Université Cheikh Anta Diop
public university in Dakar, Senegal
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Summary
Université Cheikh Anta Diop is a public university[1]. It draws 1,462 Wikipedia views per month (public university category, ranking #214 of 933).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Agence universitaire de la Francophonie[3], International Association of Universities[4], Association of African Universities[5], African Research Universities Alliance[6], Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation[7]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Dakar[8], Plateau/Gorée Arrondissement[9]
- Country: Senegal[10]
- Named after: Cheikh Anta Diop[11]
- Child organization or unit: Centre de Recherches Économiques Appliquées[12]
- Commons category: Université Cheikh Anta Diop[13]
- Industry: education[14]
- Inception: January 1, 1918[15], February 24, 1957[16]
- Official website: https://www.ucad.sn/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cheikh Anta Diop University[18]
- Rector: Ahmadou Aly Mbaye[19]
- Replaces: Institut des Hautes Études de Dakar[20]
- Official name: Université Cheikh-Anta-Diop[21], Université Cheikh Anta Diop[22]
- Motto text: Lux Mea Lex[23]
- Different from: University of Dhaka[24]
- Category for alumni of educational institution: Category:Cheikh Anta Diop University alumni[25]
- Category for employees of the organization: Category:Academic staff of Cheikh Anta Diop University[26]
- Grants: honorary doctor of the University of Dakar[27]
- P14541: 1qAMZy[28]
Why It Matters
Université Cheikh Anta Diop has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]