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Partners situated in Benin
None.
Benin in a nutshell
Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in Western Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north; its short coastline to the south leads to the Bight of Benin.
Its size is just over 110,000 sq km with a population of almost 8,500,000.
Its capital is the Yoruba founded city of Porto Novo, but the seat of government is the Fon city of Cotonou.
Benin was known as Dahomey until 1975.
French is the official language of Benin, but most people speak an African language. Traditional religious beliefs are professed by about 60% of the population. Islam is the religion of about 15% of the people, most of whom live in the north. Christianity, especially Roman Catholicism, is the religion of about 20%, the great majority of whom live in the south.
For a longer summary see Wikipedia or http://www.internationaleducationmedia.com/benin/
Benin education policy
Benin education system
Higher education
Universities in Benin
There are just one or two universities in Benin known to the web.
Polytechnics in Benin
Higher education reform
The Bologna Process
Administration and finance
Quality assurance
Benin's HEIs in the information society
Towards the information society
Information society strategy
Virtual Campuses in HE
Interesting Virtual Campus Initiatives
None known.