History
DPHU as an engine of sustainable development was founded in February 2012, 8:25am in Territoire d’Uvira Quartier Kilibula, Avenue Kyonga No 64. It was first registered as Non-Government Organization under the DRC Ministry of justice (no F92-42742) then got the license to open and run the academic programs by the ministry of higher education in DRC (no MINESU/DESP/165/0733/SG/160/2902/2013).
According to its text of creation DPHU can open different centers aboard to fulfill its missions of teaching and facilitating an online open and distance learning education in Bachelor, Masters and PHD.
The approval of DPHU by the Ministry of Higher Education in DRC no MINESU/ESU/DEOD/1612/0219/2022 as an Institute authorized to run distances learning and authenticates that DPHU has opened different centers in the European Union (Finland), Africa (Zambia, Niger, Burkina Faso, Uganda) and United States (Delaware). Beyond centers DPHU have developed partnership many countries including Cameroon, Burundi, Gabon, Ivory Cost, Benin, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Dominica Republic, Cyprus, UK, Russia, China, …
Favorable report on DPHU after the Inspection showing via the document N° MINESURS/ESU/DEOD/1612/027/2014 dating on 15/08/2014 that DPHU is a viable and sustainable Higher Learning Institution fulfilling all Open and Distance Learning requirements to run the academic programs;
The Letter of Ministry of Higher Education ; General Secretariate in DRC N° MINESU/SG/160/01/0404/2016 dating on 03/03/2016 authorising DPHU to run the academic programs at Bachelor, Master’s and PhD
Letter from the Ministry of Higher Education in DRC No 0904/MINESU/CAB.MIN/MNB/MKK/2021 approving DPHU Digital Library
The Ministerial Order N/Réf 276/MINESU/CAB.MIN/MNB/MKK/2022 of May 11, 2022 from His Excellency the Minister of Higher and University Education of the DRC authorizes the Doctoral School of Distant Production House University to jointly develop the LMD System in 22 Higher Education Institutions. The List includes the Public Universities: University of Lisala, University of Manono and the University of Kalemie. The Private Universities: Catholic University Don Peti Peti and Simon Kibangu University
The public and private Nursing Higher Institute: ISTM DON PETI PETI;ISTM ANKORO;ISTM REVERAND BOKUNDOA; ISTM MANONO;ISTM ANKORO;ISTM KONGOLO
The Public and private Rural Development Higher Institute: ISDR KONGOLO; ISDR MOBA; ISDR KABALO
The Higher Institute of Education: ISP MUKEDI; ISP KALEMIE; ISP KONGOLO; ISP MANONO;ISP NYUNZU
The Higher Institute for vocation education: ISPT Goma
Institute of Information Technology applied to Management: ISIG-LUKULA
The Higher Institute of Agronomic Studies KONGOLO: ISEA Kongolo
The agreement dating on 11/08/2022 between DPHU and the Ministry of Higher Education in DRC Department: CIDEP, in addition to Bachelor-Master and PhD programs, to run the Short courses
In addition, DPHU is the master in organizing innovative projects tailored towards short courses and CPD with United Nations Economic Social Council (UN-ECOSOC) and Afro European Medical Research Network (AERMRN):
Prof. Gabriel Anicet KOTCHOFA
President of the university council