IAU-009793
https://www.whed.net/institutions/IAU-009793

Sudan

top General Information

Address

Street:Elgamaa

City:El-Nahud

Province:West Kordufan

Post Code:11111

WWW:http://www.wku.edu.sd

Other Sites

Also campuses in Abuzabad, Gubeish, Elkhway

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 1997. Academic programmes started 1998, in line with the early 1990s shift in the government's policy towards meeting the local, national and international needs for higher education and scientific research, in addition to achieving social and economic development in Sudan in general and El-nuhud district in particular. This district was chosen due to availability and productivity of land and to its worldwide reputation in the field of Gum Arabic cultivation and provision. Animal production farms were built to train students and provide veterinary advice to other animal producers in the nearby localities.

Admission Requirements

Sudanese Secondary School Certificate or other equivalent certificate

Tuition Fees

National:3,000-25,000 per annum (SDG)

International:500-5,000 per annum (USD)

Language(s)

Arabic;English

Accrediting Agency

Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Ali Ahmed Hassabo Adam

Job title:Vice-Chancellor

top Divisions

Centre : Geographical Information System and Water Studies

Fields of study:Geography, Surveying and Mapping


Centre : Gum-Arabic and Forest Products

Fields of study:Food Science, Forest Products


Centre : Hajj and Umrah Research


Centre : Liguistics


Centre : Peace Studies

Fields of study:Peace and Disarmament


Faculty : Administration, Economics and Social Science

Fields of study:Accountancy, Business Administration, Development Studies, Economics, Rural Studies


Faculty : Animal Production

Fields of study:Animal Husbandry


Faculty : Community Development

Fields of study:Home Economics, Social and Community Services


Faculty : Computer Sciences and Information Technology

Fields of study:Computer Science, Information Technology


Faculty : Education

Fields of study:Arabic, Biology, Chemistry, Curriculum, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, English, Foreign Languages Education, Geography (Human), History, Humanities and Social Science Education, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Native Language Education, Physics, Primary Education, Science Education


Faculty : Islamic Science and Arabic Language

Fields of study:Arabic, Economics, Islamic Studies, Mass Communication, Media Studies, Religion


Faculty : Media

Fields of study:Mass Communication, Media Studies


Faculty : Medical Laboratories Science


Faculty : Medicine and Health Sciences

Fields of study:Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Community Health, Dermatology, Haematology, Health Sciences, Medicine, Microbiology, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Radiology, Surgery


Faculty : Postgaduate Studies

Fields of study:Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, Education, Health Sciences, Law, Mass Communication, Religion, Social Sciences, Veterinary Science


Faculty : Public Health and Environmental Health

Fields of study:Public Administration


Faculty : Shari'a and Law

Fields of study:Islamic Law, Law


Faculty : Veterinary Science

Fields of study:Animal Husbandry, Biochemistry, Laboratory Techniques, Veterinary Science


Institute : Extra Mural Studies and Community Development

Fields of study:Accountancy, Business Administration, Computer Science, Economics


Institute : Imams and Preachers Training

Fields of study:Religious Education


Research Division : Camel Research


Research Division : Small Ruminant

top Degrees

Technician's Diploma


Bachelor's Degree


Postgraduate Diploma

Fields of study:Accountancy, Arabic, Business Administration, Economics, Educational Sciences, English, Geography (Human), Islamic Studies, Media Studies, Religion, Rural Studies, Sociology


Master's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Administration, Arabic, Business Administration, Economics, Education, Educational Sciences, English, Geography (Human), Health Sciences, Islamic Studies, Law, Media Studies, Natural Sciences, Religion, Rural Studies, Social Sciences, Sociology, Veterinary Science


Doctor of Philosophy

Fields of study:Administration, Arabic, Economics, Health Sciences, Islamic Studies, Law, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Veterinary Science

Note

Also MBA

top Academic Periodicals

Periodicals

Faculty of Education Journal of Sciences and Arts

Journal of Islamic and Arabic Sciences

Journal of Management Science and Economics

West Kordofan University Journal of Science and Humanities

top Student & Staff Numbers

Staff

Statistics Year:2015-2016

Full Time Male:294

Full Time Female:99

Full Time Total:393

Staff with Doctorate

Full Time Male:46

Full Time Female:5

Full Time Total:51

Students

Statistics Year:2015-2016

Male:4150

Female:6926

Total:11076

Foreign Male:1

0 Foreign Total:1

Part Time:155

Distance:370

Students with Disabilities:23

Updated on 02-05-2017