French:Université d'Antananarivo | |
Former names | University of Madagascar |
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Type | Public |
Established | 16 December 1955 |
Location | , |
Website | www |
University of Antananarivo (French:Université d'Antananarivo) is the primarypublic university ofMadagascar, located in the capitalAntananarivo.
The university traces its founding to 16 December 1955 and the formation of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Antananarivo. It established itself as the main center for higher education in the country, and was renamed theUniversity of Madagascar in 1961. It later opened five more branches inAntsiranana,Fianarantsoa,Toamasina,Toliara, andMahajanga.
Robert Mallet taught in Madagascar from 1959 to 1964, where he founded the Faculty of Letters at the University of Antananarivo, of which he was the first Dean.[1][2][3]
The University of Antananarivo runs theMuseum of Arts and Archaeology. The Institute of Higher Education ofSoavinandrianaItasy and the Institute of Higher Education ofAntsirabeVakinankaratra are its two regional branches.[4]
With the Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique (Ministry of Higher Education), staff of the university oversee MadaRevues, a website compilation of scientific journals published in Madagascar. PDF articles are viewable for free.[5]
The university's sports facilities were used for the official2011 African Basketball Championship.
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