The University of Khartoum (U of K) is a public co-educational university located in and near Khartoum, Sudan. It was founded as Gordon Memorial College in 1902 and established in 1956 when Sudan gained independence.
It features several institutes, academic units and research centres including Mycetoma Research Center, Soba University Hospital, Saad Abualila Hospital,Dr. Salma Dialysis centre and U of K publishing house. The Sudan Library, a sect...
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The University of Khartoum (U of K) is a public co-educational university located in and near Khartoum, Sudan. It was founded as Gordon Memorial College in 1902 and established in 1956 when Sudan gained independence.
It features several institutes, academic units and research centres including Mycetoma Research Center, Soba University Hospital, Saad Abualila Hospital,Dr. Salma Dialysis centre and U of K publishing house. The Sudan Library, a section of the university's library, serves as the national library of Sudan.
In 1898 after Britain colonized Sudan, Lord Kitchener of Britain proposed founding a college in the memory of Gordon of Khartoum, who was killed in the Battle of Khartoum. Gordon Memorial College was founded in 1902 with primary education being the sole program of the college.
By 1906, the college was offering programs for training assistant engineers, land surveyors and primary school teachers. The first equipped laboratory for bacteriological analysis was added in 1905...
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