Université Libre de Kinshasa

Name

Université Libre de Kinshasa

Legal name

Université Libre de Kinshasa

Website

https://ulk-rdc.ac

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Comprehensive Doctoral Research Universities (Multi-Disciplinary) (EDAHABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Law & Legal Studies Research Universities (EDAHABAF), Social Sciences & Public Policy Research Universities (EDAHABAD), STEM-Focused Research Universities (Engineering & Applied Sciences) (EDAHABAB)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Law faculty programs
• Medical education programs
• Computer science programs
• Economics management studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Kinshasa

HQ country

Congo - Kinshasa

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Academic tuition and enrollment fees: The university generates revenue primarily through student tuition and enrollment fees for its academic programs across five faculties (Law, Economics, Political Science, Computer Science, Medicine). Programs follow the LMD system (Licence, Master, Doctorat) with varying credit requirements ranging from 8 to 54 credits per program.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Université Libre de Kinshasa is a private secular higher education institution that delivers academic degree programs (Licence, Master, Doctorat under the LMD system) across five faculties: Law, Economics and Management, Political and Human Sciences, Computer Science, and Health Sciences/Medicine. It also conducts scientific research through its Biomedical Centre and laboratory facilities, and runs regional branch campuses in Matadi, Boma, and Kisangani alongside the main Kinshasa campus.

Product overview

Université Libre de Kinshasa (ULK) is a private university offering a unified academic portfolio across five faculties: Law (Droit), Economics and Management (Sciences Economiques), Political and Human Sciences (SSAP), Computer Science (Sciences Informatiques), and Health Sciences/Medicine (Médecine). The university provides undergraduate (Licence), graduate (Master), and doctoral (Doctorat) programs. ULK also operates research laboratories including a Biomedical Research Centre and coordinates academic exchange programs through international partnerships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sciences Juridiques (Droit)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Université Russe de l'Amitié des Peoples Patrice Lumumba (RUDN)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 May 2024Memorandum of understanding signed between ULK and the Russian People's Friendship University Patrice Lumumba. Partnership aims to deepen and strengthen inter-university cooperation in scientific and educational domains. Activities include inauguration of a Russian language learning center at ULK, conferences and roundtables for ULK teachers, and cultural/educational events for students.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• RUDN University (Peoples' Friendship University of Russia): Russian international university and ULK's 2024 strategic partner under signed MOU. Comparable as a multi-faculty, multi-disciplinary research university and the principal partner in ULK's international academic exchange strategy.
• Université de Kinshasa (UNIKIN): DRC's largest and oldest public university, located in Kinshasa. Comparable as the dominant higher education institution ULK competes with for students and faculty, though public/state-funded rather than private.
• Université de Lubumbashi (UNILU): Second largest public university in DRC, located in Lubumbashi. Comparable as a major DRC multi-faculty institution and the natural reference point for ULK's southern regional competition.

Direct peers

• Université Pédagogique Nationale (UPN): Public education-focused university in Kinshasa with multiple faculties. Comparable as a DRC multi-faculty higher education institution targeting similar undergraduate and graduate student segments.
• Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de Kinshasa (ISP Kinshasa): Private higher education institute in Kinshasa offering teacher-training and professional programs. Comparable as a smaller DRC private institution targeting overlapping student segments for professional credentials.
• Université Protestante au Congo (UPC): Private Protestant multi-faculty university in Kinshasa offering Licence through Doctorat programs. Directly comparable as a faith-affiliated private university competing for the same Kinshasa student market.
• Université Catholique du Congo: Largest private (Catholic) university in Kinshasa offering multi-faculty programs. Directly comparable as the principal private higher education competitor in DRC operating under similar multi-faculty, tuition-funded model.

Regional players

• Université Omar Bongo: Main public university in Gabon offering multi-faculty francophone programs. Comparable as a Central African regional reference point for curriculum and student mobility benchmarks relevant to ULK's positioning.
• Université de Kisangani (UNIKIS): Public university in Kisangani where ULK already operates a branch campus (ULKIS). Comparable as a regional higher education institution overlapping with ULK's Kisangani enrollment territory.
• Université Marien Ngouabi: Largest public university in Republic of Congo (Brazzaville). Comparable as a Central African francophone multi-faculty university with similar francophone curriculum and student demographics to ULK.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ulk88
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/universit%C3%A9-libre-de-kinshasa

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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Investments

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