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