Ecole Supérieure de Génie Civil Verechaguine A.K.

What Ecole Supérieure de Génie Civil Verechaguine A.K. does

Ecole Supérieure de Génie Civil Verechaguine A.K. (ESGC VAK) is a private higher education institution headquartered in Cotonou, Benin, founded in 1998 by Prof. Gérard L. GBAGUIDI AÏSSE. The school specializes in technical engineering disciplines, principally Civil Engineering (Bâtiment et Travaux Publics), Topography and Geomatics, and — as of 2024 — Computer Engineering (Génie Informatique). It operates across three academic cycles: a secondary-level technical track, a Licence (Bachelor) cycle, and a Master cycle, serving school-leavers and working professionals seeking state-recognized credentials in the construction and geospatial sectors.

The institution's infrastructure is described as including laboratories, equipped computer rooms, 41 classrooms, three amphitheaters, and administrative buildings, supported by an internationally composed faculty drawn in part from visiting lecturers and partner universities. Diplomas are CAMES-homologated and recognized by the Beninese Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MESRS), which provides a regulatory anchor. The school also offers distance-based registration, enabling enrollment of students from outside Benin.

The business model is tuition-based, with revenue derived primarily from student fees across the secondary, Licence, and Master cycles. The school has built a 27-year operating history, claims recognition as a leading private BTP school in Benin, and pursues ecosystem partnerships with industry (Fabrimétal Benin) and other West African universities (UNSTIM). No enrollment figures, faculty headcount, tuition pricing, or audited financial statements are publicly disclosed in the available source material, which constrains any quantitative revenue inference.

Name

Ecole Supérieure de Génie Civil Verechaguine A.K.

Legal name

Ecole Supérieure de Génie Civil Verechaguine A.K.

Website

https://esgcvak.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ESGC VAK is a private Beninese higher education institution founded in 1998, offering civil engineering, topography/geomatics, and (since 2024) computer engineering programs across secondary, Licence, and Master cycles, with CAMES-homologated diplomas recognized by the Beninese Ministry of Higher Education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Online Competency-Based Universities (CBE) (EDAHALAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Engineering & Technical Professions (PE, Engineering CPD) (EDAAALAF)

Keywords

• Civil engineering education
• Higher education services
• Computer engineering programs
• Topography training
• Engineering degree programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Cotonou

HQ country

Benin

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Academic Fees: The institution generates revenue through tuition fees from its three academic cycles (Secondary, Licence, and Master) in Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Topography programs. Students receive state-recognized diplomas after national examinations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ecole Supérieure de Génie Civil Verechaguine A.K. (ESGC VAK) is a private higher education institution in Cotonou, Benin, founded in 1998 by Prof. Gérard L. GBAGUIDI AÏSSE. The school offers Secondary, Licence (Bachelor), and Master's level academic programs in Civil Engineering (Génie Civil), Computer Engineering (Génie Informatique, added 2024), and Geomatics/Topography, awarding state-recognized diplomas approved by MESRS and CAMES.

Product overview

ESGC VAK is a higher education institution offering a three-tier academic program (Secondary, License/Bachelor's, and Master) in Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Geomatics/Topography. The school operates from three R+4 buildings with 41 classrooms and three amphitheaters, two computer labs, a pedagogical materials testing laboratory (LAMS), a library with internet access, and a personal space portal for students. Programs are CAMES-accredited and deliver state-recognized diplomas through national examinations. Since 2024, the school has expanded to include Computer Engineering alongside its traditional focus on Civil Engineering and Topography.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Engineering Program (Génie Civil)
• Computer Engineering Program (Génie Informatique)
• Geomatics and Topography Program Specialized academic program in geomatics, surveying, and topography covering measurement sciences, GIS, and land mapping; targets students pursuing careers in surveying, mapping, and land administration in Benin and the West African region.
• Remote/Distance Registration Service Online distance registration service that allows prospective students to apply and enroll in ESGC VAK programs remotely without traveling to the campus in Cotonou.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 26 years producing competent engineers and professionals active on the international scene

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UNSTIM (Institut National Supérieur de Technologie Industrielle de Lokossa)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025Partnership agreement for academic cooperation and student/teacher mobility between ESGC VAK and UNSTIM. The agreement was renewed on July 1, 2025 at the UNSTIM campus in Lokossa.
• Fabrimétal BenincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 May 2025Partnership agreement signed for collaboration in the construction materials sector. A delegation led by Founder Director General Prof. Gérard L. GBAGUIDI AÏSSE visited the Fabrimétal steel manufacturing plant on May 27, 2025. Students benefit from pedagogical visits and practical training.
• Université de DSCHANG (Cameroun)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner university providing faculty and enabling teacher mobility. Located in Cameroon.
• Ecole Polytechnique de Yaoundé (Cameroun)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner institution in Cameroon contributing to faculty recruitment and academic exchange.
• IUT/Bordeaux 1 (France)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner institution in France contributing qualified faculty to the teaching staff.
• Ecole de Génie Civil Le Garros (Auch, France)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner engineering school in France contributing faculty and enabling international academic exchange.
• Université de Sherbrooke (Canada)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner university in Canada providing qualified faculty members and supporting academic mobility.
• EPAC (Ecole Polytechnique d'Abomey-Calavi)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch affiliation through LAMS (Laboratoire des Matériaux et Structures) which is affiliated with LEMA at EPAC. EPAC provides pedagogical laboratory resources and faculty.
• ENSTPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner institution contributing qualified teaching faculty to ESGC VAK programs.
• INSTI LokossaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner institution in Lokossa providing qualified teaching faculty to the school.
• UNSTIMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner institution providing faculty and enabling student/teacher mobility.
• FAST (Faculté des Sciences et Techniques)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner faculty contributing qualified teaching staff to the school.
• CNERTPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing qualified teaching faculty to ESGC VAK.
• Afrimétal BeninminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPedagogical outing destination for students to observe steel manufacturing processes and construction materials production.
• 2IE (Institut International d'Ingénierie de l'Eau et de l'Environnement)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner institution shown in the partner logos section of the website.
• ESIGT (Ecole Supérieure Internationale de Génie Civil et Topographie)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner institution shown in the partner logos section.
• IERGC (Institut d'Enseignement Supérieur en Génie Civil)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner institution shown in the partner logos section.
• UAC (Université d'Abomey-Calavi)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university shown in the partner logos section.
• Université de Limoges (France)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university shown in the partner logos section.
• Université du Maine (France)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university shown in the partner logos section.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Ecole Polytechnique de Yaoundé (University of Yaoundé I): A regional engineering school in Cameroon that supplies faculty to ESGC VAK; comparable polytechnic engineering curriculum for francophone African secondary graduates but operates in a different country.
• ENSTP (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Travaux Publics): A leading francophone African engineering school focused on public works/civil engineering, contributing faculty to ESGC VAK; comparable discipline focus but operates at a broader regional scale.

Direct peers

• IERGC (Institut d'Enseignement Supérieur en Génie Civil): A peer institution specialized in civil engineering higher education in the region, listed by ESGC VAK as a partner — comparable program mix and target audience of secondary-school graduates entering engineering studies.
• INSTI-Lokossa: A Benin-based technical higher-education institute that supplies faculty to ESGC VAK and competes for the same technical-track secondary graduates in the country.
• UNSTIM (Institut National Supérieur de Technologie Industrielle de Lokossa): A national public engineering school in Lokossa, Benin, with which ESGC VAK renewed a partnership agreement in July 2025; comparable industrial/technology engineering curriculum and overlapping faculty pool.
• ESIGT (Ecole Supérieure Internationale de Génie Civil et Topographie): A peer private engineering school in West Africa focused on civil engineering and topography — virtually the same program portfolio and target student as ESGC VAK, and already listed as a partner institution.
• EPAC (Ecole Polytechnique d'Abomey-Calavi): Benin's flagship public polytechnic engineering school in Abomey-Calavi, with which ESGC VAK shares faculty and research affiliation (LAMS/LEMA); competes for the same secondary-school-leaver engineering cohort in Benin.

Broad incumbents

• UAC (Université d'Abomey-Calavi): Benin's main public university, listed as a partner of ESGC VAK; competes for the same secondary graduates seeking engineering and science degrees but offers a much wider portfolio.
• 2IE (Institut International d'Ingénierie de l'Eau et de l'Environnement): A larger, well-established international engineering school in West Africa (Ouagadougou), listed as a partner by ESGC VAK; broader scope and scale but overlapping engineering/water/civil engineering training mission.

Emerging players

• FAST (Faculté des Sciences et Techniques) - Université d'Abomey-Calavi: A science and technology faculty within UAC that supplies teaching staff to ESGC VAK; comparable scientific/technical higher-education audience in Benin and a potential feeder or competitor for engineering-track students.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCe1EgxEo6PRjcfwD9F8p75A
• Facebookfacebook.com/ESGC-Verechaguine-A-K-416447578463769
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/esgcvak

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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