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. 2014 Jul 2;16(2):355–364. doi: 10.1093/bib/bbu022

Table 1:

Bioinformatics degree programs offered in African countries

Country University Degree Program URL
Egypt Ain Shams University Dp, BSc, MSc (structured) http://cis.asu.edu.eg//english/article.php?action=show&id=6169
Helwan University http://www.helwan.edu.eg/fcih/index.php/en/2012–12–15–18–57–14/79-computer-science/103-the-department-word
Kenya Jomo Kenyatta University MSc (structured) http://www.jkuat.ac.ke/postgraduate-courses/msc-molecular-biology-bioinformatics/
University of Nairobi http://cebib.uonbi.ac.ke//uon_degrees_details/264. reg_anchor_264_271
Mali University of Bamako MSc (structured)
Mauritius University of Mauritius MSc (structured), PhD http://www.uom.ac.mu/programmes/Courses/FOA/YR2013/Postgraduate/PDF/A517.pdf
Nigeria Covenant University BSc, MSc (structured), PhD http://cis.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/Programmes/Postgraduate
South Africa Rhodes University MSc (structured) http://rubi.ru.ac.za/, also see [18]
University of Cape Town Hons, MSc, PhD http://www.cbio.uct.ac.za/
University of Pretoria Hons, MSc, PhD http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=21675
University of Western Cape MSc, PhD http://www.sanbi.ac.za
University of Witwaterstrand MSc, PhD http://www.bioinf.wits.ac.za/Bioinformatics/Home_page.html
Sudan Future University of Sudan BSc, MSc, PhD http://www.futureu.edu.sd/fupage.php?pgt=1&facid=4&id=120

The data presented comes from responses to a survey, and so may not be complete. Structured MSc includes a combination of course work and research project.