University of Ouagadougou

University of Ouagadougou
Université de Ouagadougou
TypePublic
Students40,000 (2010)
Location
Ouagadougou
,
Burkina Faso
CampusUrban
NicknameUO
WebsiteUniversity website

The University of Ouagadougou (UO; French: Université de Ouagadougou) is a university located in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Founded in 1974, it was officially renamed in 2015 as l’Université Ouaga 1 Professeur Ki-Zerbo.[1] The UO consists of seven Training and Research Units (UFR) and one institute.[2] In 1995 a second campus for professional education known as the University Polytechnique of Bobo (UPB) was opened in the city of Bobo Dioulasso A third campus for teacher training/trainers opened in Koudougou in 1996; in 2005, it became the University of Koudougou.

The university had around 40,000 students in 2010 (83% of the national population of university students).[3]

  1. ^ "Burkina Faso: l'université de Ouagadougou rebaptisée - RFI". RFI Afrique. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  2. ^ Université De Ouagadougou (2004-2005). Les UFR et les Institutions. Université De Ouaga Retrieved on March 26, 2006
  3. ^ Government of France, MINISTERE DES AFFAIRES ETRANGERES ET EUROPEENNES, AMBASSADE DE FRANCE AU BURKINA FASO, FICHE BURKINA FASO, (in French)