Cheikh Anta Diop University
Cheikh Anta Diop University (French: Université Cheikh Anta Diop or UCAD), also known as the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, is a university in Dakar, Senegal. It is named after the Senegalese physicist, historian and anthropologist Cheikh Anta Diop and has an enrollment of over 60,000.
Université Cheikh Anta Diop | |
| Latin: Universitas Dakarensis | |
Former names | University of Dakar (until 30 March 1987) |
|---|---|
| Motto | "Lux Mea Lex" |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 24 February 1957 |
| Endowment | Yearly state budget: 2006: $US32 million |
| Rector | Professor Ahmadou Aly Mbaye |
Academic staff | 1,422 |
Administrative staff | 1562 |
| Students | 86,188 |
| Location | , , Senegal |
| Campus | UCAD, BP 5005 Dakar |
| Free | Free to Senegalese citizens with International Baccalaureate degree |
| Website | www |
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