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Benin opens single platform for 2026-2027 university registrations

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Benin opens single platform for 2026-2027 university registrations

Benin’s Ministry of Higher Education has opened a single platform for university pre-registration and re-registration for the 2026-2027 academic year. Available at etudiant.bj since 9 October 2026, it also assigns a student number linked to each student’s personal identification number, according to the ministry statement.

Benin’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research opened pre-registration and re-registration for the 2026-2027 academic year on 9 October 2026. The process applies to new baccalaureate holders as well as students already enrolled, and is carried out through the single digital platform www.etudiant.bj, according to a ministry statement dated 12 October and reported by La Nouvelle Tribune.

New baccalaureate holders can complete their pre-registration online, while returning students use the platform to re-register. The system covers, among others, institutions of the University of Abomey-Calavi, La Nouvelle Tribune reports.

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