enseignement supérieur. Le Sahel, Moutari Souley Onep, Tahoua/Agadez. 3 November 2008.
- ^ Ouverture, hier, de l'Institut Universitaire de Technologie (I.U.T) de Zinder : Un nouveau tournant dans le secteur de l'enseignement Supérieur au Niger. Abdou Saïdou, ONEP Zinder-Diffa. 29 Octobre 2008.
- Samuel Decalo. Historical Dictionary of Niger (3rd ed.). Scarecrow Press, Boston & Folkestone, (1997) ISBN 0810831368 pp. 16, 169, 293-295, 321
- uam-enligne.refer.ne: Official distance learning site.
- Niger university shut after riots BBC News, 2 June 2006
- Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Réseau Sahélien de Recherche et de Publication(RESADEP).
- UAM - Niamey news on Campus numérique francophone de Niamey
- Ismaël Aboubacar Yenikoye. L'université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey - Organisation et aspects qualitatifs de l'enseignement supérieur au Niger. L'Harmattan, Paris (2007)ISBN 9782296037915