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| name              = Network of Universities of Science and Technology of the Countries of Africa <br /> south of the Sahara
| native_name       = ''Réseau des Universités des Sciences et Technologies des pays d'Afrique au Sud du Sahara (RUSTA)''
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| established       = 2009
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| type              = Network of private universities
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| president         = {{flagicon|Benin}} Prof. [[Frédéric Dohou]]
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| city              = [[Abidjan]] (headquarters)
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The '''Network of Universities of Science and Technology of the Countries of Africa south of the Sahara''' ({{langx|fr|Réseau des Universités des Sciences et Technologies des pays d'Afrique au Sud du Sahara}}) or '''RUSTA''' is a network of [[private university|private institutions]] of higher education and research whose headquarters is located in [[Abidjan]], the economic capital of [[Côte d'Ivoire]].
==History==
Founded in 2009, the RUSTA consists of [[university|universities]] and institutes of [[higher education]] located in [[sub-Saharan Africa]] who have come together to pool their capacities for teaching and [[scientific research]].<ref>http://www.cifad.eu/docs/CIFAD-plaquette-2011-2012.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
The [[Board of directors|board]] of the RUSTA is currently chaired by [[Frederic Dohou]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rusta-univ.org/index.html |title=RUSTA - Accueil |accessdate=2012-12-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727063404/http://www.rusta-univ.org/index.html |archivedate=2013-07-27 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ciruisef.com/resources/Ciruisef-Participants-Dakar+2009.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-10-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004221802/http://www.ciruisef.com/resources/Ciruisef-Participants-Dakar+2009.pdf |archivedate=2013-10-04 }}</ref>
==Missions==
The RUSTA tasks:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rusta-comrefas.org/rusta.html |title=Comrefas |access-date=2012-12-12 |archive-date=2013-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005013534/http://www.rusta-comrefas.org/rusta.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Promote academic and scientific excellence by building a common policy on [[university education]] and [[scientific research]],
* Make available to member institutions of financial, human and material resources for their development,
* Train future leaders of institutions and organizations capable of meeting the challenges socio-economic of the [[African continent]],
* Promote [[Multilateralism|international cooperation]].
==Members==
The RUSTA consists of institutions located in [[West Africa]], including:<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.cifad.eu/index.php?page=partenaires/partenaires |title = CIFAD - partenaires}}</ref>
* [[Higher Institute of Technology of Ivory Coast]] (IST-CI)
* [[University of Science and Technology of Ivory Coast]] (UST-CI)
* [[University of Science and Technology of Togo]] (UST-TG)
* [[University of Science and Technology of Benin]] (USTB)
* [[CIFAD|International Center for Distance Learning]] (CIFAD)
* [[COMREFAS|Consortium for the Management of Basic and Applied Research in Africa south of the Sahara]] (COMREFAS)
* [[Regional incubator for West Africa]] (IRAO)
* Etc.
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130516171033/http://rusta-univ.org/ Official website] {{in lang|fr}}
==References ==
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[[Category:College and university associations and consortia in Africa]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2009]]
[[Category:2009 establishments in Ivory Coast]]