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Cheikh Anta Diop University

December 15, 2023

Cheikh Anta Diop University (French: Université Cheikh Anta Diop or UCAD), also known as the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, is a university in Dakar, Senegal. It is named after the Senegalese physicist, historian and anthropologist Cheikh Anta Diop[1][2] and has an enrollment of over 60,000.

Cheikh Anta Diop University
Université Cheikh Anta Diop
Latin: Universitas Dakarensis
Former names
University of Dakar (until 30 March 1987)
Motto"Lux Mea Lex"
TypePublic
Established24 February 1957; 66 years ago (24 February 1957)
EndowmentYearly state budget:
2006: $US32 million
RectorProfessor Ahmadou Aly Mbaye
Academic staff
1,422
Administrative staff
1562
Students86,188
Location
Dakar
,
Dakar Region
,
Senegal
CampusUCAD, BP 5005 Dakar
FreeFree to Senegalese citizens with International Baccalaureate degree
Websitewww.ucad.sn
Cheikh Anta Diop University campus, 1967. The original library building at center.

History edit

Cheikh Anta Diop University predates Senegalese independence and grew out of several French institutions set up by the colonial administration. In 1918, the French created the "école africaine de médecine" (African medical school), mostly to serve white and Métis students but also open to the small educated elite of the four free towns of Senegal with nominal French citizenship. In 1936, under the Popular Front government in France, Dakar became home to the Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire (IFAN), an institute for the study of African culture.

In 1950s, with decolonisation already looming, the French administration expanded these schools, added science faculties, and combined the schools into the "Institut des Hautes Etudes de Dakar". In 1957, a new campus was constructed as the 18th French Public University, attached to the University of Paris and the University of Bordeaux. This became the University of Dakar the largest and most prestigious university in French West Africa. In 1987, its name was changed to honor the Senegalese philosopher and anthropologist, Cheikh Anta Diop.

Enrollment growth edit

At independence in 1960, enrollment was 1,018 students, only 39% Senegalese, with most of the rest from other former French colonies. By 1976, this number grew to 8,014.

In the 1970s, a time of state financial crisis, funding to higher education was cut, and international agencies stepped in over the next decade. Most of this funding, though, went to meet the needs of primary schools. In the 1990s and 2000s there was a huge boom in Senegalese primary and secondary education, much of it funded through international projects. In 1984 around 50% of Senegalese children received primary education and by 2004 more than 90% did.

In the mid-1980s around 20% of World Bank funding to Senegalese education went to higher education, but this figure dropped to 7% by the mid-1990s. With these projects came severe World Bank restrictions, dramatically cutting domestic funding available to university programs. As students who have benefited from primary and secondary education age, Cheikh Anta Diop University has had its already stretched resources stretched further. Nine thousand Senegalese students received a Baccalaureate degree in 2000, while total registration shot above 40,000, for a campus built with only 5,000 dorm rooms.[3][4]

Despite these pressures Cheikh Anta Diop University maintains a reputation as one of Africa's most prestigious institutions. Most of the post-independence generation of Senegalese leaders are graduates of the university, and its alumni teach in universities around the world.

Academics edit

The education system follows the French pattern, with oral and/or written final exams administered at the end of the year. All courses at the university are taught in French, except those in language departments other than French.

Schools and institutes edit

UCAD offers courses of study in Humanities, Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, Finance, Accounting, and Law. The university awards the following degrees: B.A., B.S., Ph.D., and D.M.A.

The School of Medicine includes departments of Pharmacy, Research, and Surgery.[5] The university also encompasses the Institute of Sciences of the Environment (ISE) and the Institute of Sciences of Earth (ISE).

The Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire (IFAN), founded in 1936, remains one of the world centers of African Studies. The IFAN Museum of African Arts' Musée d'Art africain, attached to IFAN, displays and conserves a world-renowned collection of African arts.

The Centre de linguistique appliquée de Dakar (Center of Applied Linguistics of Dakar) at CADU is the regulatory body for the Wolof language.

Language studies are divided into the following disciplines: Philosophy, Sociology, History, Geography, Letters, Arabic, Russian, Languages and Civilizations, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Latin, German and Linguistics.

The university oversees a language school: Institut de Français pour Etrangers (IFE). The IFE specializes in French language studies aimed at foreign students in preparation for regular courses taught in French.

Foreign programs edit

UCAD hosts a number of foreign study abroad programs, including ones administered by Wells College, Indiana University, and the University of Oregon in the United States and numerous European universities. Participants in the program typically take a required course in Introductory Wolof and a French language (if applicable) course through the IFE in addition to regular university courses taught in French.[6]

A division of the university offers courses for foreign students in Senegalese and African studies, including African literature, history, politics, philosophy, and sociology.

 
Cheikh Anta Diop University library building, showing additions, 2005.

CADU is a member of the Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World.

Special requirements edit

For foreign students, UCAD requires a minimum age of 18 to enroll in studies in Pharmacy and a minimum age of 22 to enroll in studies relating to oral surgery.

Student life edit

UCAD has a diverse student body drawn from many countries including Senegal, Chad, Burkina-Faso, Ivory Coast, France, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, the United States, Mauritania, Mali, Morocco, Rwanda, Cameroon, Belgium, and the United Kingdom.

As with a number of other African universities, UCAD occasionally experiences student strikes protesting government or university policies, most notable of which occurred during the 1993 presidential election.

With over 60,000 students and only 5,000 dormitory rooms, most students from outside Dakar must look for other accommodations. Many students live in the Cité Aline Sitoe Diatta, near the university campus, and those who can't afford Dakar's often high rents often share rooms.[7][8]

Violence edit

The university has had a number of notable incidents of violence. A Senegalese LGBT organization noted in 2016 that ten cases of homophobic mob violence had occurred at the university since 2012.[9] One of these, following a riot at the university, resulted in the death of the student who was suspected to be gay. The riot followed an attempt to apprehend the student, who had sought refuge in the university's bank and security office.[10] Separately, self-immolations and clashes between students and police have been reported after students unsuccessfully demanded scholarships or challenged grading schemes.

Notable alumni and professors edit

Notable instructors edit

Notable students edit

Honorary degrees edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Touré, Maelenn-Kégni, "Cheikh Anta Diop University (1957--)", BlackPast.org.
  2. ^ "University Cheikh Anta Diop", Encyclopædia Britannica.
  3. ^ "Africa's Storied Colleges, Jammed and Crumbling," By Lydia Polgreen, The New York Times, 20 May 2007
  4. ^ Clark, Andrew Francis; Phillips, Lucie Colvin; Phillips, Lucie Colvin. Historical Dictionary of Senegal. p. 287
  5. ^ University Cheikh Anta Diop. (2004). University Cheikh Anta Diop's Background. Retrieved March 27, 2004, from http://www.ucad.sn
  6. ^ Wells Program. (2005). Dakar Program for foreigners. Retrieved April 10, 2005, from . Archived from the original on 2006-06-18. Retrieved 2006-04-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ Polgreen, Lydia (20 May 2007). "Africa's Storied Colleges, Jammed and Crumbling". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  8. ^ . Seneweb.com Senegal news. Archived from the original on 2016-11-16. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Senegalese student mob try to lynch student thought to be gay - GALE". www.lgbt-education.info.
  10. ^ SeneNews TV (15 March 2016). "SeneNews TV: Ucad, un présumé homosexuel lynché par une foule d'étudiants". Archived from the original on 2021-12-13 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ "Profile of Senegal's Prof. Souleymane Mboup". African Society for Laboratory Medicine. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  12. ^ "Passed/Failed: An education in the life of Erin Pizzey, women's refuge". Independent.co.uk. 7 February 2008.
  • IFLA French Language Centre Established in the University Library, Dakar, Senegal, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). 20 August 2007.
  • , Dakar, Senegal, 02/07.
  • , ArchNet.org.
  • Pina, Jean Rousset de, , BBF, 1966, n° 08, p. 293-304 Consulted 18 March 2008
  • , (FIFA.com) Tuesday 20 November 2007.
  • , 2007, Canadian International Development Research Centre.
  • , 2004, Canadian International Development Research Centre.
  • Kone, Pierrette Women in the university hierarchy at the Cheikh Anta Diop University Women in higher education in Africa; Publ: 1995; p. 140-148.
  • Niang, Souleymane African universities and globalisation Les Universités africaines et la mondialisation Higher education in Africa: achievements, challenges and prospects; Publ: 1998; p. 31-40.
  • Africa’s Storied Colleges, Jammed and Crumbling, By LYDIA POLGREEN, The New York Times, 20 May 2007.
  • , By Carolyn J. Mooney, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 3 July 1997.
  • Francophone Africa Universities’ Contribution to Development, Lessons to be Learned from Successful Initiatives, The World Bank, Seminar, Saly, Senegal, November 30-December 2, 2005 .
  • Clark, Andrew Francis; Phillips, Lucie Colvin; Phillips, Lucie Colvin. Historical Dictionary of Senegal. Scarecrow Press: (2nd Ed, 1995) ISBN 978-0-8108-2747-9

External links edit

Official Web links edit

  • Official website
  • UCAD-EBAD Campus Guide, Library school at EBAD.
  • Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar et la Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines.
 
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Cheikh Anta Diop University French Universite Cheikh Anta Diop or UCAD also known as the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar is a university in Dakar Senegal It is named after the Senegalese physicist historian and anthropologist Cheikh Anta Diop 1 2 and has an enrollment of over 60 000 Cheikh Anta Diop UniversityUniversite Cheikh Anta DiopLatin Universitas DakarensisFormer namesUniversity of Dakar until 30 March 1987 Motto Lux Mea Lex TypePublicEstablished24 February 1957 66 years ago 24 February 1957 EndowmentYearly state budget 2006 US32 millionRectorProfessor Ahmadou Aly MbayeAcademic staff1 422Administrative staff1562Students86 188LocationDakar Dakar Region SenegalCampusUCAD BP 5005 DakarFreeFree to Senegalese citizens with International Baccalaureate degreeWebsitewww wbr ucad wbr snCheikh Anta Diop University campus 1967 The original library building at center Contents 1 History 1 1 Enrollment growth 2 Academics 2 1 Schools and institutes 2 2 Foreign programs 2 2 1 Special requirements 3 Student life 4 Violence 5 Notable alumni and professors 5 1 Notable instructors 5 2 Notable students 5 3 Honorary degrees 6 See also 7 References 8 External links 8 1 Official Web linksHistory editCheikh Anta Diop University predates Senegalese independence and grew out of several French institutions set up by the colonial administration In 1918 the French created the ecole africaine de medecine African medical school mostly to serve white and Metis students but also open to the small educated elite of the four free towns of Senegal with nominal French citizenship In 1936 under the Popular Front government in France Dakar became home to the Institut Fondamental d Afrique Noire IFAN an institute for the study of African culture In 1950s with decolonisation already looming the French administration expanded these schools added science faculties and combined the schools into the Institut des Hautes Etudes de Dakar In 1957 a new campus was constructed as the 18th French Public University attached to the University of Paris and the University of Bordeaux This became the University of Dakar the largest and most prestigious university in French West Africa In 1987 its name was changed to honor the Senegalese philosopher and anthropologist Cheikh Anta Diop Enrollment growth edit At independence in 1960 enrollment was 1 018 students only 39 Senegalese with most of the rest from other former French colonies By 1976 this number grew to 8 014 In the 1970s a time of state financial crisis funding to higher education was cut and international agencies stepped in over the next decade Most of this funding though went to meet the needs of primary schools In the 1990s and 2000s there was a huge boom in Senegalese primary and secondary education much of it funded through international projects In 1984 around 50 of Senegalese children received primary education and by 2004 more than 90 did In the mid 1980s around 20 of World Bank funding to Senegalese education went to higher education but this figure dropped to 7 by the mid 1990s With these projects came severe World Bank restrictions dramatically cutting domestic funding available to university programs As students who have benefited from primary and secondary education age Cheikh Anta Diop University has had its already stretched resources stretched further Nine thousand Senegalese students received a Baccalaureate degree in 2000 while total registration shot above 40 000 for a campus built with only 5 000 dorm rooms 3 4 Despite these pressures Cheikh Anta Diop University maintains a reputation as one of Africa s most prestigious institutions Most of the post independence generation of Senegalese leaders are graduates of the university and its alumni teach in universities around the world Academics editThe education system follows the French pattern with oral and or written final exams administered at the end of the year All courses at the university are taught in French except those in language departments other than French Schools and institutes edit This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed November 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message UCAD offers courses of study in Humanities Sciences Engineering Medicine Finance Accounting and Law The university awards the following degrees B A B S Ph D and D M A The School of Medicine includes departments of Pharmacy Research and Surgery 5 The university also encompasses the Institute of Sciences of the Environment ISE and the Institute of Sciences of Earth ISE The Institut Fondamental d Afrique Noire IFAN founded in 1936 remains one of the world centers of African Studies The IFAN Museum of African Arts Musee d Art africain attached to IFAN displays and conserves a world renowned collection of African arts The Centre de linguistique appliquee de Dakar Center of Applied Linguistics of Dakar at CADU is the regulatory body for the Wolof language Language studies are divided into the following disciplines Philosophy Sociology History Geography Letters Arabic Russian Languages and Civilizations English Spanish Portuguese Italian Latin German and Linguistics The university oversees a language school Institut de Francais pour Etrangers IFE The IFE specializes in French language studies aimed at foreign students in preparation for regular courses taught in French Foreign programs edit UCAD hosts a number of foreign study abroad programs including ones administered by Wells College Indiana University and the University of Oregon in the United States and numerous European universities Participants in the program typically take a required course in Introductory Wolof and a French language if applicable course through the IFE in addition to regular university courses taught in French 6 A division of the university offers courses for foreign students in Senegalese and African studies including African literature history politics philosophy and sociology nbsp Cheikh Anta Diop University library building showing additions 2005 CADU is a member of the Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World Special requirements edit For foreign students UCAD requires a minimum age of 18 to enroll in studies in Pharmacy and a minimum age of 22 to enroll in studies relating to oral surgery Student life editUCAD has a diverse student body drawn from many countries including Senegal Chad Burkina Faso Ivory Coast France Togo Benin Nigeria the United States Mauritania Mali Morocco Rwanda Cameroon Belgium and the United Kingdom As with a number of other African universities UCAD occasionally experiences student strikes protesting government or university policies most notable of which occurred during the 1993 presidential election With over 60 000 students and only 5 000 dormitory rooms most students from outside Dakar must look for other accommodations Many students live in the Cite Aline Sitoe Diatta near the university campus and those who can t afford Dakar s often high rents often share rooms 7 8 Violence editThe university has had a number of notable incidents of violence A Senegalese LGBT organization noted in 2016 that ten cases of homophobic mob violence had occurred at the university since 2012 9 One of these following a riot at the university resulted in the death of the student who was suspected to be gay The riot followed an attempt to apprehend the student who had sought refuge in the university s bank and security office 10 Separately self immolations and clashes between students and police have been reported after students unsuccessfully demanded scholarships or challenged grading schemes Notable alumni and professors editNotable instructors edit Abdoulaye Bathily former government minister and President candidate Professor of History Souleymane Bachir Diagne Senegalese philosopher former Vice dean of the College of Humanities and Professor of Philosophy Souleymane Mboup microbiologist leader of team that discovered HIV 2 and leads the Bacteriology Virology Laboratory at le Dantec Hospital 11 Amsatou Sow Sidibe Senegalese lawyer and presidential candidate Khady Sylla Senegalese novelist Louis Vincent Thomas French sociologist anthropologist ethnologist former professor Abdoulaye Wade Former President of Senegal former dean of the law and economics faculty Notable students edit Birane Hane Senegalese entrepreneur investor and community leader Simeon Ake former Ivorian Foreign Minister and UN Ambassador Barthelemy Attisso guitarist and lawyer Sangare Niamoto Ba Minister of Mali Sekou Ba former Burkina Faso Minister of Animal Resources Sokhna Benga Senegalese novelist and poet Emmanuel Bombande cofounder and executive director of the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding Chair of the Board of the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict Yayi Boni President of Benin Ousmane Camara former Senegalese Chief Justice Awa Marie Coll Seck former Senegalese Minister of Health Mbaye Diagne Senegalese Army officer and a United Nations military observer credited with saving many lives during the 1994 Rwandan genocide Souleymane Bachir Diagne Philosophy professor at Columbia University Salif Diallo Master of Law Burkinabe political leader Cheick Sidi Diarra United Nations Special Adviser on Africa and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States OSAA OHRLLS Ousmane Tanor Dieng International Relations Law first Secretary of the Socialist Party of Senegal vice president of the Socialist International Abdou Diouf 2nd President of Senegal Mamadou Diouf historian of Cayor former CADU professor and director of African Studies at Columbia University Adebayo Faleti Nigerian Poet Writer and Actor Ibrahima Fall politician former Foreign Minister and professor of Law Teguest Guerma Medical Post Doctorate Associate Director of the HIV AIDS Department of the World Health Organisation Ibrahim Boubacar Keita president of Mali Souleymane Mboup microbiologist and leader of team that discovered HIV 2 Molly Melching Human rights activist Kanidoua Naboho Doctor of Medicine Burkinabe political leader Doudou Ndoye Senegalese politician Law Erin Pizzey activist and founder of world s first domestic violence shelter 12 Jean Pliya Beninois playwright and short story writer Ibrahima Abou Sal Mauritanian Historian Theodore Adrien Sarr Archbishop of Dakar licentiate in Greek amp Latin Talla Sylla Senegalese politician leader of APJ Soham El Wardini mayor of Dakar first female to be mayor post independence Marie Khemesse Ngom Ndiaye doctor and health ministerHonorary degrees edit Nelson Mandela Honorary Doctorate conferred 30 June 1992See also editGaston Berger University Saint Louis Senegal Universities in Africa Education in Senegal WARCReferences edit Toure Maelenn Kegni Cheikh Anta Diop University 1957 BlackPast org University Cheikh Anta Diop Encyclopaedia Britannica Africa s Storied Colleges Jammed and Crumbling By Lydia Polgreen The New York Times 20 May 2007 Clark Andrew Francis Phillips Lucie Colvin Phillips Lucie Colvin Historical Dictionary of Senegal p 287 University Cheikh Anta Diop 2004 University Cheikh Anta Diop s Background Retrieved March 27 2004 from http www ucad sn Wells Program 2005 Dakar Program for foreigners Retrieved April 10 2005 from Archived copy Archived from the original on 2006 06 18 Retrieved 2006 04 28 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Polgreen Lydia 20 May 2007 Africa s Storied Colleges Jammed and Crumbling The New York Times Retrieved 15 November 2016 Cite Aline Sitoe Diatta ex Claudel Le defi de la cohabitation Seneweb com Senegal news Archived from the original on 2016 11 16 Retrieved 15 November 2016 Senegalese student mob try to lynch student thought to be gay GALE www lgbt education info SeneNews TV 15 March 2016 SeneNews TV Ucad un presume homosexuel lynche par une foule d etudiants Archived from the original on 2021 12 13 via YouTube Profile of Senegal s Prof Souleymane Mboup African Society for Laboratory Medicine Retrieved 2020 07 01 Passed Failed An education in the life of Erin Pizzey women s refuge Independent co uk 7 February 2008 IFLA French Language Centre Established in the University Library Dakar Senegal International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions IFLA 20 August 2007 Senegalese pay homage to Cheikh Anta Diop Tuesday Dakar Senegal 02 07 Cheikh Anta Diop University Library Bibliotheque Centrale de l Universite Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar UCAD ArchNet org Pina Jean Rousset de La Nouvelle Bibliotheque centrale de l Universite de Dakar BBF 1966 n 08 p 293 304 Consulted 18 March 2008 Celebrations at the Cheikh Anta Diop University FIFA com Tuesday 20 November 2007 Fiftieth Anniversary Cheikh Anta Diop University Senegal 2007 Canadian International Development Research Centre Senegal ICT Resource Centre Creating R amp D Capacity 2004 Canadian International Development Research Centre Kone Pierrette Women in the university hierarchy at the Cheikh Anta Diop University Women in higher education in Africa Publ 1995 p 140 148 Niang Souleymane African universities and globalisation Les Universites africaines et la mondialisation Higher education in Africa achievements challenges and prospects Publ 1998 p 31 40 Africa s Storied Colleges Jammed and Crumbling By LYDIA POLGREEN The New York Times 20 May 2007 NOTES FROM ACADEME Senegalese Scholar Focuses on Race in American Society By Carolyn J Mooney The Chronicle of Higher Education 3 July 1997 Francophone Africa Universities Contribution to Development Lessons to be Learned from Successful Initiatives The World Bank Seminar Saly Senegal November 30 December 2 2005 Clark Andrew Francis Phillips Lucie Colvin Phillips Lucie Colvin Historical Dictionary of Senegal Scarecrow Press 2nd Ed 1995 ISBN 978 0 8108 2747 9External links editOfficial Web links edit Official website UCAD history page UCAD EBAD Campus Guide Library school at EBAD Universite Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar et la Faculte des Lettres et Sciences Humaines Ecole Inter Etats des Sciences et Medecine Veterinaire de Dakar site officiel nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Universite Cheikh Anta Diop 14 41 13 N 17 27 48 W 14 68694 N 17 46333 W 14 68694 17 46333 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cheikh Anta Diop University amp oldid 1172151274, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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