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Admissions

At the heart of the IUGB education is a learning experience that develops critical thinking, creative problem-solving, ethical reasoning, and effective leadership.

Overview

Admission Policy

The International University of Grand-Bassam strives to recruit qualified students for successful completion of degrees at IUGB. Admission requirements have been established in accordance with the University vision and approved by the IUGB Board. They are based on acceptable levels of English and Mathematics, on completion of secondary school with good standing, on personal qualities and good conduct.

Academic Standards

Based on acceptable levels of English and Mathematics proficiency

Secondary Completion

Completion of secondary school with good academic standing

Personal Qualities

Demonstrated personal qualities and good conduct

Requirements

Admission Criteria

The following are criteria for admission to undergraduate status

1

Secondary School

Successful completion of secondary school education with good academic standing

Completed
2

English Proficiency

TOEFL (IBT) score demonstrating English language competency

Score 71+
3

Academic Exam

Baccalaureate exam or SAT Critical Reading and Math scores

SAT 1100+
Documents

Application Checklist

Due one month before classes start

Completed Pre-Registration Form
Certified transcripts from last educational institution
Completed IUGB application form
TOEFL® or equivalent exam scores
Baccalaureate exam, SAT or ACT scores
AP or CLEP test scores (if applicable)
3 color ID photos (passport quality)
Photocopy of student's ID and guardian's ID
Application fee of 50,000 F CFA
Certified BAC certificate or school-leaving certificate
Record of vaccinations
All general requirements (see General tab)
Copy of passport valid for one year
Proof of financial means
Valid Visa (if required)
All general requirements (see General tab)
Official transcripts from previous institution(s)

Important: Discovery of falsification of documents would result in automatic expulsion.

Testing

Placement Testing

Applicants missing TOEFL and/or SAT/ACT scores will need to be tested for placement

IPT TOEFL

530+Eligible for undergraduate status
< 530Advised to take UPP or CCE courses

Compass Reading

40+Conditional SAT reading equivalent
< 40Additional preparation required

Compass Math

36+Eligible for university math courses
< 36Placed in Math 0099 or CCE math
Outcomes

Admission Decisions

The admissions committee can make the following recommendations

Fully Admitted

Approved

Undergraduate status granted. Student meets all admission requirements and can begin regular coursework immediately.

Conditionally Admitted

Conditional

Undergraduate status with conditions. Student may need to fulfill additional requirements during their first semester.

Pre-Undergraduate

Pending

Sent to general advising for admittance to the University Preparatory Program (UPP) or Center for Continuing Education (CCE).

Not Admitted

Declined

Based on prior behavior in UPP, CCE, or IUGB courses; criminal record; or other disqualifying factors.

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Admissions Office

Location

Abidjan 2 Plateaux, Boulevard des Martyrs,
Rue K12 Villa 175

Phone / Fax

(225) 27 22 41 30 47
05 45 94 00 95

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She has a Bachelor degree in Mathematics (IUGB), a Master degree in Pure and Applied
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University of Science and Tecnology (AUST), Abuja. She has also been an intern at the
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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&#39;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.
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since September 2021 in STEM. In addition, I am also one the founders and current President of the
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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.