This is a list of colleges and universities of Mauritania. Colleges and universities In chronological order of foundation: National School for Administration - (Ecole Nationale d’Administration, ENA) est 1966, which became the School for Technical Sciences - (Faculté des Sciences Techniques, FST) in 1995 Mauritanian Institute for Scientific Research - (Institut Mauritanien de Recherche Scientifique, IMRS) est 1974 Advanced Institute for Islamic Studies and Research - (Institut Supérieur d’Etudes et de Recherche Islamiques, ISERI) 1979 Institute for Arab and Islamic Sciences 1979 Advanced Center for Technical Education - (Centre Supérieur d’Enseignement Technique, CSET) 1980 Nouakchott University (NU) - (Université de Nouakchott) 1981 School of Law and Economics School of Letters and Humanities Advanced Scientific Institute - (Institut Supérieur Scientifique, ISS) 1986 National Institute for Special Medical Studies 1997 External links International Network for Higher Education in Africa::Mauritania country profile Universities Mauritania Mauritania