receive University of London degrees completed their programs in 1950. The next year, Gordon Memorial College was formally renamed University College Khartoum, which incorporated the Kitchener School of Medicine. When Sudan gained independence in 1956, the new Parliament passed a bill to award university status to Khartoum University College. It officially became Khartoum University on 24 July 1956. The eminent horticultural scientist John Pilkington Hudson was a visiting professor in 1961–1963, who founded its department of horticulture. On 5 April 1984, the Government announced the closure of all faculties of the university. The university was reopened fully on August 1. The university was closed several times after the 1989 military coup d'état for the intensive participation of its students in pro-democracy rallies. Student body The university has 16,800 undergraduate students in 23 faculties, schools and graduate research institutes. The annual admission rate is 3,500 students, 55% of whom are female. There are 6,000 graduate students (graduate diploma, M.Sc. and Ph.D.). It has 850 teaching staff (faculty), 20 research fellows and 500 teaching assistants. Campuses There are four campuses: The Central Campus in Central Khartoum. The Medical Campus located in the North of Central Khartoum. The Agriculture and Veterinary Campus at Shambat, Khartoum North. The Faculty of Education Campus at Omdurman 15 km from central campus. Suba Campus (Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science, Suba Hospital) at Suba, 20 km South of Khartoum. The management studies campus in central Khartoum. Admission Undergraduate admission policy is governed by the Board of Higher Education of Sudan, which sets the minimum admission requirement for high school students based on their national origin (Sudanese vs. non-Sudanese) and the high-school certificate board. For post-graduate studies, the requirements are on the university admission webpage. Students of University of Khartoum engage in workshops, lectures, debates, forum activism, book clubs and political parties. Sporting activities include university sports championship tournaments and Sudan colleges championship tournaments. Faculties Faculty of Arts Faculty of Law Faculty of Science Faculty of Nursing Sciences Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Pharmacy Faculty of Dentistry Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Architecture Faculty of Mathematical Sciences School of Management Studies Faculty of Economic and Social Studies Faculty of Education Faculty of Agriculture Faculty of Forestry Faculty of Animal Production Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Faculty of Geographical and Environmental Sciences Faculty of Technological and Developmental Studies Faculty of Public and Environmental Health Faculty of Medicine Historical Background of Faculty