Université Alassane Ouattara

The Université Alassane Ouattara is a public university in Côte d'Ivoire. It was known as Université de Bouaké prior to a name change in August 2012.[1]

The school was founded in 1992. It was temporarily relocated to Abidjan in 2002, but reopened in Bouaké in 2011. Its units include:[2]

  • Communication, Environment and Society
  • Administrative, Managerial and Legal Sciences
  • Economic and Developmental Sciences
  • Medical Sciences
  • Medical and Veterinary Centre
  • Research and Development Centre
  • Multipolar Institute
  • Regional Higher Education of Korhogo

The university is one of twelve worldwide to host a UNESCO chair in bioethics.[3]

References

  1. ^ Diédri, Anderson. "L'université de Bouaké devient l'université Alassane Ouattara". Cameroon Voice. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  2. ^ "université de Bouaké". StarAfrica. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Bioéthique" (in French). UNESCO. Retrieved 9 September 2012.

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