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Abdou Moumouni University
university, quarter of Niger
Year dem found amSeptember 1971 Edit
Official nameUniversité Abdou-Moumouni, Université de Niamey, Centre d'enseignement supérieur de Niamey Edit
Short nameUAM Edit
Dem name afterAbdou Moumouni Edit
CountryNiger Edit
Edey de administrative territorial entity insydNiamey V Edit
Coordinate location13°30′5″N 2°5′55″E Edit
Member ofAgence universitaire de la Francophonie, Association of African Universities Edit
ArchitectKalt Pouradier-Duteil Vignal Edit
Dema official websitehttp://uam.refer.ne/ Edit
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Abdou Moumouni University (French: Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, UAM), formerly de University of Niamey from 1974 to 1994, be public university wey dey base insyd Niamey, de capital of Niger. De main campus dey situate for de right bank of de Niger River top. Historically, ein students den faculty get involve for protest movements insyd de capital.

Enrollment[edit | edit source]

De university currently get enrollment of around 25,000 students.

Name[edit | edit source]

Dem name de university after former Professor Abdou Moumouni Dioffo, Nigerien educator, intellectual, den presido of de university. From 1974 to 1994, na dem know de institution as de University of Niamey. Na de university be outgrowth of de 1971 "Centre d'Enseignement Superieur", wich consolidate number of post-secondary den trade schools dem found insyd de years dey follow independence. Under French colonial rule, na der be no post-secondary institutions insyd Niger.

Structure[edit | edit source]

De Université Abdou Moumouni dey include wide array of public institutions. Dese dey include:[1][2]

  • Agronomy College, Université Abdou Moumouni, BP 10960, Niamey, Niger
    • Agronomy Faculty
    • Regional Center for Specialized Learning in Agriculture (Centre régional d'enseignement spécialisé en agriculture, CRESA)
    • Département Productions Animales, Faculté d'Agronomie (UAM/FA)
    • Département Science du Sol
  • College of Arts den Sciences (Faculté des lettres et sciences humaines, FLSH), Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, BP 418, Niamey
    • Geography Department[3]
  • College of Science (Faculté des Sciences), BP 10662, Niamey
    • Faculty of Science
    • Biology Department
    • Plant Biology Department
    • Geology Department
    • Center for Sahelian Research and Publication (Réseau Sahélien de Recherche et de Publication, RESADEP)[4]
    • Laboratory Garba Mounkaila of Biology (LGMB) 1996[5]
  • Niamey Teachers College (École normale supérieure de Niamey), Université Abdou Moumouni, BP 10963, Niamey
  • Radio-Isotopes Institute (Institut des Radio-Isotopes), Université Abdou Moumouni, B.P. 10727, Niamey
  • National School of Public Health (Ecole Nationale de Santé Publique)
  • National School of Engineering den Mines (Tillaberi, Tillaberi Region)
  • Satellite campuses insyd Dosso den Zinder

Lamordé University Hospital be affiliate den chaw faculty den students dey practice medicine der.

IUTs[edit | edit source]

De University Institutes of Technology (Instituts Universitaires de Technologie, IUT) be tech schools insyd de regional capitals of Tahoua, Maradi, den Zinder wey dem create insyd October 2006, wey dey operate from 2007 to 2008. Insyd 2009 na e decide for de National Assembly insyd say dem go integrate de campuses into de Université Abdou Moumouni.[6] Insyd 2011, dem create fresh universities insyd Maradi, Tahoua den Zinder wich na dem integrate de University Institutes of Technology.

De IUTs dey offer degree, dem dey bell de "Diplôme universitaire de technologie" (DUT), insyd one- to two-year program for students wey plete Baccalaureate anaa equivalent. Programs dey vary by location:[7]

University Institute of Technology Maradi[edit | edit source]

Location: Maradi. Dem gbele: October 2007.
  • Business Studies (finance den banking, commerce den insurance, business formation den administration)
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Information Engineering

University Institute of Technology Tahoua[edit | edit source]

Location: "Commune Tahoua I". Dem gbele: November 2008.[8]
  • Agribusiness (agriculture, husbandry, forestry)
  • Tanning/leather works
  • Tourism den Hotel Management
  • Electrical Engineering

University Institute of Technology Zinder[edit | edit source]

Location: Zinder. Dem gbele: November 2008.[9]
  • Civil Engineering
  • Hydrogeology/geology
  • Topography
  • City Planning

Protests[edit | edit source]

1990 massacre[edit | edit source]

For 9 February 1990, dem kill 20 students for peaceful march insyd across de Kennedy Bridge into Niamey City Centre by police den armed forces. Dis event, dem know as de 'Kennedy Bridge Massacre', dem see am since as pivotal insyd make e bring about popular alienation from de government of General Ali Saibou.

2006 protests[edit | edit source]

Insyd June 2006, dem close de university temporarily secof protests den rioting. De 'Union des étudiants nigériens de l’Université de Niamey' (UENUN) bell general strike against de alleged withholding of scholarships as well as de deterioration of living den working conditions for de university. Students clash plus police, dem lit 10 vehicles for fire, while police use tear gas den batons for de students top make dem prevent dem from crossing de Kennedy Bridge, wey seriously injure 10.

Notable people[edit | edit source]

Faculty[edit | edit source]

  • Bouli Ali Diallo[10]
  • Antoinette Tidjani Alou

Alumni[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Informations et ressources scientifiques sur le développement des zones arides et semi-arides, Université Abdou Moumouni.
  2. ↑ IAU, World Higher Education Database (WHED), UNESCO. Niger - Education System INSTITUTION TYPES & CREDENTIALS
  3. ↑ "L'UNIVERSITÉ ABDOU MOUMOUNI DE NIAMEY: DÉPARTEMENT DE GÉOGRAPHIE". Archived from the original on 2007-06-07. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
  4. ↑ RESADEP Archived September 22, 2008,
  5. ↑ Sustainable Use of Natural Vegetation in West Africa (SUN), European Union
  6. ↑ 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
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ Abdourahmane Idrissa; Samuel Decalo (1 June 2012). Historical Dictionary of Niger. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7090-1.
  11. ↑ "Jacigreen : la dépollueuse du fleuve Niger". BBC News Afrique (insyd French). 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2022-02-20.

Read further[edit | edit source]

  • Samuel Decalo. Historical Dictionary of Niger (3rd ed.). Scarecrow Press, Boston & Folkestone, (1997) ISBN 0-8108-3136-8 pp. 16, 169, 293-295, 321
  • 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

External links[edit | edit source]

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