Al Fashir University

Al Fashir University is a public university in al-Fashir, the capital city of North Darfur, Sudan.[1]

Al Fashir University
TypePublic
Vice-presidentAbualbashr Rahman Youssef
Location
Al Fashir
,
North Darfur
,
Sudan
Websitewww.fashir.edu.sd

Foundation

The university was created in 1990 by decree of President Omar Hassan Ahmed Bashir, and was officially opened in February 1991 in premises west of al-Fashir airport and South of the al-Fashir school.[2]

Teaching

There were 11,671 students enrolled in 2011, with 199 faculty members and 243 staff and technical assistants.[3] It is a member of the Association of African Universities.[4]

Research

Conflict analysis

In December 2004 a conference was held to discuss the effect of environmental degradation in causing conflict in Darfur. Faculty and students of the universities of Zalingei, al-Fashir and Nyala presented the findings of their research. They made recommendations that included closer cooperation between the UN and local universities, joint research projects and collaborative workshops.[5]

Human Rights Knowledge Centre

On 28 October 2019, the Minister of Welfare and Social Development, Lena el-Sheikh Mahjoub, and the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina J. Mohammed, opened the Human Rights Knowledge Centre at al-Fashir University, as a cooperative project between the university and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The new centre is affiliated with the university's Faculty of Sharia and Law.[6]

Police repression

In October 2010 five students of the university loyal to the Sudan Liberation Movement led by Minni Minawi were arrested by police and were severely beaten before being released on bail. One of them was taken to the hospital for treatment of his injuries.[7] In March 2011 two students were shot dead by police at the university, one from a range of less than one metre. They had been disobeying university authorities and participating in a political rally.[8]

References
  1. "Sudanese higher education". Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  2. "History of the University". Al Fashir University. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  3. "Facts & Figures". Al Fashir University. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  4. "Al Fashir University". Association of African Universities. Archived from the original on 6 October 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  5. "Environmental Degradation as a Cause of Conflict in Darfur" (PDF). UN University for Peace. December 2004. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  6. "Human Rights Knowledge Centre launched at North Darfur university". Radio Dabanga. 29 October 2019. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  7. "Five University of El Fasher students severely beaten in police station". Radio Dabanga. 14 October 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  8. "Two students shot dead by police at El Fasher University". Radio Dabanga. 17 March 2011. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2011.

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