University of Djibouti

The University of Djibouti is a public university in Djibouti City, the capital of Djibouti.

History
The University of Djibouti was established on 7 January 2006 by Decree. It grew out of the University Centre of Djibouti.

In 2008, the university had 2,500 students. The student body reaches more than 7000 in 2015.

Components
The University of Djibouti has five faculties and two institutes.

Faculties

 * Faculty of Law, Economics and Management (FDEG)
 * Faculty of Science (FS)
 * Faculty of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences (FLLSH)
 * Faculty of Medicine
 * Faculty of Engineering

Institutes

 * Technical Institute of Industry (IUT-I)
 * Technical Institute of Tertiary Services

Notable faculty

 * Dr Abdou Idris Omar, a researcher and Bioclimate lecturer at the university
 * Hassan Rayaleh, Research Valorisation Senior Program manager at the university

Notable alumni

 * Ayanleh Souleiman