UCAO Saint Michel

UCAO Saint Michel (also known as Institut Supérieur de Gestion Saint Michel) is a private higher-education institute based in Dakar, Senegal, and affiliated with the UCAO/UUZ network of Catholic universities in West Africa. It began teaching in 1984 with the Diplôme Élémentaire Comptable (DEC), making it the oldest of the schools and institutes affiliated with UCAO/UUZ. Over the following decades it expanded into a broad range of management, accounting, finance, law, information technology and communication programmes. The institute operates on the LMD (Licence–Master–Doctorat) system and offers licence and master degrees across several departments. Its licence portfolio includes Hautes Études Comptables et Financières (HECF), Comptabilité–Finance (LCF), Transport Logistique (LTL), Commerce et Échanges Internationaux (LCEI), Gestion des Ressources Humaines (LGRH), Informatique de Gestion (LIG), Sciences de Gestion (LSG), Droit Économique et des Affaires (LDEA), Réseaux et Systèmes Informatiques (LRSI), Gestion des Organisations (LGO), Sciences de l'Information et de la Communication (LSIC) and Sciences Politiques et Relations Internationales (LSPRI). At master level it offers specialised programmes such as Comptabilité Finance (MCF), Administration et Échanges Internationaux (MAEI) and Banque–Assurances–Microfinance (MS-BAM). UCAO Saint Michel prepares students for state-recognised diplomas through degree-awarding agreements with the CAMES and the ANAQ-Sup, while retaining autonomy over its programmes. Its stated identity emphasises excellence, hospitality, openness and participation, and it presents itself as offering close pedagogical support and integral human formation. The institute provides student services including reception and orientation, transport by bus, a scolarité and examinations centre, and a university cooperation service established in December 2016 to manage partnerships with other universities and institutes. The institution is led by Dr Yacente Diène Dione, identified on its website as director. It is headquartered in Dakar and recruits primarily in Senegal, with a mission to respond to the training needs of young people and to encourage creative initiative.

UCAO Saint Michel traces its origins to 1984, when it inaugurated teaching with the Diplôme Élémentaire Comptable (DEC). According to its own account, it is the oldest of all the schools and institutes affiliated with UCAO/UUZ, and it has occupied a historically strong and intellectually original place within that network, with research and teaching in management, accounting and information technology described as a living reality. From that initial accounting qualification, the institute grew into a broader higher-education provider. It adopted the LMD (Licence–Master–Doctorat) system and developed licence programmes in Hautes Études Comptables et Financières (HECF), Comptabilité–Finance (LCF), Transport Logistique (LTL), Commerce et Échanges Internationaux (LCEI), Gestion des Ressources Humaines (LGRH), Informatique de Gestion (LIG), Sciences de Gestion (LSG), Droit Économique et des Affaires (LDEA), Réseaux et Systèmes Informatiques (LRSI), Gestion des Organisations (LGO), Sciences de l'Information et de la Communication (LSIC) and Sciences Politiques et Relations Internationales (LSPRI). At master level it added specialised programmes including Comptabilité Finance (MCF), Administration et Échanges Internationaux (MAEI) and Banque–Assurances–Microfinance (MS-BAM). A significant institutional development came in December 2016, when the university cooperation service was established during the ordinary session of the scientific council. Its missions include managing and developing agreements with other universities and institutes, running the signed agreements, and accompanying students within those frameworks. The institute also built out student services: a reception and orientation service linking the institute with students, parents and partner companies; a bus transport service introduced to ease urban travel difficulties; and a scolarité and examinations centre responsible for LMD grades, administrative documents, deliberations and statistics. UCAO Saint Michel prepares students for state diplomas through degree-awarding conventions with the CAMES and the ANAQ-Sup, while maintaining autonomy over its programmes. Its stated ethos is one of excellence, hospitality, explicitation, decompartmentalisation and participation by all, with an emphasis on constructive follow-up, constant attention from teaching teams, and integral human formation attentive to contemporary social challenges. The institute also organises cultural, sporting and associative events for students each year. It is led by Dr Yacente Diène Dione.

• 2016

  The university cooperation service is established during the ordinary session of the scientific council in December 2016.

• 1984

  UCAO Saint Michel inaugurates teaching with the Diplôme Élémentaire Comptable (DEC), becoming the oldest school or institute affiliated with UCAO/UUZ.

A private Catholic-affiliated institute of excellence in Dakar offering LMD licence-to-doctorate programmes in management, accounting, finance, law, IT and communication, with state-recognised diplomas through CAMES and ANAQ-Sup agreements.

• Licence en Comptabilité – Finance (LCF)

  Undergraduate degree in accounting and finance, recognised by ANAQ-Sup.

• Licence en Transport Logistique (LTL)

  Undergraduate degree in transport and logistics.

• Licence en Commerce et Échanges Internationaux (LCEI)

  Undergraduate degree in commerce and international trade, recognised by ANAQ-Sup.

• Licence en Gestion des Ressources Humaines (LGRH)

  Undergraduate degree in human resource management, recognised by CAMES.

• Licence en Informatique de Gestion (LIG)

  Undergraduate degree in management information systems, recognised by CAMES.

• Licence en Sciences de Gestion (LSG)

  Undergraduate degree in management sciences, recognised by CAMES.

• Licence en Droit Économique et des Affaires (LDEA)

  Undergraduate degree in economic and business law, recognised by CAMES.

• Licence en Réseaux et Systèmes Informatiques (LRSI)

  Undergraduate degree in computer networks and systems, recognised by CAMES.

• Licence en Gestion des Organisations (LGO)

  Undergraduate degree in organisation management, recognised by ANAQ-Sup.

• Licence en Sciences de l'Information et de la Communication (LSIC)

  Undergraduate degree in information and communication sciences.

• Licence en Sciences Politiques et Relations Internationales (LSPRI)

  Undergraduate degree in political science and international relations, recognised by ANAQ-Sup.

• Master Spécialisé en Comptabilité Finance (MCF)

  Specialised master's degree in accounting and finance, recognised by CAMES.

• Master Spécialisé en Administration et Échanges Internationaux (MAEI)

  Specialised master's degree in administration and international exchanges, recognised by CAMES.

• Master Spécialisé en Banque – Assurances – Microfinance (MS-BAM)

  Specialised master's degree in banking, insurance and microfinance.

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