University of Juba


The University of Juba is an English-language public university in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. Established in 1975 as the first institution of higher education in southern Sudan, the university admitted its first students in 1977. It is the largest and highest-ranked university in South Sudan.
The university was founded during Gaafar Nimeiry's presidency, with key involvement from Abel Alier, then Vice President of Sudan and President of the Southern Region's High Executive Council, following the 1972 Addis Ababa Agreement which granted autonomy to Southern Sudan. The institution was established to address the shortage of local tertiary education and to train civil servants for the autonomous administration of the region.
Due to the Second Sudanese Civil War, the university was temporarily relocated to Khartoum for the safety of staff, students, and infrastructure. Following South Sudan's independence on 9 July 2011, the university fully repatriated to Juba.

Administration

The President of South Sudan serves as Chancellor of all public universities in the country. The Vice Chancellor is appointed by presidential decree. On 8 March 2024, President Salva Kiir Mayardit dismissed Professor John Akec, who had served as Vice Chancellor since 2014, and appointed Professor Robert Mayom Deng, the former Deputy Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance, as the 13th Vice Chancellor. Professor Mayom formally assumed office on 15 March 2024.

Academic structure

The university has approximately 40,000 students, including over 5,000 postgraduate students, across 23 schools, 3 colleges, 4 institutes, and 7 specialized centres.

Schools