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

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Cotonou Cotonou (; ) is the largest 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 city lies ...

, the largest city and economic capital of the

Benin Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its po ...

. 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

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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 degrees and postgraduate programmes by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MHESR) in Republic of Benin. In 2014,

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signed a

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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

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. 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 and also recognised by Federal Ministry of Education, Nigeria. Nigerian Graduates of ISCOM University are duly qualified to go for the one year mandatory

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program (NYSC).

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