 Comboni College Khartoum | |
| Motto | Always More Always Better |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 2001 |
| Location | , Coordinates: 15°36′3″N32°31′40″E / 15.60083°N 32.52778°E |
| Colors | Blue and white |
| Website | www |
Comboni College for Science and Technology (CCST), originally Comboni College for Computer Science, is a private college in Khartoum, Sudan, established as a technical college since 2001. It goes back to the earlier school for boys, founded by Catholic priests from Italy in 1929.
Comboni College Khartoum was founded in 1929 as a boys school by Catholic priests associated with the mission of Bishop Daniele Comboni. It was managed by priests and monks, who arrived in Sudan to continue Comboni´s work in education. [1] Since its beginning, the college catered to students both with an international background, but most of them were Sudanese children. [2]
In 1999, parents asked the management to develop a post-secondary section. In 2001, this initiative led to the present Comboni College of Science and Technology (CCST) as a separate institution from the primary and secondary sections of Comboni College Khartoum.
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