The University of Juba (
Arabic: جامعة جوبا) is an English-language
public university located in
Juba, South Sudan.[1] It was founded in 1975 under by the former Vice president of and President of Southern Sudan, Abel Alier Kwai.[2] The university was temporarily relocated to
Khartoum as a result of the
Second Sudanese Civil War, and moved back to Juba in July 2011, after
South Sudan obtained independence.[3][4] It is the best ranked university in South Sudan.[5][6]