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'''Sub-Saharan University College,2019 El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan'

-                            The establishment of a university college in accordance with internationally recognized standards of university education, providing services and knowledge to all the people of the Sudan, in a spirit of peace, has been a challenging dream. Dr. Sulaiman Abdulkarim Giddo, has been dedicated to the idea since 1997. After twenty years of persistent effort to achieve that goal, the dream came true in 2017 with the opening of Sub-Saharan University College (SSUC) in El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan. In Darfur, in western Sudan, the war’s profound impact on the humanitarian situation in general, and on all levels of education in particular, increased the society's need for education to rise again, to plant seeds of hope by strengthening peace and the preserving the culture. The College will help the children of internal displaced Persons in addition to the children of vulnerable families. Up to twenty percent of students will receive full or partial scholarships, and the number will increase as we grow. The scholarships will be based on family income and will give priority to orphans, and will adhere to the policy of equal opportunities for all applicants. Sub-Saharan University College: Name and Logo The Sidra Tree is a powerful plant that resists desertification. Its image in the College’s logo signifies its desert location. The image of a book symbolizes science and knowledge to keep the land green. Africa’s beauty is characterized by the verdant nature of the south and the arid north separated by the largest desert in the world - the Sahara. It divides the continent into countries north of the Sahara and forty-eight sub-Saharan countries, inhabited by about one billion citizens, with many agriculture, grazing, and mining activities. The sub-Saharan countries represent the future of the world because they reap their vast resources from land not yet fully exploited for economic growth to serve their diverse social and cultural needs. We believe in the pioneering role of a specialized educational institution to preserve and develop scientific research that benefits the entire content; hence, the name Sub-Saharan University College.

Why Sub-Saharan in Darfur? Darfur is the first geographical region separating the desert North and the green South. We are resisting the desert’s incursion in the South by raising the awareness of the community about the need to protect the environment. We are pursuing research to stop desertification and drought, and to develop desert areas using the latest technology, land management practices, and resources. Later comes the study of the most common diseases of sub-Saharan Africa to uncover new treatments from environmental sources.