Catholic University of Graben
The Catholic University of Graben is a private Catholic university in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in Butembo. The language of instruction is French.
History
The university was established on 1 October 2003. It gained autonomy in 2010 following ministerial decree No. 157/MINESU/CABMIN/EBK/PK/2010 dated, which granted autonomy to several extensions of higher education institutions.Faculties
- Faculty of Agricultural sciences
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Social, Political and Administrative Sciences
- Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences
- Faculty of Polytechnic Sciences
- Faculty of Veterinary medicine
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Faculty of Philosophy
Teaching staff
- Melchisedec Sikuli Paluku, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Butembo-Beni, Professor of Philosophy and Logic
- Apollinaire Malumalu Muholongu, Professor of Political Science and former President of the Independent Electoral Commission
- Jean-Paul Witende Mundama, Lecturer in Medical Ethics and Deontology, Intellectual from Butembo and speaker
- Marie-Lea Kaswera wasukundi, Journalist at Radio CANDIP BUNIA and RTNC-FEC Butembo
- Maman Kasoki, Former Deputy Minister of Education, Mathematics Teacher
- Théodore Sikuli Uvasaka Makala, Mayor of the city of Butembo
- Raphael Muhindo Kambalume, Former Mayor of Butembo City and Lecturer in Demography and History
Notable alumni
- Jean-Chrysostome Vahamwiti Mukesyayira, Former Executive Secretary of the Syndicate for the Defense of Peasant Interests, Former Manager of the Kilo Moto Mining Company, and Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock and Rural Development in the government of Augustin Matata Ponyo
- Ferdinand Kambere KalumbiI, Former Minister of Public Service in the Muzito 1 government and Minister of Social Affairs and National Solidarity in the Muzito 2 government
- Muhindo Nzangi Butondo, Provincial Deputy of North Kivu valiant from 2006 to 2011, and National Deputy
- Daniel Furaha Uma, National Deputy from the ARU Territory
- Crispain Mbindule Mitono, Elected National Deputy of Butembo in 2011
- Nelson Syayipuma, Former Deputy Minister of National Defense of the DRC
- Florent Kambasu Kasula, Teacher and Researcher in the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, with a DEA in Rural Economics
- Muhindo Valimungighe Moise, Former Physician, Director of the Cliniques Universitaires du Graben, and Chief of Staff in the Faculty of Medicine, specializing at the University of Abomey Calavi in Cotonou, Benin
- Mupenzi Mumbere, Treating Physician at the Cliniques Universitaires du Graben and Chief of Staff in the Faculty of Medicine, Expert in Biomedical Research Ethics and Clinical Research on Tropical Diseases
- Jean Claude Kambale Kataliko, Consultant and Chartered Accountant Accredited by the National Order of Chartered Accountants of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Auditor of EU and WB projects in the health field
- Jacques Vumilia Kasuki, Consultant and Chartered Accountant Accredited by the National Order of Chartered Accountants of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Honorary doctorates
- Gerhard Bringmann from the University of Würzburg
- Cardinal Fiorenzo Angelini
- David Mcallister, Director of the Irish Section of the Christian Blind Association
- Mylène Fournier, Founder-President of the France University Butembo Association,
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