University of Toamasina

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Checked against the sources listed at the bottom of this page on 10 November 2026.

About the University of Toamasina

The university’s history page, in the Internet Archive copy of 15 October 2024, says the Centre Universitaire Régional (CUR) of Toamasina was created in September 1977, that infrastructure was built, and that a management programme opened with 234 students. One permanent teacher and visiting staff from Antananarivo taught in 1977; classes were held at the Lycée Jacques Rabemananjara until the Barikadimy campus was occupied in 1979.^[1]

The history page of the University of Mahajanga says that since 7 October 1988 each of the six regional university centres has been an autonomous university.^[9] Toamasina’s own page puts the autonomy of the centres in 1989,^[1] the IAU database gives 1977 as the founding year and 1992 as the year it became independent,^[5] and Wikipedia says the university system was reorganised in 1988.^[4] We use 1988 as the date of autonomy and flag the conflict.

The president is Diny Razanakolona, in office since 2022 according to the university and the IAU database; the Ministry of Higher Education names the same person.^[1][5][7]

How is the University of Toamasina ranked?

We could not confirm a place in the QS World University Rankings 2027, published on 18 June 2026. We read all 31 pages of the aggregator xuanxiao.org’s copy of the table (ranks 1 to 1,504) and found no institution in Madagascar.^[3] QS’s own pages block automated access, so this is not proof from QS itself.

The web ranking uniRank (page undated, copyright 2005 to 2026) puts the university 3rd in Madagascar and 11,358th in the world.^[10] That ranking is built from web-presence signals, so treat it as a rough indicator only. How we compile rankings.

What can you study at the University of Toamasina?

The navigation of the university’s website (Internet Archive copy of 18 August 2025) groups the offer like this:^[2]

• Faculties: DEG (law, economics and management), Arts and Humanities, Medicine, and Science and Technology.
• Schools: École Normale Supérieure and École Polytechnique.
• Institutes: Confucius, ISPG, ISSEDD, ISTRALMA, ISTRCE and ITPT.
• Doctoral schools: CADDÉTHIQUE and SCSDD.
• Other training: CELVA, FOAD and S.E.A.S.

On the DEG faculty page (copy of 13 September 2025), the law mention runs from a common core to a master’s degree; economics offers a common core in the first two years and then specialisations in economics and business management, economic analysis and mathematical economics, followed by master’s tracks; management is described as the oldest programme of the university, with specialisations in human-resource management, agro-industrial enterprises and international trade, and finance and accounting.^[11]

The Faculty of Medicine page (copy of 23 August 2024) describes a department of human medicine created by ministerial order no. 11959/2010 of 17 May 2010 and a faculty created by decree no. 2014-1257 of 13 August 2014. Medicine takes 8 years in three cycles (2 + 4 + 2) and ends with the state diploma of Doctor of Medicine; midwifery and nursing take 3 years each.^[6] Wikipedia also lists a National Higher School of Customs among the institutes and the CEREL museum.^[4] The ENS and École Polytechnique pages were still “in preparation” in the copies we read.

How much does the University of Toamasina cost?

We found no tuition, registration or pre-registration schedule for the University of Toamasina. The pages we could read state no amounts,^[2][11][6] and the IAU database lists no fees.^[5]

An expatriate guide (last updated in 2015) says that pre-registration at Malagasy public universities is generally paid, that the amount varies by faculty and programme, and that enrolment fees are higher for foreign students.^[8] It gives no amounts. Ask the university’s registrar for the current figures in Malagasy ariary. For living costs see our Madagascar guide.

How do you apply to the University of Toamasina?

The IAU database gives the baccalauréat or an equivalent plus an entrance examination as the admission requirement.^[5] The DEG faculty page describes three different entries at the first-year level:^[11]

• Law: entry in the first year by competitive examination (concours) for holders of the A1 and A2 baccalauréat series.
• Economics: entry by selection of files for holders of series A2, D, C, CG and ES.
• Management: entry by entrance examination, open to holders of all series.

For the Faculty of Medicine we found the structure of the studies but no entry rules.^[6] The 2015 expatriate guide describes a merit-based selection on the grade and mention of the baccalauréat and says foreign students can apply to public universities.^[8]

The IAU database gives the address as BP 591, Barikadimy, Toamasina 501.^[5] We give no deadlines because they change every year and differ by programme.

Which language level do you need?

The IAU database gives French and Malagasy as languages of the university,^[5] and the website is in French.^[2] We found no published language test or level requirement. If you apply from abroad, ask the programme whether proof of French is needed.

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