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University of Abomey-Calavi

Coordinates: 6°26′28″N 2°21′07″E / 6.441°N 2.352°E / 6.441; 2.352
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Not to be confused with University of Benin (Nigeria).
University of Abomey-Calavi
Université d'Abomey-Calavi
Former names
Université du Dahomey
Location
Abomey-Calavi
,
Benin

6°26′28″N 2°21′07″E / 6.441°N 2.352°E / 6.441; 2.352
Websitehttp://www.uac.bj/

The University of Abomey-Calavi ((in French) Université d'Abomey-Calavi) is the principal university in the country of Benin, in Abomey-Calavi. The school is composed of 19 institutions and six campuses.

History

Main campus of Université d'Abomey-Calavi

The university was founded in 1970 as the Université du Dahomey.[1] [2] In 1975 the name was changed to Université Nationale du Bénin. In 2001, the university took its current name. [3] Enrollment at UAC was over 16,000 in 1999, including over 3,300 women.

Schools

The Université d'Abomey-Calavi is located in Abomey-Calavi. Constituent institutions of the UAC include:

  • Ecole Polytechnique d’Abomey-Calavi (EPAC)
  • Institut des Langues Arabes et de Cultures Islamique (ILACI)
  • Institut Universitaire de Technologie (IUT) & Ecole Normale Supérieure de l’Enseignement Technique (ENSET) de Lokossa
  • Institut Régional de Santé Publique (IRSP)
  • Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS)
  • Ecole Nationale d’Economie Appliquée et de Management (ENEAM)
  • Ecole Nationale d’Administration et de Magistrature (ENAM)
  • Institut de Mathématiques et de Sciences Physiques (IMSP) (Formation Doctorale)
  • Institut National de la Jeunesse de l’Education Physique et du Sport (INJEPS)
  • Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques (FSA)
  • Faculté des Lettres, Arts et Sciences Humaines (FLASH)
  • Faculté des Sciences de la Santé (FSS)
  • Faculté des Sciences Economiques (FASEG)
  • Faculté de Droit et de Sciences Politiques (FADESP)
  • Faculté des Sciences et Techniques (FAST)

References

  1. ^ Mathurin C. Houngnikpo, Samuel Decalo, Historical Dictionary of Benin, Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2013, p.151
  2. ^ Amadou Diallo, Jérôme Aloko-N'Guessan et Kokou Henri Motcho, Villes et organisation de l'espace en Afrique, KARTHALA Éditions, France, 2010, p.109
  3. ^ Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Historique de L'UAC, uac.bj, Benin, Retrieved September 15, 2018


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