Norbert Zongo University

{{Short description|Public university in Burkina Faso}} {{Infobox university | name = Norbert Zongo University | native_name = {{native phrase|fr|Université Norbert Zongo}} | image_name = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | latin_name = | motto = | motto_lang = | mottoeng = | established = {{Start date and age|2005}} | type = Public | affiliation = | endowment = | budget = | officer_in_charge = | chairman = | chancellor = | president = | vice-president = | superintendent = | provost = | vice_chancellor = | rector = | principal = | dean = | director = | head_label = | head = | academic_staff = | administrative_staff = | students = | undergrad = | postgrad = | doctoral = | other = | city = Koudougou | state = | province = | country = Burkina Faso | coor = {{coord|12.240|-2.399|type:edu_region:BF|display=inline,title}} | campus = Urban | former_names = | free_label = | free = | colors = | colours = | athletics = | sports = | nickname = | mascot = | affiliations = | website = | logo = | footnotes = }} The '''Norbert Zongo University''' ({{langx|fr|Université Norbert Zongo}}; UNZ), formerly the '''University of Koudougou''' ({{langx|fr|Université de Koudougou}}; UK), is one of three public universities in Burkina Faso. It is located in the city of Koudougou.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nyangi |first1=Samuel |title=2024 in Review: Burkina Faso’s Growing Space Ambitions |url=https://spaceinafrica.com/2024/12/23/2024-in-review-burkina-fasos-growing-space-ambitions/ |access-date=23 June 2025 |publisher=Space in Africa |date=23 December 2024}}</ref> As of 2015/2016 it had the second highest enrollment of students nationally (16.2%) behind the University of Ouagadougou (renamed Université Ouaga 1 Professeur Joseph Ki-Zerbo, UO1-JKZ) which had 32.8% of the national total enrollment. The University Ouaga 2, the Nazi Boni University (UNB) and the ''Institut des Sciences'' (IDS) had 13.2%, 11.3%, and 1.9% of total university enrollment, respectively. The remaining 24.5% of enrollment are in private universities. The university was founded in 2005 and in 2015/2016 had 15,346 students.<ref>Government of France, [http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/IMG/pdf/BURKINA_18-5-11__2_.pdf MINISTERE DES AFFAIRES ETRANGERES ET EUROPEENNES, AMBASSADE DE FRANCE AU BURKINA FASO, FICHE BURKINA FASO], (French)</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cns.bf/IMG/pdf/tableau_de_bord_2015_2016_de_l_enseignement_superieur.pdf |title=Tableau de bord 2015-2016 de l enseignement superieur|website=cns.bf|date=December 2016|language=fr|access-date=25 September 2023}}</ref>

The university was renamed from University of Koudougou to the current name in 2017 in honour of the investigative journalist Norbert Zongo, assassinated in 1998.<ref>{{cite web |last=Loura |first=Soumana A. |date=1 December 2017 |title=Enseignement supérieur : Et l’Université de Koudougou prit le nom Norbert Zongo |url=https://lefaso.net/spip.php?article80750 |website=LeFaso |access-date=23 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author= |title=Université Norbert Zongo |url=https://www.tuumz.com/listing/universite-norbert-zongo |website=Tuumz |access-date=23 February 2025}}</ref>

==Faculties== The university is divided into five faculties:<ref>Government of France, [http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/IMG/pdf/BURKINA_18-5-11__2_.pdf MINISTERE DES AFFAIRES ETRANGERES ET EUROPEENNES, AMBASSADE DE FRANCE AU BURKINA FASO, FICHE BURKINA FASO], (French)</ref><ref>http://www.univ-koudougou.bf/index.php/menu-etablissement</ref> *Faculty of Higher Education (''Ecole Normale Supérieure''; ENS) *Faculty of Economics and Management (''UFR Sciences Economiques et Gestion'') *Faculty of Arts and Letters (''UFR Lettres et Sciences Humaines'') *University Institute of Technology (''Institut Universitaire de Technologie'') *Faculty of Science and Technics ("UFR Sciences et Techniques")

==2008-2009 student strike== During the 2008–2009 academic year there was a student strike at the university.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BURKINA FASO: Lost academic year at Koudougou? |url=https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20090828105054980 |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=University World News |language=en}}</ref>

==See also== *Education in Burkina Faso

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