Created on February 24, 1957, the University of Dakar was officially inaugurated on December 9, 1959 after a long evolution marked by: - the creation of an African school of medicine, the first draft of higher education in Africa in 1918 (decree of January 14, 1918); - the creation of the French Institute of Black Africa (IFAN) in 1936; - the creation of a certificate in Physics, Chemistry and Biology (PCB), preparatory to medical studies and by the opening in the early 1950s of higher schools academically attached to the University of Bordeaux as part of what was called in 1950, Institut des Hautes Etudes de Dakar.

School Director: Dr. Amadou Gallo Diop

Population: 60000

Population of Teaching Staff:

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