Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Former names | University of Abidjan-Cocody (-August 1996) |
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| Motto | "Scientia et Sapientia Via Mea" |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 9 January 1964 |
| President | Prof Ballao Zié |
| Students | 50,000 |
| Location | , |
| Campus | 01 BP V34 Abidjan, République de Côte d'Ivoire |
| Colours | Green, White |
| Website | https://univ-fhb.edu.ci/ |
Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny (UFHB), formerly known as Université de Cocody or Université de Cocody-Abidjan, is a public university located in the Cocody section of Abidjan and the largest in Côte d'Ivoire. With over 50,000 students, the UFHB has 13 faculties and several research centers providing diplomas from two-year undergraduate to professional academic, medical, legal, and specialist degrees. From 1964 to 1996, it remained the main campus of the national University of Abidjan system. It is state owned and operated by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. In 2008, it had 53,700 students.