University of Medical Sciences and Technology
medical school in Sudan
The University of Medical Sciences and Technology (UMST) is a private university in Khartoum, Sudan. The mission of UMST is to serve the educational needs of Sudanese, African and Arab students. It is located in the Riyad district of Khartoum. It first opened in 1995 with a student body of only forty students and two faculties. In 2017 it had become home to 5,000-6,000 students and costs US$15,000 for the school of medicine in 2018. The university has 14 faculties. In 2014 the university stated that 60% of its students were foreign.
History
The UMST began as a private, non-profit educational academy in Khartoum, Sudan, in 1996. UMST was established by Professor Mamoun Homeida, former vice-chancellor at the University of Khartoum (and later Minister of Health for Khartoum State). Homeida also recruited several faculty members from the University of Khartoum.
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