There are 60 public libraries in Burundi, with the largest in and around the capital. Libraries in Bujumbura include the Public Library, which has 27,000 volumes; the library of the University of Burundi, with 192,000 volumes; and a specialized collection at the Department of Geology and Mines. The French Cultural Center in Bujumbura holds 33,000 volumes. The National Museum in Gitega (founded in 1955) houses a collection of musical instruments, weapons, witchcraft implements, and a sizeable library. The Musée Vivant, established in 1977 in Bujumbura, contains exhibits reflecting all aspects of life in the country. It also includes a reptile house, aquarium, aviary, open-air theater, and botanical gardens. The National Museum in Gitega, actually a local museum, contains musical instruments, weapons, and witchcraft utensils.
whereby students can graduate before they touch the computer.
C'est horible.
What I am saying I am a witness for I was a student there for 3 years from 2002-2005.
I do not know now.
I am schooling outside Burundi where evrything is computer and as I am writing right now,I am using the computer in my room with the network of university, I am doing my reseaches on line, I contact the lecturer on line ,I ask him or her an appoinment on line.
He/she send assignment on line , I submit on line.
If I do not understand I contact him or her on li and he / she appoint me. I do not even need to go to library most of time because I access the library on internet in my room.
For those who do not have computer in their rooms the go in the library computers are 1,000's.
Evry departement has got a compueter Laboratory.
The main labolatory is open 24 hours.
what about Burundi University?
Balthazar Nyanduye.
Jean Sack, Jhpiego, Baltimore, Maryland