El Imam El Mahdi University

University of El Imam El Mahdi is a public Sudanese university based in the town of Kosti, Sudan. The university was founded in 1994 as a public university funded by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. It is named in honor of Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi, the leader of the Mahdist revolution which  overthrew the Ottoman-Egyptian administration and established their own "Islamic and national" government in Sudan (1885–1898).

Since its establishment, the university has striven to realize its goals in providing academic environment conducive to excellent teaching, learning, and research. In line with policy of the Sudanese Ministry of Higher Education, it endeavors to contribute to social, cultural and economic development of the local community and the whole country through the  development and implementation of relevant curricula and academic programmes.