Cheikh Anta Diop University

Cheikh Anta Diop University
Université Cheikh Anta Diop
Former names
University of Dakar (until 30 March 1987)
Motto"Lux Mea Lex"
TypePublic
Established24 February 1957 (1957-02-24)
EndowmentYearly state budget:
2006: $US32 million
RectorAlioune Badara KANDJI
Academic staff
1,422
Administrative staff
1562
Students86,188
Location
Dakar
,
Dakar Region
,
Senegal
CampusUCAD, BP 5005 Dakar
Websitewww.ucad.sn

Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD) (French: Université Cheikh Anta Diop), 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.

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