Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar (UCAD)
Founded 1918 as Ecole de Médecine, became Institut des hautes Etudes 1950 and 'Université de Dakar by decree 1957. Acquired current title 1987. A State institution.
Funding:
Public
Accreditation:
Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (MESR), Autorité nationale d’Assurance Qualité de l’Enseignement supérieur (ANAQ-Sup), Conseil Africain et Malgache pour l'Enseignement Supérieur (CAMES)
Grades 4
Languages 1
Divisions 27
- Applied Linguistics Centre
- Information Sciences and Techniques CentreFields of study: Mass Communication, Media Studies, French, Cultural Studies, Communication Studies, Social Sciences, Political Sciences, English
- Psychological Research Centre
- Renewable Energies Research Centre
- Arts and Humanities FacultyFields of study: Geography (Human), Portuguese, Italian, Arabic, Russian, Spanish, German, Linguistics, Sociology, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Literature, Arts and Humanities, History, English
- Economics and Management Faculty
- Education and Training Sciences and Technologies FacultyFields of study: Slavic Languages, Geography (Human), Educational Technology, Arabic, Earth Sciences, Russian, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Educational Administration, German, Secondary Education, Foreign Languages Education, Teacher Training, Biological and Life Sciences, Philosophy, Literature, Physics, History, Chemistry, Mathematics
- Law and Political Science FacultyFields of study: Human Rights, Private Law, Public Law, Health Sciences, Environmental Studies, Political Sciences, Law
- Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology FacultyFields of study: Parasitology, Dermatology, Cardiology, Orthopaedics, Oncology, Toxicology, Immunology, Occupational Health, Gerontology, Anaesthesiology, Paediatrics, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Anatomy, Genetics, Radiology, Safety Engineering, Physiology, Medical Technology, Pharmacology, Surgery, Anthropology, Microbiology, Public Health, Dentistry, Physical Therapy, Biochemistry, Pharmacy, Medicine
- Science and Technology FacultyFields of study: Geology, Biological and Life Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science
- Applied Nuclear Technology Institute
- Applied Tropical Medicine Institute
- Black Africa Fundamental Studies Institute
- Earth Sciences Institute
- Environmental Studies InstituteFields of study: Environmental Studies
- Fishery and Aquaculture Institute
- French for Foreign Students Institute
- Health and Development Institute
- Human Rights and Peace Institute
- Popular Education and Sport Institute
- Research and Study of Population Development and Reproductive Health Institute
- Social Paediatrics Institute
- Mathematics, Physics and Technology Teaching Research Division
- Applied Economics SchoolFields of study: Regional Planning, Town Planning, Development Studies, Education, Economics, Management
- Librarians, Archivists and Documentalists School
- Polytechnic SchoolFields of study: Heating and Refrigeration, Bioengineering, Construction Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Microbiology, Automation and Control Engineering, Materials Engineering, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Technology, Biological and Life Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Biology, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Management
- Technology and Vocational Teacher Training School
Requirements
- Admission details: Secondary school certificate (baccalauréat) or recognized equivalent, entrance examination.
