University of Ouagadougou

The University of Ouagadougou (UO; French: Université de Ouagadougou) is a university located in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Founded in 1974, it was officially renamed in 2015 as l’Université Ouaga 1 Professeur Ki-Zerbo.[1] The UO consists of seven Training and Research Units (UFR) and one institute.[2] In 1995 a second campus for professional education known as the University Polytechnique of Bobo (UPB) was opened in the city of Bobo Dioulasso A third campus for teacher training/trainers opened in Koudougou in 1996; in 2005, it became the University of Koudougou.