University of Kara
l'Université de Kara | |
| Established | January 23, 2004 |
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| Students | ca. 16000 (2016/17) |
| Location | , 9°31′50″N 1°12′30″E / 9.53056°N 1.20833°E |
| Affiliations | Association of African Universities[1] Agence universitaire de la Francophonie[2] Réseau pour l'excellence de l'enseignement supérieur en Afrique de l'Ouest[3] |
| Website | www |
The University of Kara (abbreviated UK) is the second university in Togo after the University of Lomé. Located in the city of Kara, it was established by a presidential (Gnassingbé Eyadema) decree on 21 January 1999, and opened on 23 January 2004.[4]
History
[edit]The university opened on 23 January 2004 with ca. 1600 students.[4] The Kara American Space was opened in the university's campus on 4 December 2012.[5] The second largest centre of computing resources of the subregion, after that of the University of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, was created in 2013.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Association of African Universities". Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
- ^ "Université de Kara".
- ^ "Les Membres du REESAO". Archived from the original on 2012-01-30.
- ^ a b "Université". Université de Kara. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "American Space at the University of Kara". U.S. Embassy in Togo. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "La connaissance sans fil". Togo. The Republic of Togo. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ Lawson, Cina (6 February 2013). "L'Université de Kara se dote du 2ème plus grand centre de ressources informatiques de la sous-région". Blog of Ministre des Postes et de l'Économie numérique de la République Togolaise. Cina Lawson. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
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