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Université d’Abomey-Calavi

The University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC) is one of the most important higher education institutions in Benin and is located in Abomey-Calavi in the Cotonou metropolitan area. It currently has around 67,000 students, 28 faculties and training units (UFR), nine doctoral schools and 64 research laboratories. The university offers more than 400 study programmes at Bachelor's, Master's and doctoral level.

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Homepage Institut National de l'Eau (INE) and
Institut de Géographie, de l'Aménagement du Territoire et de l'Environnement (IGATE)

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Water resources, environmental sciences, spatial planning and sustainable development

  • Hydrology and water resources management
  • Hydraulics and sanitation
  • Hydrogeology
  • Hydro-informatics
  • Geography and spatial planning
  • Environmental sciences and environmental governance
  • Climate change and climate change adaptation
  • Disaster and risk management
  • Rural development and water management
  • Local and territorial development
  • Transport and mobility
  • Master Hydraulique et Assainissement (Hydraulics and Sanitation) – French
  • Master degree in Hydraulics and Sanitation – English
  • Master Génie Rural et Maîtrise de l'Eau (GRME) (Rural Engineering and Water Management) – French
  • Master degree in Rural Engineering and Water Management (GRME) – English
  • Master Hydro-Informatique (Hydro-Informatics) – French
  • Master degree in Hydro-Informatics – English
  • Master Hydrogéologie (Hydrogeology) – French
  • Master degree in Hydrogeology – English
  • Master Professionnel en Évaluation Environnementale et Sociale (MPEES) (Environmental and Social Assessment) – French
  • Professional Master's Degree in Environmental and Social Assessment (MPEES) – English
  • Master Gestion des Risques et Catastrophes (Risk and Disaster Management) – French
  • Master in Risk and Disaster Management – English
  • Master Développement Local et Territorial (Local and Territorial Development) – French
  • Master in Local and Territorial Development – English
  • Master Transport et Mobilité (Transport and Mobility) – French
  • Master in Transport and Mobility – English
  • Number of ERASMUS exchange places: 1 (Master's and PhD)
  • Language requirements: B2 English and B2 French
  • Semester dates: Winter semester: [to be confirmed]; Summer semester: [to be confirmed]
  • ERASMUS application deadlines: Winter semester: [to be confirmed]; Summer semester: [to be confirmed]
  • Courses offered in English and French
  • Credits: The relevant study programmes offer 30 ECTS per semester.
  • Accommodation: UAC provides university student residences. According to the university, approximately 1,482 places are available in student residences on the Abomey-Calavi campus. Private apartments and rooms are also available in the immediate vicinity of the campus, particularly in the so-called Village Universitaire. The university points out that the number of places in student residences is limited. Many students therefore live in or share private accommodation outside the campus.