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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.

Former name
Université du Dahomey
Typepublic university
Established1970; 56 years ago (1970)
AffiliationsAssociation of African Universities, Agence universitaire de la Francophonie
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University of Abomey-Calavi
Université d'Abomey-Calavi
Former name
Université du Dahomey
Typepublic university
Established1970; 56 years ago (1970)
AffiliationsAssociation of African Universities, Agence universitaire de la Francophonie
RectorMaxime da Cruz
Location
Abomey-Calavi
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Atlantique Department
,
Benin

6.441°N 2.352°E / 6.441; 2.352
Websitehttp://www.uac.bj/
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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 Confucius
  • 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)

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