The Marien Ngouabi University is an important educational and academic institution in the Republic of Congo. It is a comprehensive university consisting of 11 institutions of higher education, including the following:

• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FLSH)
• Faculty of Law (FD)
• Faculty of Health Sciences (FSS)
• Faculty of Science and Technology (FST)
• Faculty of Economics (FSE)
• National School of Administration and Magistracy (ENAM)
• National School of Agronomy and Forestry (ENSAF)
• Ecole Nationale Supérieure Polytechnique (ENSP)
• Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS)
• Institut Supérieur de Gestion (ISG)
• Higher Institute for Physical Education (ISEPS).

UMNG’s campus is spread across several areas of the city of Brazaville, including the Downtown, Bakongo, Mpila, Makélékélé areas. The Rectory is located on the Avenue du 5 Février situated diagonally from Massamba-Debat Stadium.