DR CONGO: More than 500 students graduate from Don Bosco University
Education helps students gain self-sufficiency
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
(MissionNewswire) More than 500 students graduated from Don Bosco University in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo*, in the 2024-2025 academic year. In September, the school celebrated the graduates from the four faculties of computer science, financial management and engineering, human and social services, and theology.
A Salesian explained, “The celebration brought together students and their parents, family members, teachers, members of the university administration, as well as representatives of the local ecclesiastical and religious authorities. Among the graduates, for the first time, were students from the theologicum and post-novitiate, highlighting the recent expansion of the university as part of its educational and religious mission.”
The Salesian added, “This education that the students receive will help them find and retain stable employment. This will help them with self-sufficiency and put them in a position to aid their families and communities.”
Salesian missionaries have been working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for more than 100 years ensuring that children who are vulnerable are not forgotten. Salesian primary and secondary schools and programs lay the foundation for early learning while Salesian trade, vocational and agricultural programs offer many youth the opportunity for a stable and productive future.
Despite its vast material wealth, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has long been a very poor nation. Half of the country’s population lives below the poverty line living on less than $1 a day, especially those in rural communities. Because of ongoing strife and violence within the country, more than 8.5 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
###
Sources:
ANS Photo (usage permissions and guidelines must be requested from ANS)
ANS – D.R. Congo – Academic Degree Ceremony 2025 at the Don Bosco University in Lubumbashi
Salesian Missions – Democratic Republic of the Congo
UNICEF – DR Congo
*Any goods, services, or funds provided by Salesian Missions to programs located in this country were administered in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including sanctions administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control.
