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University of Northern Bahr el Ghazal (UNBEG) is a university in South Sudan.

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Northern Bahr El-Ghazal is Prof. Stephen Chol Ajongo




Location


The university is located in the city of Aweil, in Aweil West County, Northern State, in the Bahr el Ghazal Region, in northwestern South Sudan, near the International border with the Republic of Sudan. Its location lies approximately 800 kilometres (500 mi), by road, northwest of Juba, the capital and largest city in the country.




History


The university was established in 2011, as a government-supported institution of higher education, to address the educational requirements of the following communities in the following order: (a) Northern Bahr el Ghazal State (b) Bahr el Ghazal Region (c) Southern Sudan (d) Interested Qualified International Students. The first class of students was expected to begin classes in October 2011.




Overview


Rumbek University scheduled to open its doors in October 2011. The first Vice Chancellor of the university is Professor John Apuruot Akec. The university is a public university. The list of public universities in the country includes the following:

Juba National University in Juba; 1977
Rumbek University in Rumbek; 2010
Upper Nile University in Malakal; 1991
University of Bahr El-Ghazal in Wau and
University of Northern Bahr El-Ghazal in Aweil; 2011




External links


Location of Aweil At Google Maps
Detailed History of Aweil & Surrounding Communities




See also


Aweil
Northern Bahr el Ghazal
Bahr el Ghazal
Education in South Sudan
List of universities in South Sudan




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Sudan Selatan
• Northern Bahr el Ghazal
• University of Northern Bahr El-Ghazal
• Bahr el Ghazal (region of South Sudan)
• University of Bahr El-Ghazal
• List of universities in South Sudan
• Bahr al-Arab
• Dinka people
• John Akec
• Rumbek University
• John Garang Memorial University