Université du Burundi

The Université du Burundi (University of Burundi, UB) is a public university in Bujumbura, founded in 1964. It operates under the supervision of the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and, according to the university, is the largest public institution of higher education in Burundi. Teaching is organised in 8 faculties and 7 institutes spread over seven campuses, with Mutanga as the main campus; the Faculty of Agronomy and Bio-Engineering is located at the Zege campus.

• Faculties of medicine, law, sciences and engineering sciences
• Faculties of economics and management, agronomy and bio-engineering, and psychology and education
• Faculty of letters and human sciences
• Institutes such as the Institut Supérieur de Commerce and the Institut de Pédagogie Appliquée
• Master's cycle and a doctoral school

The university also hosts a Confucius Institute, runs an e-learning portal and has a central library with more than 50,000 books. Its website is available in French and English. The main address is Avenue de l'UNESCO No 2, B.P 1550 Bujumbura, and general enquiries go to [email protected].