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The University of Khartoum

Khartoum is the main location for most of Sudan's top educational bodies. There are four main levels of education:

  1. Kindergarten and day-care. It begins in the age of 3–4, consists of 1-2 grades, (depending on the parents).
  2. Elementary school. The first grade pupils enter at the age of 6–7. It consists of 8 grades, each year there is more academic efforts and main subjects added plus more school methods improvements. By the 8th grade a student is 13–14 years old ready to take the certificate exams and entering high school.
  3. Upper second school and high school. At this level the school methods add some main academic subjects such as chemistry, biology, physics, and geography. There are three grades in this level. The students' ages are about 14–15 to 17–18.
  4. Higher education. There are many universities in Sudan such as the university of Khartoum. Some foreigners attend universities there, as the reputation of the universities are very good and the living expenses are low compared to other countries.

The education system in Sudan went through many changes in the late 1980s and early 1990s.[1][2][3]

High schools

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Al-Mawahib Schools - Khartoum Bahry
  • Khartoum Old High Secondary School for Boys
  • Khartoum Old High Secondary School for Girls
  • The British Educational Schools (BES)[4]
  • Khartoum American School, KAS, established in 1957.
  • Khartoum International Community School, KICS, established in 2004.
  • Unity High School.[5]
  • Suliman Hussein Academy
  • Comboni and St. Francis, Khartoum new high secondary school for boys
  • Khartoum International preparatory school (KIPS)|Khartoum International preparatory school, established in 1928.
  • Qabbas Private International Schools
  • Kibeida International Schools [6]
  • Riad English School, established 1987
  • Nile Valley School, founded 2012[7]
  • Mohamed Hussein High Secondary School for Boys in Omdurman

Universities and higher institutes in Khartoum

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Higher institutes in Khartoum
Educational institution Type Website
University of Khartoum Founded as Gordon Memorial College in 1902, it was later renamed to share the name of the city in the 1930s Public university https://web.archive.org/web/20180711215331/http://www.uofk.edu/
Academy of Engineering Sciences founded as Academy of Electrical Engineering in 2002 Private university https://web.archive.org/web/20181011004131/http://www.aes.edu.sd/
Al-Neelain University Public university http://www.neelain.edu.sd
Al Zaiem Alazhari University Public university https://web.archive.org/web/20150405095256/http://www.aau.edu.sd/
Bahri University, formally Juba University before the separation and Juba University returned to the South Public university
Omdurman Islamic University, Public university
International University of Africa Public university https://web.archive.org/web/20170717050156/http://www.iua.edu.sd/
Nile Valley University Public university
Open University of Sudan Public university http://www.ous.edu.sd
Public Health Institute, post-graduate institution operated by the Ministry of Health Public university http://www.phi.edu.sd
Sudan University of Science and Technology, one of the leading engineering and technology schools in Sudan, founded in 1932 as Khartoum Technical Institute and has been given its present name in 1991 Public university http://www.sustech.edu

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AlMughtaribeen University Private university https://web.archive.org/web/20191221175123/http://www.mu.edu.sd/
Bayan College for Science & Technology Private university https://web.archive.org/web/20110920215435/http://www.bayantech.edu/
Canadian Sudanese College Private university http://www.ccs.edu.sd Archived 17 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine
Comboni College for Science and Technology Private universities http://www.combonikhartoum.com
Future University of Sudan, the first specialized university for ICT inter-related studies in Sudan, founded by Dr. Abubaker Mustafa. Private universities http://www.futureu.edu.sd
National College for Medical & Technical Studies Private university https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001023/http://www.nc.edu.sd/
National Ribat University Private university https://web.archive.org/web/20160411212315/http://ribat.edu.sd/
University of Medical Sciences and Technology (UMST) founded in 1996 by Prof. Mamoun Humaida as Academy of Medical Science & Technology Private universities

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Omdurman Al-ahlia University Private university founded in 1985

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "وزارة تعليم عالي والبحث العلمي". حكومة سودان. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  2. ^ "وزارة التربية والتعليم". حكومة سودان. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  3. ^ null (24 January 2012). The Status of the Education Sector in Sudan. The World Bank. pp. 159–189. doi:10.1596/9780821388570_ch07.
  4. ^ "britisheducationsudan.com". britisheducationsudan.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  5. ^ "Unity High School | Home". Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 2012-08-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "Kibeida".
  7. ^ "Nile Valley School - NVS in Brief". www.nilevalleyschool.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Sudanese higher education". Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  9. ^ "Universities of Sudan Ahfad university for women". Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
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