The University of Kinshasa (Université de Kinshasa), commonly known as UNIKIN, is one of the three major universities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, together with the University of Kisangani and University of Lubumbashi.
Originally founded in 1954 as Lovanium University during Belgian colonial rule, the current university was established following the division of the National University of Zaire (UNAZA) in 1981. It is located in Kinshasa.
The university had an enrollment of 29,554 and a faculty and research staff of 1,929 in the 2018-2019 academic year, and currently has twelve academic divisions
