University of Kara

University of Kara
l'Université de Kara
EstablishedJanuary 23, 2004; 20 years ago (2004-01-23)
Studentsca. 16000 (2016/17)
Location
Kara
,
Togo

9°31′50″N 1°12′30″E / 9.53056°N 1.20833°E / 9.53056; 1.20833
AffiliationsAssociation of African Universities[1]
Agence universitaire de la Francophonie[2]
Réseau pour l'excellence de l'enseignement supérieur en Afrique de l'Ouest[3]
Websitewww.univ-kara.tg

The University of Kara (abbreviated UK) is the second university in Togo after the University of Lomé. Located in the city of Kara, it was established by a presidential (Gnassingbé Eyadema) decree on 21 January 1999, and opened on 23 January 2004.[4]

History

The university opened on 23 January 2004 with ca. 1600 students.[4] The Kara American Space was opened in the university's campus on 4 December 2012.[5] The second largest centre of computing resources of the subregion, after that of the University of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, was created in 2013.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Association of African Universities". Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  2. ^ "Université de Kara".
  3. ^ "Les Membres du REESAO". Archived from the original on 2012-01-30.
  4. ^ a b "Université". Université de Kara. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  5. ^ "American Space at the University of Kara". U.S. Embassy in Togo. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  6. ^ "La connaissance sans fil". Togo. The Republic of Togo. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  7. ^ Lawson, Cina (6 February 2013). "L'Université de Kara se dote du 2ème plus grand centre de ressources informatiques de la sous-région". Blog of Ministre des Postes et de l'Économie numérique de la République Togolaise. Cina Lawson. Retrieved 7 September 2018.