The Institut Superieur de Communication d’Organisation et de Management (Iscom University, Benin) is a

private university Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grant (money ...

Cotonou Cotonou (; fon, Kútɔ̀nú) is a city in Benin. Its official population count was 679,012 inhabitants in 2012; however, over two million people live in the larger urban area. The urban area continues to expand, notably toward the west. The ci ...

, the largest city and economic capital of the

Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north ...

. Iscom University is one of the first institution in Benin to operate a functional online learning platform.

History

Iscom was established in February 2005 at first, as a tutorial college for some foreign universities. Iscom opened as a

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institution in July 2007, and was accredited to offer certificates, diplomas, undergraduate degreees and postgraduate programmes by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MHESR) in Republic of Benin. In 2014,

UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

signed a memorandum of understanding with Iscom University to provide tuition for Iscom students who achieved a 4.0 GPA and above as part of its tertiary education fund for

Francophone countries French became an international language in the Middle Ages, when the power of the Kingdom of France made it the second international language, alongside Latin. This status continued to grow into the 18th century, by which time French was the l ...

. In March 2018, the university partnered with the Aminu Kano International Foundation to award 50 scholarships to Nigerian students from Kano State to study at the university.

Academics

Facts and Stats

Iscom University, Benin is a privately owned university located in Senade-Akpakpa, Cotonou, Benin Republic and it is ranked as one of the country's top 10 universities. It is one of the nation's first-largest city universities and has over 10 faculties, 45 departments and 13 research laboratories. It is fully accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Benin Republic and UNESCO. Nigerian Graduates of ISCOM University are duly qualified to go for the one year mandatory

National Youth Service Corps The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is a program set up by the Nigerian government during the military regime to involve Nigerian graduates in nation-building and the development of the country. There is no military conscription in Nigeria, ...

program (NYSC).

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