Admission policies for private higher education institutions in Sudan

Abstract

Higher education in Sudan began in the 1920s with the establishment of specialized educational institutions. At first, higher education was linked to the United Kingdom, then the University of Khartoum and other universities were established. This period witnessed a duality in higher education between the religious and scientific aspects. After independence, higher education did not witness significant expansion compared to general education, leading to a bottleneck in enrollment. This phase highlighted several issues, such as high illiteracy rates and low enrollment in universities. In the 1970s, a policy of restructuring higher education was implemented, with the establishment of new universities in deprived regions and linking university institutions to the needs of community development. In the late 1980s, new policies were initiated to achieve a qualitative leap in higher education in Sudan.