University of Antananarivo

University of Antananarivo Madagascar.

University of Antananarivo (French: Université d'Antananarivo) is the primary public university of Madagascar, located in the capital Antananarivo.

The university traces its founding to 16 December 1955 and the formation of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Antananarivo. It established itself as the main center for higher education in the country, and was renamed the University of Madagascar in 1961. It later opened five more branches in Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Toamasina, Toliara, and Mahajanga.

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Coordinates: 18°54′55″S 47°33′21″E / 18.9152°S 47.5558°E / -18.9152; 47.5558

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