University of Abomey-Calavi
Université d'Abomey-Calavi  | |
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Former names  | Université du Dahomey | 
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| Type | public university | 
| Established | 1970 | 
| Rector | Maxime da Cruz | 
| Location | , ,  6°26′28″N 2°21′07″E / 6.441°N 2.352°E  | 
| Affiliations | Association of African Universities, Agence universitaire de la Francophonie | 
| Website | http://www.uac.bj/ | 
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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.
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

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.
 
References
- ^ Mathurin C. Houngnikpo, Samuel Decalo, Historical Dictionary of Benin, Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2013, p.151
 - ^ Amadou Diallo, Jérôme Aloko-N'Guessan et Kokou Henri Motcho, Villes et organisation de l'espace en Afrique, KARTHALA Éditions, France, 2010, p.109
 - ^ Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Historique de L'UAC, uac.bj, Benin, Retrieved September 15, 2018
 
External links
- (in French) Université d'Abomey-Calavi (UAC) official site
 - (in French) Université d'Abomey-Calavi (UAC) information page
 - INHEA (International Network for Higher Education in Africa) Benin profile
 
 


