University of Abomey-Calavi

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The University of 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. In 1975 the name was changed to Université Nationale du Bénin. In 2001, the university took its current name. 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:

Notable alumni

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