Abdou Moumouni University

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name =Abdou Moumouni University
native_name = Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey


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city = Niamey
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BP 237/10896 Niamey, Niger
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Abdou Moumouni University (fr. Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, UAM) -- formerly University of Niamey from 1974-1994 -- is the only public university in Niger, directly controlled by the Ministry of Education. Located on the right bank of the Niger River in Niamey, its students and faculty have historically been involved in protest movements in the capitol.

Location

Located in the capital of Niamey, the university had a total enrollment of around 8,000 in early 2007, 7,000 as of June 2006, which was a growth of 1000 over the previous decade. [See Decalo, and [http://www.rfi.fr/actufr/articles/088/article_51428.asp L'université de Niamey en décomposition] , Radio France International, Marion Urban 30 April 2007.] ]

Name

The university is named after former Professor Abdou Moumouni Dioffo, a Nigerien educator, intellectual, and president of the University. From 1974 to 1994, the institution was named the University of Niamey. The University was an outgrowth of the 1971 "Centre d'Enseignement Superieur", which consolidated a number of post secondary and trade schools founded in the years following independence. Under French colonial rule, there were no post secondary institutions in Niger.

tructure

The Université Abdou Moumouni includes a wide array of public institutions. These include: [ [http://www.secheresse.info/article.php3?id_article=1664 Informations et ressources scientifiques sur le développement des zones arides et semi-arides, Université Abdou Moumouni] . ] [ [http://www.unesco.org/iau/onlinedatabases/systems_data/ne.rtf IAU, World Higher Education Database (WHED)] , UNESCO. Niger - Education system INSTITUTION TYPES & CREDENTIALS]

* Agronomy College, Université Abdou Moumouni, BP 10960, Niamey, Niger
** Faculté d'Agronomie,
** Centre régional d'enseignement spécialisé en agriculture (CRESA)
** Département Productions Animales, Faculté d'Agronomie (UAM/FA)
** Département Science du Sol
*College of Arts and Sciences (Faculté des lettres et sciences humaines - FLSH), Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, BP 418, Niamey, Niger
** Département de géographie, [ [https://www.uni-hohenheim.de/~atlas308/gen_info/html/french/uam_fr.htm L'UNIVERSITÉ ABDOU MOUMOUNI DE NIAMEY: DÉPARTEMENT DE GÉOGRAPHIE] ]
* College of Science (Faculté des Sciences), BP 10662, Niamey, Niger Niamey, Niger
** Faculté des Sciences
** Département de Biologie
** Département de Biologie Végétale
** Département de Géologie
** Center for Sahelian research and Publication (Réseau Sahélien de Recherche et de Publication RESADEP) [ [http://www.ird.ne/partenariat/resadep/index.htm RESADEP] ]
** Laboratory Garba Mounkaila of Biology (LGMB) 1996- [ [http://sunproject.dk/sidevisning.asp?ID=637 Sustainable Use of Natural vegetation in West Africa (SUN), European Union] ]
*Niamey Teachers College (École normale supérieure de Niamey), Université Abdou Moumouni, BP 10963, Niamey, Niger.
*Radio-Isotopes Institute (Institut des Radio-Isotopes, Université Abdou Moumouni, B.P. 10727, Niamey, Niger
*National School of Public Health (Ecole Nationale de Santé Publique)
*National School of Engineering and Mines (Tillaberi, Tillaberi Region)
*Satellite campuses in Dosso, Zinder.

Protests

1992 massacre

On 9 February 1990, 20 students in a peaceful march across the Kennedy Bridge into the Niamey City Centre were killed by police and armed forces. This event, known as the "Kennedy Bridge Massacre" has since been seen as pivotal in bringing about popular alienation from the Government of General Ali Saibou.

2006 riots

main|Abdou Moumouni University riots, 2006In June 2006, the University temporarily closed due to protests and rioting. The "Union des étudiants nigériens de l’Université de Niamey (UENUN)" called a general strike against the alleged withholding of scholarships as well as the deterioration of living and working conditions at the University. Students clashed with police, lit 10 vehicles on fire, while police used tear gas and batons the students to prevent them from crossing the Kennedy Bridge, seriously injuring 10.

References

* Samuel Decalo. Historical Dictionary of Niger (3rd ed.). Scarecrow Press, Boston & Folkestone, (1997) ISBN 0810831368 pp. 16, 169, 293-295, 321
* [http://uam-enligne.refer.ne/ uam-enligne.refer.ne] : Official distance learning site.
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/5040224.stm Niger university shut after riots] BBC News, 2 June 2006
* [http://www.ird.ne/partenariat/resadep/index.htm Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey] , Réseau Sahélien de Recherche et de Publication(RESADEP).
* [http://www.refer.ne/spip.php?rubrique64 UAM - Niamey news] on Campus numérique francophone de Niamey
* Ismaël Aboubacar Yenikoye. L'université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey - Organisation et aspects qualitatifs de l'enseignement supérieur au Niger. L'Harmattan, Paris (2007)ISBN 9782296037915