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Université évangélique en Afrique | |
| Type | Private university |
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| Established | 1991 |
| Rector | NGONGO Kilongo Fatuma |
| Location | , , |
| Language | French |
| Affiliations | AUF (Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie) |
| Website | uea.ac.cd |
The Evangelical University in Africa (UEA) is a private interdenominational Christian evangelical university located in Bukavu, South Kivu province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The language of instruction is French.
The university was founded in 1990 by the Community of Pentecostal Churches in Central Africa of the Church of Christ in the Congo. [1] [2]
Its first authorization to operate was granted on 26 September 1991 under the name "Protestant Evangelical University in Africa" by Ministerial Decree No. ESU/CAB.MIN/0253/91 dated 26 September 1991.
The first approval and recognition of first-cycle degrees were confirmed by Ministerial Decree No. ESU/CAB.MIN/0313/92, while the second approval and recognition of second-cycle degrees were confirmed by Ministerial Decree No. ESU/CAB.MIN/A5/175/95 dated 9 December 1995. The final accreditation of UEA by presidential decree No. 06/106 was issued on 12 June 2006.
As of 2020, the university had 5 faculties: [3]
* Department of Phytotechnics and Environment * Department of Zootechnics and Environment
The school is interdenominational and has various evangelical partner denominations. [4]
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