The Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny (UFHB) (formerly known as University of Cocody-Abidjan, fr.: Université de Cocody or Université de Cocody-Abidjan) is an institution of higher education located in the

Cocody Cocody (, ) is a suburb of and one of the 10 urban communes of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It is upmarket and has an abundance of mansions. Cocody is where most of the wealthy businesspeople, ambassadors, and other affluent people live in Abidjan. The U ...

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Abidjan Abidjan ( , ; N'Ko script, N’ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the economic capital of the Ivory Coast. As of the Demographics of Ivory Coast, 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of overall population of the country, ...

and the largest in Côte d'Ivoire. With over 50,000 students, the UFHB has 13 faculties and several research centers providing diplomas from two-year undergraduate to professional academic, medical, legal, and specialist degrees. From 1964 to 1996, it remained the main campus of the national University of Abidjan system. It is state owned and operated by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. In 2008, it had 53,700 students.Présentation de l´Université de Cocody-Abidjan
. Université de Cocody 2001–2008. Accessed 11 May 2009

History

UCA was an outgrowth of two French founded institutions from 1958. The ''Ecole des Lettres d’Abidjan'' (E.L.A.) founded in October 1958, under the joint administration of the

University of Dakar Cheikh Anta Diop University (french: Université Cheikh Anta Diop or UCAD), also known as the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, is a university in Dakar, Senegal. It is named after the Senegalese physicist, historian and anthropologist Cheikh ...

and the Ivorian education directorate ("''Direction de l’enseignement de Côte d’Ivoire''"). Founded on the same date was the Abidjan Center for Higher Education ("''Centre d’enseignement supérieur d’Abidjan''"). On 9 January 1964 the government of Côte d'Ivoire fused the institutions and promoted them to the rank of university.Côte d’Ivoire
: département d’histoire de l’université de Cocody-Abidjan. histoire-afrique.org. 28 septembre 2007 The public university system was, until reorganization in 1996, known as the University of Abidjan, with the University of Abidjan-Cocody as the largest of three campuses. In the reorganization of August 1996, each of the three main campuses became independent universities, accountable directly to the Ivorian Ministry of Education. (The three are the

Université d'Abobo-Adjamé Université d'Abobo-Adjamé or the University of Abobo-Adjamé (UAA) is part of the University of Cocody, one of two public universities in Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire. It is located in the Abobo, Adjamé districts of the city ...

, the Université de Bouaké, and the Université de Cocody.) At this time the "Faculties" were re-designated "''Unités de formation et de recherche''" (UFR) or "Research and Training Units" (RTU). The university consisted of 13 UFRs and one "Center". The number of special research centers and institutes have since expanded. In 2008 there were two Autonomous Research Centers in Social Sciences and Mathematics, as well as ten institutes of advanced study. In 1971, students at the university founded the Pupils and Students Trade Union of Côte d'Ivoire (''Union Syndicale des Elèves et Etudiants de Côte d'Ivoire'' or USEEECI) in protest of the regime-sponsored Students and Pupils Movement of Côte d'Ivoire (MEECI). The institution's name was changed to Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny in August 2012.

Faculties

FLASH

In 1971, the School of Letters (formerly the E.L.A.) became the "''Faculté des Lettres, Arts et Sciences Humaines''" (FLASH). In 1977, the Department of History, for example, moved from offering only undergraduate courses ("Premier cycle") and began to offer "Deuxième cycle" and "Troisième cycle" diplomas (

Master's degrees A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

and PhD).

Autonomous research centers

* ''Centre Ivoirien de Recherche Economique et Social'' (CIRES), Ivorian center of economics and social sciences * ''Institut de Recherches Mathématiques'' (IRMA), Institute of mathematics

Other institutes and centers

*''Centre National de Floristique'' (CNF) *''Centre Universitaire de Recherche d’Application en Télédétection'' (CURAT) *''Institut de Géographie Tropicale'' (IGT) *''Institut d’Histoire, d’Arts et d’Archéologie-Africains'' (IHAAA) *''Institut d’Ethno-Sociologie'' (IES ) *''Centre de Recherche Architecturales et Urbaines'' (CRAU) *''Centre Ivoirien d’Enseignement et de Recherche en Psychologie Appliquée'' (CIERPA) *''Institut de Recherche, d’Expérimentation et d’Enseignement en Pédagogie'' (IREEP) *''Institut de Linguistique Appliquée'' (ILA) *''Institut des Sciences Anthropologiques du développement'' (ISAD)

Notable faculty

Gilbert Aké Gilbert Marie N'gbo Aké (born 1956) is an Ivorian academic and politician. He was named Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire by President Laurent Gbagbo after the latter claimed victory in the disputed 2010 presidential election. Life and career ...

Gladys Anoma Gladys Anoma (1930 – October 26, 2006) was a scientist, professor and politician from the Ivory Coast in West Africa. Life Anoma was born the daughter of Joseph Anoma, and while she later became known as Gladys Anoma, she was given the name ...

* Séry Bailly *

Tanella Boni Tanella Suzanne Boni (born 1954) is an Ivorian poet and novelist. Also an academic, she is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Abidjan. Apart from her teaching and research activities, she was the President of the association of writers ...

* Wadja Egnankou *

Joséphine Guidy Wandja Joséphine Guidy Wandja (born 1945, also Guidy-Wandja) is an Ivorian mathematician. She is the first African woman with a PhD in mathematics. Early life She moved to France aged 14. She attended the Lycée Jules-Ferry in Paris, and later t ...

* Timpoko Helène Kienon-Kabore * Yacouba Konaté * Ramata Ly-Bakayoko *

Jacqueline Oble Anne Jacqueline Oble (born 1950), also known as Jacqueline Lohoues-Oble, is an Ivory Coast, Ivorian lawyer and politician who was the first woman to stand as a candidate in a presidential election. Early life and education Anne Jacqueline Lohoues ...

Notable alumni

* Yvonne Libona Bonzi Coulibaly

References

;Notes ;Bibliography *Akira Sato, Manso Lasm, & Adiko Aimee
Inventaire de L'Enseignement Superieur en Cote D'Ivoire
The Africa Research Series No. 08, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO). (2003)

External links

Official site
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Organizations based in Abidjan Educational institutions established in 1964 Buildings and structures in Abidjan 1964 establishments in Ivory Coast