University of Djibouti

The University of Djibouti is a public university in Djibouti City, the capital of Djibouti.^[1][2]

University of Djibouti

Université de Djibouti جامعة جيبوتي
Type	Public
Established	2006; 19 years ago (2006)
President	Dr. Djama Mohamed Hassan
Location	Djibouti , Djibouti 11.5380°N 43.117°E / 11.5380; 43.117
Website	Official website

History

The University of Djibouti was established on 7 January 2006 by Decree. It grew out of the University Centre of Djibouti.

In 2008, the university had 2,500 students. The student body reaches more than 7000 in 2015.

Components

The University of Djibouti has five faculties and two institutes.

Faculties

• Faculty of Law, Economics and Management (FDEG)
• Faculty of Science (FS)
• Faculty of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences (FLLSH)
• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Engineering

Institutes

• Technical Institute of Industry (IUT-I)
• Technical Institute of Tertiary Services

Notable faculty

• Dr Abdou Idris Omar, a researcher and Bioclimate lecturer at the university^[3]
• Souad Kassim Mohamed (born 1976), Linguist and Senior Lecturer in linguistics and French^[4]
• Hassan Rayaleh, Research Valorisation Senior Program manager at the university^[5]

Notable alumni

• Ayanleh Souleiman^[2]