University of Abomey-Calavi

The University of Abomey-Calavi (French: Université d'Abomey-Calavi) is the principal public university in the west African country of Benin. The university is located in the city of Abomey-Calavi in the south of the country.

University of Abomey-Calavi

Université d'Abomey-Calavi
Former names	Université du Dahomey
Type	public university
Established	1970
Rector	Maxime da Cruz
Location	Abomey-Calavi , Atlantique Department , Benin 6.441°N 2.352°E / 6.441; 2.352
Affiliations	Association of African Universities, Agence universitaire de la Francophonie
Website	http://www.uac.bj/

The school is composed of 19 institutions and six campuses. The university has a number of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes offered at a range of locations across the area. It is a member school of the Association of African Universities and Agence universitaire de la Francophonie.

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)

Notable alumni

• Yézoumi Akogo - agricultural scientist.