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Where the Atlantic Meets Ambition

On the golden shores of Grand-Bassam...

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30+
Countries
100%
English Taught
US
Style Curriculum

US-Style Curriculum

Liberal arts education modeled after top American universities

100% English Instruction

The only fully English-medium university in francophone West Africa

30+ Nationalities

A truly international campus on the Atlantic coast

Career-Ready Graduates

Internships, mentorship, and real-world skills for Africa's economy

IUGB At A Glance

20 Years Building West Africa's Future

2005
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1500+
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12
Degree Programs
30+
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About IUGB

Rooted in Grand-Bassam, Reaching the World

Nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and the Ebrie Lagoon in the UNESCO World Heritage city of Grand-Bassam, IUGB is a not-for-profit institution delivering an English-language liberal arts education in fields critical to the growth of Cote d'Ivoire and West Africa. Just 30 minutes from Abidjan, our campus sits where colonial French architecture stands alongside vibrant Nzima traditions.

Atlantic Coast Campus
UNESCO Heritage City
Lagoon & Ocean Setting
Rich Nzima Culture
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Atlantic Beach
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UNESCO World HeritageSince 2012
Academics

Study What Matters for Africa's Future

Two schools, 12 degree programs, and a hands-on curriculum designed to launch your career on the continent and beyond.

SSE

School of Science & Engineering

Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Civil Engineering, and more — hands-on STEM training for the innovators Africa needs.

8 Programs Available
BSS

School of Business & Social Sciences

Business Administration, Economics, International Relations, and IT — building the strategists behind Africa's growing economies.

4 Programs Available
Computer Science Data Science Mathematics Civil Engineering Business Admin Economics International Relations Information Technology
Student Stories

Voices of IUGB

"I came to IUGB for the English curriculum. I stayed because of the people — classmates from Cameroon, Senegal, Burkina Faso — and professors who actually learned my name by week two."

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Ama Kouadio
Class of 2022 · African Development Bank

"My morning commute was through Grand-Bassam's colonial quarter, past the lagoon, to a computer lab. I built my first real app here. Six months after graduation, I had a dev job in Abidjan."

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Yao Traore
Class of 2023 · Software Engineer, Abidjan

"As a Ghanaian student, IUGB gave me something I couldn't find back home — a US-style business degree taught in English, with internships in Abidjan's financial district. I now work between Accra and Dakar."

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Kwame Mensah
Class of 2021 · Consultant, Accra & Dakar

Accredited & Affiliated

Ministry of Higher Education, Cote d'Ivoire
CAMES Accreditation
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Accredited Excellence

Recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education of Cote d'Ivoire

Our Mission

Education That Serves West Africa

IUGB prepares students for meaningful employment through distinctive, student-centered, US-style education — and engages in research and service that contribute to equitable economic growth across Cote d'Ivoire and the region.

Critical Thinking

Analytical minds that question, innovate, and lead

Ethical Leadership

Integrity, responsibility, and service to community

Regional Impact

Graduates driving growth from Abidjan to Accra

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Key Dates 2026

Application Deadline: March 15, 2026

Classes Begin

Sep 5, 2026

Orientation

Aug 28, 2026

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Student Achievement

BSS Student Wins West Africa Business Plan Competition in Lagos

January 10, 2026

Colonial Heritage

Former Governor's Palace, now the National Costume Museum

Golden Shores

Miles of Atlantic beach along the Gulf of Guinea

Abissa Festival

Annual Nzima celebration of culture, dance, and renewal

Ebrie Lagoon

Golden sunsets over the lagoon, minutes from campus

Begin Your Grand-Bassam Chapter

Join IUGB and become part of a community where the Atlantic breeze carries ambition, where heritage inspires innovation, and where your future takes shape on the shores of West Africa.

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Fatima Doumbia Koné is a Mathematics lecturer at the international University of
Grand-Bassam (IUGB). Among the courses she taught we have the following: Introduction to
Differential Equations, Elementary Statistics, Calculus(I,II,III), Transforms in Applied Math,
Introduction to Linear Algebra, Operations Research and Abstract Algebra.
She has a Bachelor degree in Mathematics (IUGB), a Master degree in Pure and Applied
Mathematics (AUST) and she is currently enrolled for a PhD in Mathematics at the African
University of Science and Tecnology (AUST), Abuja. She has also been an intern at the
Institutional Banking Group department within GTBANK CI (Garanty Trust Bank Côte
D’Ivoire).
She is a former IUGB student and she was the president of the science club in 2015.
Academically, her goal is to be a great researcher and innovator on the topics of asymptotic
theories in Fuzzy Probability Theory and their various applications to image processing. She
has good programming skills (JAVA, LaTeX, C++) and she is bilingual (French and English).
Over the years, she has been developing a method of teaching which not only put students at
the center of the learning process but also which deconstruct most of the stereotypes about the
inaccessibility of mathematical knowledge to everybody.
Regarding her research activities, she has been working since 2018 on the topic of integration
on Banach spaces and a preprint of an interesting work is available at
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1905.04480. She is continuing with her research on integration but now
her PhD studies focus on Random Sets Integration in Probability Theory. Professionally, she
is a very active lecturer at IUGB and she is currently the faculty advisor of the SHE CLUB,
which aims at promoting women empowerment by providing learning, leadership and
networking opportunities.

I am currently Associate Professor of computer and data science in the school of science technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at the International University of Grand-Bassam (IUGB).
From 2000 to 2018, I successively worked as a research scientist at Independent Computing Research in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Assistant Professor at the department of computer science and
engineering at Université Laval in Québec, Canada; Research Associate at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) where I also received a Ph.D. degree in computer science in March 2000. Upon receiving a master's degree in mathematical and computing science
from the Tokyo Institute of Technology (TIT) in 1990 in Japan, I worked as a research scientist at National/Panasonic, one of the most prestigious companies in Tokyo.
I am involved in research on Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Semantic Web and its applications in a wide range of fields. Besides, I designed the current Data Science program in effect
since September 2021 in STEM. In addition, I am also one the founders and current President of the
Ivorian Association of Artificial Intelligence and member of ORBICOM, the Network of UNESCO Chairs in Communication headquartered in University of Quebec in Montreal (UQUAM), Canada.

Kwame Simpe Ofori is an Assistant Professor in Finance at the school of Business and Social Sciences. He holds a doctorate degree in Finance, a master’s degree in finance and a master’s degree in Telecommunications Technology. He is also currently a PhD student at the School of Management and Economics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. He has taught courses in the areas of finance, computer science, computer and electrical engineering, and telecommunication engineering. Before joining IUGB he lectured in several universities in Ghana. He also worked with Ghana Telecommunications Company as a support engineer. His research interests are in the areas of consumer behaviour, technology adoption and trust in online systems and in recent times financial econometrics. His papers have appeared in several CABS-ranked journals such as Information Technology and People, Journal of Cleaner Productions, Quality Management Journal, Marketing Intelligence and Planning, International Journal of Bank Marketing, Total Quality Management and Business Excellence, Journal of African Business, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology and Society and Business Review.