History : Since 1970

At the beginning

The history of the University of Lomé is a great adventure marked by four essential periods.

Since 1965, the former Dahomey and Togo shared a higher institute called the Institut Supérieur du Bénin (ISB) whose scientific section was located in Dahomey and the literary section in Lomé (Togo).

The desire of the Togolese authorities to provide their country with an autonomous higher establishment that meets national ambitions motivated the creation, in 1970, of the University of Benin. At its creation, it had five (05) schools, namely, the School of Letters (EDL), the Higher School of Administration and Legal Careers (ESACJ), the Higher School of Economic Techniques and Management ( ESTEG), the School of Sciences (EDS) and the School of Medicine (EDM).

The University of Lomé is born

In 2001, the name “University of Benin” was modified by decree No. 2001-024/PR of March 9, 2001. The University of Benin then became the University of Lomé (UL).

From 2005, following the birth of the Network for Excellence in Higher Education in West Africa (REESAO), the University of Lomé resolutely engaged in a process of global reform of its education system. training.

Intended to align the university institution of Lomé with the education system in force on a global scale, this reform concerned, among other things, the structuring of university time, training offers, teaching methods, administration and management of student flows, institutional governance. The changes induced by this new situation have led the University of Lomé to make a qualitative leap by officially deciding to switch to the LMD system from 2009, in application of decree No. 2008-066/PR of July 21 2008.

 

The leaders

Since its creation until May 31, 2017, the University of Lomé has seen a succession of rector chancellor, a rector and three presidents whose names are :

  • Professor Ampah G. JOHNSON, Rector Chancellor of the Universities of Togo: from 1970 to 1986 then from January 1999 to October 2003;
  • Professor Komlanvi Francisco SEDDOH, Rector of the University of Benin: from January 1986 to September 1995;
  • Professor Nicoué Lodjou GAYIBOR, President of the University of Lomé: from October 2003 to August 2006;
  • Professor Kofi AHADZI-NONOU, President of the University of Lomé: from October 2006 to October 2014;
  • Professor Messanvi GBEASSOR, President of the University of Lomé: from October 2014 to May 2016
  • Professor Dodzi Komla KOKOROKO, President of the University of Lomé: from May 2016 to August 2023.

The current President of the University of Lomé is Professor Adama Mawulé KPODAR. Appointed by presidential decree n°2023-058/PR of August 29, 2023, he took office on September 5, 2023.