Universite De Kinshasa

The University of Kinshasa, colloquially known by its acronym UNIKIN, is a public university located in Kinshasa's Lemba commune within the western region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the country's premier university. Initially established in 1954 as Lovanium University during Belgian colonial rule, the current university was established following …
The University of Kinshasa, colloquially known by its acronym UNIKIN, is a public university located in Kinshasa's Lemba commune within the western region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the country's premier university. Initially established in 1954 as Lovanium University during Belgian colonial rule, the current university was established following the division of the National University of Zaire in 1981.
  • Motto: Scientia Splendet et Conscientia · Latin
  • Motto in English: "Science shines and so does conscience"
  • Type: Public
  • Established: 1954
  • Rector: Jean-Marie Kayembe Ntumba · (since 2021)
  • Academic Secretary General: Eustache Banza Nsomwe-A-Nfunkwa
  • Academic staff: 1,929
Data from: en.wikipedia.org