Lovanium University

university, organization
Year dem found am	1954
Found by	Honoré Marie Louis Van Waeyenbergh
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo, Belgium
Main subject	lifestance organisation
Followed by	National University of Zaire
Date dem dissolve, abolish anaa demolish	1971
Dem separate from	Catholic University of Leuven

Lovanium University (French: Université Lovanium) na ebe Catholic Jesuit varsity insyd Kinshasa insyd de Belgian Congo. Na dem establish de varsity insyd 1954 for de Kimwenza plateau, near Kinshasa. De varsity continue make e function after independence til dem merge am into de National University of Zaire insyd 1971. Dem go fi consider am antecedent of de University of Kinshasa.

Early history

Before de foundation of Lovanium, de Catholic University of Louvain already operate multiple institutes for higher education insyd de Belgian Congo. De Fomulac (Fondation médicale de l'université de Louvain au Congo), na dem found am insyd 1926, plus de goal of make dem dey form Congolese medical personnel den researchers specialize for tropical medicine insyd. Insyd 1932 de Catholic University of Louvain found de Cadulac (Centres agronomiques de l'université de Louvain au Congo) insyd Kisantu. Na dem specialize Cadulac insyd agricultural sciences wey dem form de basis for wat later cam turn Lovanium.^[1]

Faculties

Lovanium University consist of several faculties wey dey include:^[2]

Agriculture
Engineering
Law
Medicine
Philosophy and Letters
Political, Social and Economic Sciences
Psychology and Pedagogy
Sciences
Theology

Notable alumni

Valentin Bankumuhari
Simon Mbatshi Batshia
Barthélémy Bisengimana
Jacques Depelchin
Nkulu Mitumba Kilombo
Valentin Y. Mudimbe
Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum
Albert Ndele
Pius Ngandu Nkashama
Clémentine Nzuji
Angela Okolo
Étienne Tshisekedi

Notable faculty

Marcel Lihau
Sophie Kanza
Daniel Biebuyck

References

↑ Hyacinthe Vanderyst: La future université catholique au Congo belge occidental, dans Revue missionnaire, 1927, pp.253–257.
↑ Bulletin, Issues 1-6. Washington, D.C., United States: United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. 1966. pp. 129–130.

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[1] Hyacinthe Vanderyst: La future université catholique au Congo belge occidental, dans Revue missionnaire, 1927, pp.253–257.

[2] Bulletin, Issues 1-6. Washington, D.C., United States: United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. 1966. pp. 129–130.

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