| Université évangélique en Afrique | |
| Type | Private university |
|---|---|
| Established | 1991 |
| Rector | NGONGO Kilongo Fatuma |
| Location | Bukavu, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Language | French |
| Affiliations | AUF (Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie) |
| Website | uea.ac.cd |
The Evangelical University in Africa (UEA) is a private interdenominational Christian evangelical university located in Bukavu, South Kivu province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The language of instruction is French.
History
The university was founded in 1990 by the Community of Pentecostal Churches in Central Africa of the Church of Christ in the Congo.
Its first authorization to operate was granted on 26 September 1991 under the name "Protestant Evangelical University in Africa" by Ministerial Decree No. ESU/CAB.MIN/0253/91 dated 26 September 1991.
The first approval and recognition of first-cycle degrees were confirmed by Ministerial Decree No. ESU/CAB.MIN/0313/92, while the second approval and recognition of second-cycle degrees were confirmed by Ministerial Decree No. ESU/CAB.MIN/A5/175/95 dated 9 December 1995. The final accreditation of UEA by presidential decree No. 06/106 was issued on 12 June 2006.
Faculties
As of 2020, the university had 5 faculties:
- Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (with two departments: Phytotechnics and Zootechnics). The first engineers graduated from this faculty in the 1995–1996 academic year, with 11 graduates: 6 zootechnicians and 5 phytotechnicians.
* Department of Phytotechnics and Environment * Department of Zootechnics and Environment
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Faculty of Economics and Management
- Faculty of Protestant Theology
Partners
The school is interdenominational and has various evangelical partner denominations.
Notes and references
- Isabel Apawo Phiri, Dietrich Werner, Handbook of Theological Education in Africa, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2015, p. 178
- BUGWABARI Nicodème, CAZENAVE-PIARROT Alain, PROVINI Olivier, and THIBON Christian, Universités, universitaires en Afrique de l'Est, KARTHALA Editions, France, 2012, p. 147
- Evangelical University in Africa, Faculties, uea.ac.cd, DRC, accessed June 20, 2020
- Evangelical University in Africa, Our partners, uea.ac.cd, Democratic Republic of the Congo, accessed May 23, 2020
External links
| Christian universities in Africa | |
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| Ghana | |
| DRC | |
| Kenya | |
| Nigeria | |
| Tanzania | |
| Uganda | |
| Other countries |
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