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Universities and institutes of Chad

A sourced classroom list: the ministry’s 10 state universities, 6 national institutes and 4 teacher-training colleges, then the private institutions we can name, split by whether CAMES diplomas are documented. CAMES recognises diplomas, not a stamp on the whole university. The ministry announced 75 private HEIs in October 2026; this page is not that full list. This is not a closed CAMES ranking.

Two distinct things. The higher-education ministry (MESRSFP) charters public institutions (state universities, national institutes, teacher-training colleges) and frames the private sector (decree no. 208 of 15 July 2011). CAMES, which Chad joined in 1968, recognises diplomas (a répertoire) and grades teacher-researchers (CCI, agrégation). That is not a stamp that the whole university is “CAMES-accredited”.

State universities

The ministry lists ten, in several provinces. Table consulted in October 2026; the published enrolments carry no year stamp.

State universityUniversité de N’DjaménaAcronym / other name · ex-Université du TchadProvince · N’DjaménaThe oldest public university: ordinance no. 26/PR/71 of 27 December 1971 (Université du Tchad), renamed by law no. 006/PR/94 of 17 January 1994. CAMES features it as an IESR. Ministry table enrolment: 34,847.MESRSFP, Universités d’État · CAMES, À la découverte de nos IESR : Université de N’Djaména
State universityUniversité Roi FayçalProvince · N’DjaménaState university in N’Djamena. Table enrolment: 13,970.MESRSFP, Universités d’État
State universityUniversité de SarhProvince · Moyen-ChariState university in Sarh. Table enrolment: 5,808.MESRSFP, Universités d’État
State universityUniversité de MoundouProvince · Logone OccidentalState university in Moundou. Table enrolment: 9,412.MESRSFP, Universités d’État
State universityUniversité Polytechnique de MongoAcronym / other name · UPMProvince · GuéraState university in Mongo. Table enrolment: 1,351.MESRSFP, Universités d’État
State universityUniversité Adam Barka d’AbéchéAcronym / other name · UNABAProvince · OuaddaïState university in Abéché. Table enrolment: 7,143.MESRSFP, Universités d’État
State universityUniversité Virtuelle du TchadAcronym / other name · UVT ; parfois « Université numérique du Tchad »Province · N’DjaménaState university in N’Djamena. Table enrolment: 537 (0 women listed).MESRSFP, Universités d’État
State universityUniversité de DobaProvince · Logone OrientalState university in Doba. Table enrolment: 6,325.MESRSFP, Universités d’État
State universityUniversité des Sciences et des Technologies d’AtiAcronym / other name · USTAProvince · BathaState university in Ati. Table enrolment: 1,184.MESRSFP, Universités d’État
State universityUniversité de PalaProvince · Mayo-Kebbi OuestState university in Pala. Table enrolment: 2,427.MESRSFP, Universités d’État

National institutes

Six technical higher institutes, on the ministry table. Names as they appear there.

National instituteInstitut National Supérieur des Sciences et Techniques d’AbéchéAcronym / other name · INSTA (ex-IUSTA)Province · OuaddaïNational institute in Abéché. Table enrolment: 2,206.MESRSFP, Instituts
National instituteInstitut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomique et des Technologies Agro-alimentaires de LaïAcronym / other name · INSATALProvince · TandjiléNational institute in Laï. Spelling “Agronomique” (singular) as on the ministry table. Enrolment: 1,012.MESRSFP, Instituts
National instituteInstitut National Supérieur des Arts et Métiers de BiltineProvince · Wadi-FiraNational institute in Biltine. Table enrolment: 264.MESRSFP, Instituts
National instituteInstitut National Supérieur du Sahara et du Sahel d’IribaProvince · Wadi-FiraNational institute in Iriba. Table enrolment: 151.MESRSFP, Instituts
National instituteInstitut National Supérieur de Pétrole de MaoProvince · KanemNational institute in Mao. Table enrolment: 246.MESRSFP, Instituts
National instituteInstitut National Supérieur Polytechnique d’Élevage de MoussoroProvince · Bahr-El-GazelNational institute in Moussoro. Table enrolment: 504.MESRSFP, Instituts

Higher teacher-training colleges

Four grandes écoles that train lower- and upper-secondary teachers, according to the “Grandes Écoles” table.

Teacher-training collegeÉcole Normale Supérieure de N’DjaménaProvince · N’DjaménaGrande école. Table enrolment: 3,266.MESRSFP, Les Grandes Écoles
Teacher-training collegeÉcole Normale Supérieure de BongorProvince · Mayo-Kebbi EstGrande école. Table enrolment: 2,425.MESRSFP, Les Grandes Écoles
Teacher-training collegeÉcole Normale Supérieure d’AbéchéProvince · OuaddaïGrande école. Table enrolment: 1,500.MESRSFP, Les Grandes Écoles
Teacher-training collegeÉcole Normale Supérieure de SarhAcronym / other name · parfois ENSETS sur le site ministérielProvince · Moyen-ChariMinistry table name: École Normale Supérieure de Sarh. A photo caption on the same site says “ENSETS”. Enrolment: 572.MESRSFP, Les Grandes Écoles

What CAMES recognises

Member since 1968Chad is among CAMES’s 19 member states, with accession year 1968 (official member-country list).CAMES, Pays membres (Tchad, 1968)
Diplomas, not the whole institutionThe CAMES répertoire lists more than a thousand recognised African diplomas. Each row is a diploma (licence, master’s…) of an institution, not a blanket university accreditation. CAMES also regulates use of its label (2025 decision).CAMES, Répertoire des diplômes africains reconnus · CAMES, charte d’utilisation du label (décision 2025)
University of N’Djamena, IESRCAMES publishes an “À la découverte de nos IESR” profile of the University of N’Djamena: founded 1971, nine establishments, LMD programmes. That documents UNDT’s place in the CAMES space; it is not a list of every Chadian university.CAMES, À la découverte de nos IESR : Université de N’Djaména
CCI in N’Djamena, July 2025The 47th session of the Inter-African Consultative Committees was held in N’Djamena from 7 to 16 July 2025 (third time in Chad after 2000 and 2013). The CCI review teacher-researcher files (assistant professor, associate professor, full professor).N’Djaména Hebdo, 47e session des CCI du CAMES à N’Djaména (7–16 juillet 2025)
Promotions: CAMES and CSUEA ministry communiqué of 11 September 2026 recalls that teacher-researcher advancement in Chad is recognised only through CAMES and the Supreme Council of Egyptian Universities (CSUE). Promotions outside those frames are “null”.Alwihda Info (11/09/2026), seules les procédures CAMES et CSUE reconnues au Tchad

Known private institutions

Private institutions are not on the state tables. The minister announced 63 recognised private HEIs on 15 May 2026 before the Assembly (decree no. 208 of 15 July 2011; CNESP; about 27,362 students in 2024-2025, nearly 30% of national enrolment), then 75 on 1 October 2026 (46 in N’Djamena, 29 in the provinces). This page names those we can source. It is not the list of 75. A ministry licence is not CAMES recognition of diplomas.

Documented CAMES diplomas

CAMES recognises diplomas, not the whole university. For Chad’s private sector, one press-documented case names the programmes: eight HEC-Tchad licences in 2023. Other schools say “LMD/CAMES” or an experts’ visit: that is not treated here as a répertoire row.

Private · CAMES diplomasUniversité HEC-TchadAcronym / other name · UHT ; Hautes Études économiques, Comptables et de la CommunicationProvince · N’DjaménaPrivate university in Diguel (8th arrondissement). Institute since 2004, university on 27 November 2018 (Tchadinfos). In 2023 CAMES approved eight Bac+3 licences, listed below. That is not accreditation of the whole institution.Licence en logistique-transport et transit · Licence en gestion des ressources humaines · Licence en sociologie de développement · Licence en communication de l’entreprise · Licence professionnelle en administration générale des affaires · Licence en comptabilité et finances · Licence professionnelle en banque-assurances et finances · Licence professionnelle en gestion et organisation de l’entrepriseTchadinfos (24/08/2023), le CAMES approuve huit filières de l’Université HEC-Tchad

Known, CAMES diplomas not verified

Private institutions named by an arrêté, a Wikipedia page, the press or an actors’ directory (Curiexplore). A cited ministry licence is not CAMES recognition of diplomas. Institutional claims of being “CAMES-conformant” stay out of the first group until the répertoire is checked programme by programme.

Private · CAMES not verifiedUniversité Emi KoussiAcronym / other name · UNEKProvince · N’DjaménaFirst authorised private secular university, arrêté no. 347/PR/PM/MES/SG/DGESRSFP/11 of 25 November 2011. Moursal, 6th arrondissement. The school’s site says programmes are “LMD/CAMES-conformant”: an institutional claim, not a CAMES répertoire row verified here.Wikipédia, Université Emi Koussi · Wikipédia, Enseignement supérieur au Tchad (IIAC, UNEK, ESSGET) · Université Emi Koussi, site institutionnel · Curiexplore / MESR France, acteurs de l’enseignement supérieur au Tchad (5 juillet 2026)
Private · CAMES not verifiedInstitut International d’Afrique CentraleAcronym / other name · IIAC-SUP InternationalProvince · Logone OccidentalLicensed private HEI, arrêté no. 288/PR/PM/MESRS/SG/DGESRS/DESP/2015 of 9 April 2015 (prior accord no. 1754 of 17 December 2014). Seat in Moundou. Health, engineering, law-economics-management (Wikipedia; Alwihda 2017). Institutional mentions of “CAMES-recognised diplomas” are not a répertoire row verified here.Wikipédia, Enseignement supérieur au Tchad (IIAC, UNEK, ESSGET) · Alwihda Info (19/08/2017), IIAC-SUP à Moundou
Private · CAMES not verifiedÉcole Supérieure des Sciences de Gestion Pierre Elliot TrudeauAcronym / other name · ESSGETProvince · N’DjaménaPrivate HEI, arrêté no. 444/PR/PM/MESRS/SG/DGESRS/DESP/2014, rectified no. 0036/PR/MESRI/DGM/DGESRI/2020. Founder: Mme MAHADIE Outhman Issa. Academic tutelage: University of Yaoundé II. CAMES diplomas: not verified here.Wikipédia, Enseignement supérieur au Tchad (IIAC, UNEK, ESSGET) · ESSGET, site institutionnel
Private · CAMES not verifiedUniversité Saint Charles LwangaAcronym / other name · UCLProvince · Moyen-ChariPrivate university in Sarh. Decree no. 704/PR/PM/MESRI/SEESRI/SG/DGSRI/DES/2017; licence no. 691/PR/MESRI/SG/DGESRI/CNESP/DES/2018 of 18 December 2018. Initiative of Charles Lwanga high-school alumni and Catholic education. CAMES diplomas: not verified here.Wikipédia, Université Saint Charles Lwanga de Sarh · Curiexplore / MESR France, acteurs de l’enseignement supérieur au Tchad (5 juillet 2026)
Private · CAMES not verifiedUniversité La Francophonie de N’DjaménaAcronym / other name · UFN ; ex-Institut supérieur polytechnique La FrancophonieProvince · N’DjaménaFormer polytechnic institute, turned university on 11 December 2019 (Hamama Média, February 2024; Chagoua neighbourhood). The school and that article say diplomas were “CAMES-accredited” in 2019 and 2020, without a programme list matched to the répertoire. Listed here among known schools without a verified CAMES row.Hamama Média (10/02/2024), Université La Francophonie et Université de Douala · Curiexplore / MESR France, acteurs de l’enseignement supérieur au Tchad (5 juillet 2026)
Private · CAMES not verifiedInstitut Privé Amoul de FarchaAcronym / other name · IPAFProvince · N’DjaménaPrivate institute in Farcha, named by Curiexplore (France MESR, Chad higher-education actors, updated 5 July 2026). CAMES diplomas: not verified here.Curiexplore / MESR France, acteurs de l’enseignement supérieur au Tchad (5 juillet 2026)

Quick quiz

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Question 1 of 3

How many state universities does the higher-education ministry list?

41023

Sources

For teachers · Presidents and figures · From province to village · Printable classroom worksheets · The 23 provinces

Last updated : 7 November 2026