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Re: في الذكري 104 علي إفتتاح كلية غردون التذكارية، وشتان مابينها وجامعة الخرطوم الآن!. (Re: بكري الصايغ)
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Historical Background
Gordon Memorial College was inaugurated on the 8th of November of the year 1902 by Lord Kitchener, the first Governor General of the Sudan after its re-occupation. As its name implies, it was founded in the memory of General Gordon, the late Governor of the Sudan.
Kitchener School of Medicine was established in the year 1924 and in 1926, the School of law was established and augmented by the School of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences. This establishment was developed by the addition of the Schools of Science and Engineering, and the School of Arts in the year 1940.
In 1945 all these Schools, except the Kitchener School of Medicine, were joined under the name of Khartoum University College. In the year 1951 Kitchener School of Medicine joined the University College.
Khartoum University College became the University of Khartoum in the year 1956, after the Independence of the Sudan. Hence, the creation of the University by law was as undramatic to those around as the gradual change from adolescence to adulthood.
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