The University of Ouagadougou was founded in 1974 with only 374 students. It was Burkina Faso's first institution of higher education. After its foundation the total number of students increased rapidly. 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...
It opened a second campus for professional education in Bobo-Dioulasso in 1995, and a third for teacher training in Koudougou in 1996. It has been the only university in Burkina Faso until 1997, when the University of Bobo-Dioulasso was formally established as an autonomous institute. Bobo-Dioulasso is a city of about 400,000, mainly Dioula, after Ouagadougou the second biggest in Burkina Faso. ... Koudougou is a town in the province of Boulkiemdé, 75km west of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In the academic year 2003-2004 it enrolled nearly 20.000 students. The permanent teaching staff numbers around 340 and the administrative and technical staff around 350.
The board of directors is comprised of the representatives of the ministry of secondary, higher, and scientific research education; the ministry of finance; the ministry of public service; the ministry of health; the ministry of employment; a representative of the Chamber of Commerce; representatives of the administrative staff; the trade union movement; teachers; and students.
The assembly of the university, the Council of the Foundation and the Life of the University (CFVU), is responsible for deciding university policy.
The state-owned universities have a budget mainly based on subsidies from the state, but public funds are insufficient to cover all of their operating expenses.
Ouagadougou (or Wagadugu, population 960,116 (2000)) is the capital of Burkina Faso.
The University of Ouagadougou[?], founded in 1974 (or 1969), was the country's first institution of higher education.
Ouagadougou was a state founded in the 11th century, the central settlement was called Kombemtinga[?], it became capital of the Mossi[?] empire in 1441.
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