Despite the ravages of the recent decade-long civil war, the University of Sierra Leone still manages to teach up to 3,000 students in subjects as diverse as medicine and management. More...

Founded 35 years ago in the wake of the partitioning of East Africa, the  University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania offers an ambitious and varied program of undergraduate and postgraduate study. Its Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences dates back to 1963, when it was established to augment the meager supply of doctors being trained within the country. More...

 The University of Zambia boasts a 30-year track record of teaching the academic and practical subjects essential to nation-building, ranging from medicine to engineering, and mining to agricultural sciences. More...

Bringing together five different colleges and polytechnics spread across the country, the  University of Malawi offers its citizens a broad array of educational opportunities. More...

Modeled on the French tertiary education system, la  Universite du Mali is divided into major schools, faculties and institutes. Founded 45 years ago and based in the country’s capital city, Bamako, the institution serves up to 25,000 students. More...

 Universidade Eduardo Mondlane has been educating Mozambican students in the country’s capital, Maputo, for 30 years. Up to 7,000 students are currently registered. More...

As one of Africa’s universities with the longest heritage,  Makerere University serves more than 30,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students in Kampala, Uganda. More...

Founded in 1985, la  Universidad San Francisco de Quito is a private university in Ecuador with strong exchange student links with a variety of North American campuses. More...

 Universidad Francisco Marroquin in Guatemala City offers a full range of undergraduate and postgraduate study in a wide diversity of subject areas. More...

In Vietnam, the  National Centre for Scientific and Technological Information (NACESTI) is responsible for coordinating all aspects of the nation’s information technology drive, connecting schools and universities with administrative and industrial institutions. More...