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The University of Kolwezi (UNIKOL)^[1] is a public university in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in the province of Katanga, city of Kolwezi.^[2][3] At its creation, it was an Extension of the University of Lubumbashi, then called University Centre of Kolwezi (C.U.K.). Instruction is in French.

The University was created 1 October 2004 as Kolwezi Center University (C.U.K.), extension of the University of Lubumbashi, and became autonomous in 2010 following Ministerial order No. 157/MINESU/CABMIN/EBK/PK/2010 27 September 2010.

• Ministerial Decree No. 157/MINESU/CABMIN/EBK-PK-2010 September 27, 2010, on the empowerment of some extensions of the institutions of higher and university education (article 2 point 8)

• Kolwezi
• Katanga Province
• Education in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• List of universities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo