Education as a Democratic republic of Congo

The education system Congolese (Democratic republic of Congo) is managed by three ministries: the Ministry for Primary school education, Secondary and Professional (MEPSP), the Ministry for Higher education and Academic (MESU) and the Ministry for the Social Affairs (FARMHOUSE).

History

Teaching with the Belgian Congo was similar to the official teaching of Belgium. The first six years are called " primaires" (6-12 years). The cycle " secondaire" is divided into twice three years. The first 3 years are known as " inférieures" three others " supérieures". The secondary cycle offers, at the time, three orientations, namely: traditional humanities (Greek, Latin, mathematical), humanities known as " modernes" (techniques, scientists, commercial) and humanities " professionnelles" or " familiales". A diploma sanctions the end of each three years cycle. The six years term secondary offers the choice to the studies known as " supérieures" (nonuniversity teaching - between 2 and 4 years) or " universitaires" (2 years of candidature, three and more years of license, followed by a doctorate). There is no baccalaureat. This one is sometimes compensated by an examination of admission relating to the capacity to undertake the selected studies.

In spite of the fact that the public finance of education crumbled as of 1986, the Congolese education system continued to develop, and this thanks to the direct financing of the households.

In 2001/2002, the country counted close to 19 100 elementary schools with 159 000 Teacher S for more than 5,47 million pupils and to 8 000 secondary schools with 108 000 teachers for 1,6 million pupils. The same year, higher education counted close 326 establishments for 200 000 students.

The rate of schooling is of 76% in rural urban environment and 48% in mediums.

Levels of teaching (cycles)

There exist all the levels of teaching as a Democratic republic of Congo.

Primary schools and secondary:

Certificate of Primary Studies (STOCK): 6 years of elementary school
Diploma of State: 6 years of secondary school (humanities).

Higher education and research:

Graduat : 3 years of university
License: 2 years of university after Graduat
DEA: 2 years with the University of Kinshasa (after certain numbers of criteria)
Defense of thesis of Doctorate

For more legibility near the French-speaking readers of Africa and the Caribbean (exits of the old French colonies) and of the French readers, if one makes a parallel with the denominations of the French education system, equivalences would arise as follows:

Diploma of State (Graduate of State): is equivalent to the Baccalaureat. It is in fact the equivalent in France of the baccalaureat. It sanctions six years of studies of second degree. After having obtained the Certificate Of Primary Studies (STOCK) and to be successively last by the College and the College.
the Diploma of Graduat (Graduated): is equivalent to the DEUG or BTS (though that for Congo-Kinshasa, it takes three years to obtain it instead of two years for the DEUG which does not exist any more and the BTS in France). It is a diploma which sanctions the first three years of academic works or higher. The graduat obtained in an University is with technical orientation and lasts three year. Its technical orientation makes it possible to the holder of this diploma to have a body of knowledge specialized and concrete to seek an employment and to be directly operational. In that, it is equivalent to a BTS. Whereas the same diploma at the university corresponds to e.g. DEUG with which one cannot claim yet to have a precise specialization, because at this stage the courses at the university do not offer yet a body of enough compact knowledge to be regarded as a speciality.

the Diploma of License (Laid off): who was the equivalent of the Control in France is always the equivalent of Control 1 pennies the new denomination of the protocol of Bologna. It is the diploma which sanctions 5 years of academic works i.e. three years of Graduat, plus two years of licenses (1st and 2nd).

It should be stressed that in Congo-Kinshasa, the duration of the total university cycle retained by the national minister of education is still five years without counting that certain dies have one year preparatory preliminary.

In spite of multiple reforms, higher education still remains on - in certain things - the diagram inherited the Belgium. On a purely illustrative basis, although there are changes, the titles in the university and higher teaching staff remained identical: Professor (ordinary, visitor, associate, highly skilled), chief of work, assistant of first mandate and second mandate, Vice-chancellor (of the university), senior (of falculté) and Managing director (of the Institute of higher learning).

Higher education

Lists of the Universities and Institutes of higher learning

The Democratic republic of Congo account a great number of universities or institutes of higher education:

Academy of the Art schools - Kinshasa
Center of Egyptological Studies A.C. Diop of the INADEP - Kinshasa
Center interdisciplinary for further education (CIDEP) - Kinshasa
Data processing school of Electronics and Accountancy (EIECO) - Kinshasa
Institute of the buildings and public works (IBTP) - Kinshasa
Institute facultaire of the communication and information sciences (IFASIC) - Kinshasa
Institute of higher learning of the techniques applied (ISTA) - Kinshasa
Institute of higher learning of the Medical Techniques (ISTM/KIN) - Kinshasa
Institute of higher learning of Statistics of Kinshasa (I.S.S./KIN);
Institute of higher learning of arts and trades (ISAM) - teaching Kinshasa
(ISP) Institute of higher learning teaching Kinshasa
(ISP) Institute of higher learning Mbandaka
catholic Faculties of Kinshasa (FACAKIN)
University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN), in the past called the University Lovanium
American University of Kinshasa or Franco-American University of Kinshasa
University cardinal Malula-Kinshasa
Christian University of Kinshasa (UCKIN)
central University of Kinshasa
University Kinshasa Binza
University free of Kinshasa (ULK)
national teaching University (UPN), old IPN - Kinshasa
Protestant University of Congo (UPC) - Kinshasa
University Simon Kimbangu - Kinshasa
University William Booth (UWB) - Kinshasa
University of Bandundu (UB) - Kikwit
African Institute of Studies Futurologies-African Institute for Future Studies (INADEP) - Teaching Kinshasa
Institute of higher learning of Kikwit - Bandundu
Institute of higher learning of Trade - Low-Congo,
Teaching Institute of higher learning of Mbanza-Ngungu - Low-Congo,
University Kongo - Low-Congo,
Kasa-Vubu University - Low-Congo,
teaching (ISP) Institute of higher learning Lubumbashi
¨Institut Higher Teaching and Technique of Kinshasa (ISPT-KIN)
Institute of higher learning of statistics (ISS) - Lubumbashi
ISEC - Lubumbashi
ISTC - Lubumbashi
Great seminar of Lubumbashi - Lubumbashi
University of Lubumbashi (UNILU) - Lubumbashi
University of Kisangani - catholic Kisangani
Université of Bukavu
Université of Gummed
Institute of higher learning of statistics and of new technologies of (ISSNT/GOMA) Gummed - Goma

Scientific research and Technological

Lists of the Centers and Institutes

Regional center of nuclear studies of Kinshasa (CREN-K)
Center of Egyptological studies Sheik Anta Diop of the INADEP - formation and research
Center of Studies of the African Religions (CERA)
Congolese Institute for the Nature conservation, ICCN
African Institute of Exploratory studies - INADEP
ANGERS (Institute of Economic and Social Research, the Faculty of the Economic scenes of Unikin)

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