South Sudan to absorb Sudanese professors into universities

Hussein Abdel Bagi Akol, South Sudan’s vice president in charge of the cabinet’s service cluster met Sudanese university professors in Juba last weekend and said the government is working to absorb them into local universities and provide them with housing, reports Radio Tamazuj.

The meeting held on 2 March at the residence of the Sudanese Ambassador to Juba, Jamal Malik, was attended by South Sudan Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Gabriel Changson Chang, University of Juba Vice-Chancellor Professor John Akec and Investment Minister Dhieu Mathok.

Sudanese Ambassador Jamal Malik lauded the government of South Sudan, noting that it is the only country that opened its doors to the Sudanese people fleeing the war back home. “A large number of Sudanese entered South Sudan without visas and identification documents. We commend the efforts of President Salva Kiir Mayardit in the Sudan peace process,” he said.
Full report on the Radio Tamazuj site