University of Kara explained

University of Kara
Native Name:	l'Université de Kara
Students:	ca. 16000 (2016/17)
City:	Kara
Country:	Togo
Coor:	9.5306°N 1.2083°W
Affiliations:	Association of African Universities^[1] Agence universitaire de la Francophonie^[2] Réseau pour l'excellence de l'enseignement supérieur en Afrique de l'Ouest^[3]

The University of Kara (abbreviated UK) is the second university in Togo after the University of Lomé. Located in the city of Kara, it was established by a presidential (Gnassingbé Eyadema) decree on 21 January 1999, and opened on 23 January 2004.^[4]

History

The university opened on 23 January 2004 with ca. 1600 students.^[4] The Kara American Space was opened in the university's campus on 4 December 2012.^[5] The second largest centre of computing resources of the subregion, after that of the University of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, was created in 2013.^{[6] [7]}

External links

• University of Kara

Notes and References

1. Web site: Association of African Universities . 2018-09-07 . 2013-12-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131217051824/http://www.aau.org/membership/member.php?AddressID=976 . dead .
2. Web site: Université de Kara.
3. Web site: Les Membres du REESAO. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120130092759/www.univ-lome.tg/spip.php?article21. 2012-01-30.
4. Web site: Université . Université de Kara . 7 September 2018 .
5. Web site: American Space at the University of Kara . U.S. Embassy in Togo . 7 September 2018 .
6. Web site: La connaissance sans fil . 24 January 2013 . Togo . The Republic of Togo . 7 September 2018 .
7. Web site: L'Université de Kara se dote du 2ème plus grand centre de ressources informatiques de la sous-région . Lawson . Cina . 6 February 2013 . Blog of Ministre des Postes et de l'Économie numérique de la République Togolaise . Cina Lawson . 7 September 2018 .