The Modern University of Chinguitt is a private non-profit university in Nouakchott specialising in Islamic and Arabic studies. It opened to master's students in December 2006 and describes itself as Mauritania's first university dedicated to Islamic and social sciences. It has since added licence programmes, including applied computing for management and finance-accounting.
Good to know
- Opened to master's students in December 2006 as a non-profit private university
- Founding president: Dr Mohamed El Mokhtar Ould Bah
- Member of the Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World, according to the university
- 198 students in 2024–2025 (IAU WHED)
Faculties and schools
- Études islamiques
- Langue arabe et sa littérature
- Charia, droit et économie islamique
- Langues et traduction
What you can study
Degrees awarded
- Licence (bachelor)
- Master
Admission
Licence: certified copy of the baccalauréat, ID and signed student commitment form. Master: also requires a licence or maîtrise. Registration for 2026/2027 opened on 7 September 2026.
See also the national admissions guide.Sources
- Official website – جامعة شنقيط العصرية
- IAU World Higher Education Database – Chinguetti Modern University
- MESRS – Universités privées (archived March 2026)
- Wikipedia (de) – Université moderne Chinguitt
- Wikidata – Q1074359
- Logo: umchinguitt.mr
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