Sudan: Sudan, Türkiye Sign Protocol Establishing Sudanese-Turkish University

What the report says

Sudan and Türkiye have signed a protocol to establish the Sudanese-Turkish University in Khartoum, according to the Sudan News Agency report carried by AllAfrica. The agreement was signed on Monday in Ankara by Sudan’s Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Ahmed Modawi Musa, and the head of Türkiye’s Council of Higher Education, Erol Özvar, during official talks on expanding academic and scientific cooperation.

The article says the meeting also included Sudan’s ambassador to Türkiye, Nadir Yousuf Al-Tayyib, as well as Turkish higher-education officials and vice-chancellors from universities in both countries. The two sides said they want to deepen institutional links between universities, widen student and faculty exchanges, carry out joint research, and share expertise to strengthen higher education and scientific research.

A notable additional step was Türkiye’s announcement that it will provide scholarships for faculty members at Sudanese universities to pursue doctoral studies at Turkish universities. The report presents this as support for building academic capacity and bringing specialized expertise back to Sudanese institutions.

The planned university is described as a major outcome of the visit and as a model for future partnership between the two countries. In broader context, such cross-border university projects can help support reconstruction, research collaboration, and training in countries seeking to expand higher-education systems. The report does not provide a launch date or further operational details.