Sudan’s TASIS-backed Peace Government has announced the completion of technical preparations for university admissions, moving ahead with plans to restore higher education in territories under its administration.
Prime Minister Mohamed Hassan al-Taishi said the committee responsible for developing admission criteria had completed its work, paving the way for students who passed the Sudanese Certificate examinations to apply for university places.
According to al-Taishi, the Ministry of Higher Education will publish application forms, admission requirements and available academic programmes through its official website in the coming days.
The announcement covers university faculties and specialised programmes, including medical education, as the administration attempts to rebuild academic institutions disrupted by more than three years of war.
Al-Taishi pledged that students who successfully completed their secondary examinations would be offered university places appropriate to their academic results.
He said preparations for admissions were proceeding alongside efforts to rehabilitate universities and other higher education facilities, with the government seeking to restore teaching and accommodate students whose education has been interrupted.
Sudan’s education system has suffered extensive disruption since the outbreak of war in April 2023, forcing institutions to suspend operations, relocate staff and students or rely on alternative teaching arrangements.
The TASIS administration has previously outlined plans to reopen universities, restore academic records and reorganise higher education institutions in areas under its control.
The latest announcement represents a further step in implementing those plans, although an exact opening date for applications has not yet been announced.
The admission process is separate from the higher education arrangements administered by the military-aligned authorities in Port Sudan, which have also established their own application procedures.
The TASIS government has presented the restoration of education as a central element of its wider programme to rebuild public institutions and essential services.
