IFACE_OFFICIEL

What IFACE_OFFICIEL does

IFACE (Institut de Formation en Administration et Création d'Entreprises) is a public professional training institute operating under the Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar (UCAD) in Senegal, founded in 1994. The institute delivers professional degree programs in business administration, management, and entrepreneurship, including DUG, Licence Professionnelle, Master 1, Master 2, MBA, and a specialized Master 2 in Islamic Finance, alongside short professional training courses. It serves approximately 1,500 students with an administrative staff of 16 and a teaching corps of 80 certified instructors, and is led by Director Ibrahima Dally Diouf. Programming is delivered in-person on the UCAD campus in Dakar, with all diplomas carrying the UCAD seal.

The institute operates as a non-profit educational body rather than a commercial enterprise. Revenue is generated through tuition fees, state-funded scholarships covering portions of the student body, fee waivers and partial scholarships for candidates unable to pay, and ancillary charges such as the 25,000 FCFA graduation ceremony fee. The business model deliberately broadens access via a multi-tier pricing structure rather than optimizing per-student yield. The institute maintains more than 80 institutional partnerships spanning corporate, academic, and governmental entities, supporting internships, faculty exchanges, and student placement. Recent strategic activity has focused on launching the Islamic Finance vertical, pursuing ANAQ-Sup accreditation compliance, digital reorientation of operations, and cross-border partnerships (notably ISPRIC Bamako in Mali and PROMISE for Islamic finance). No external investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity are disclosed.

Name

IFACE_OFFICIEL

Legal name

Institut de Formation en Administration et Création d'Entreprise (IFACE)

Website

https://iface.ucad.sn

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IFACE is a public professional training institute under UCAD in Dakar, Senegal, founded in 1994, offering business and entrepreneurship degrees (DUG, Licence Pro, Master, MBA, Islamic Finance) to approximately 1,500 students supported by 80 certified teachers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dakar

HQ country

Senegal

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and enrollment fees: IFACE generates revenue through student tuition and enrollment fees. Some programs offer tuition exemptions and state scholarship opportunities for qualifying students. The DUG program offers both paying (payant) and non-paying (non-payant) student categories, while other programs charge tuition fees.
2. Graduation ceremony fees: Graduation ceremony registration fees, such as the 25,000 FCFA fee for the 2026 graduation ceremony.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IFACE is a professional training institute under Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar (UCAD) in Senegal, founded in 1994. It delivers professionalizing degree programs in business administration, management, finance, marketing, human resources, banking, and entrepreneurship, including the DUG, Licence Professionnelle, Master 1, Master 2, MBA, and short professional training modules. All diplomas bear the official seal of UCAD and are aligned with ANAQ-Sup quality standards.

Product overview

IFACE (Institut de Formation en Administration et Création d'Entreprise) is a professional training institute operating under the Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar (UCAD) in Senegal, founded in 1994. Its product portfolio consists entirely of academic degree programs: the foundational DUG (Diplôme Universitaire de Gestion, equivalent to a DUT), Licence Professionnelle (3-year vocational bachelor's with specializations in Finance/Accounting, Marketing, HR, and Banking), Licence Professionnelle en Sciences de Gestion (Licence 3 for Bac+2 holders), Master 1 (senior manager training in project management, marketing, HR, finance, and banking), Master 2 (advanced specialization including Audit, Islamic Finance, and Business Creation), the MBA (Master of Business Administration), and Master 2 in Islamic Finance. All diplomas bear the seal of UCAD. IFACE also offers short professional training modules, internship conventions, and cryptocurrency education sessions as part of its vocational training ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IFACE Marketing Club: Student club focused on marketing activities and professional development.
• Club Banque et Institution Financière

Products and services

• Diplôme Universitaire de Gestion (DUG) A university diploma in business management equivalent to a DUT, delivered by IFACE under the authority of UCAD. Targets high school graduates (bacheliers) and offers paying (jour payant A, jour payant B, soir) and non-paying (non-payant) categories with tuition fee exemptions and state scholarship possibilities.
• Licence Professionnelle Three-year professional bachelor's degree program with specializations in Finance/Accounting, Marketing & Commercial Management, Human Resources Management, and Banking & Financial Institutions, designed for high school graduates seeking vocational business education.
• Licence Professionnelle en Sciences de Gestion (LPSG)

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PROMISE (Programme de Développement de la Microfinance Islamique au Sénégal)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 February 2024On February 8, 2024, a partnership agreement was signed between UCAD and PROMISE. The agreement enables easier access to information for researchers at FASEG, and commits UCAD to promoting Islamic finance through IFACE, which will support future entrepreneurs in benefiting from Islamic financing for business creation.
• ISPRIC (Institut des Sciences Politiques, Relations Internationales et Communications)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 November 2022A cooperation agreement was signed between ISPRIC (Bamako) and IFACE covering student exchanges, teacher and administrative staff exchanges, sharing of best practices in teaching and administration, and collaboration on scientific activities including seminars and conferences.
• Servair SénégalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 June 2022IFACE signed a partnership agreement with Servair Sénégal, a company operating in air catering at Aibd airport. The partnership aims to expand IFACE's partner portfolio and provide internship and employment opportunities for students in the hospitality and aviation sectors.
• SonatelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDUG students visited Sonatel's facilities on a pedagogical visit. IFACE and Sonatel discussed a potential partnership during the visit.
• WILDAF (Women in Law and Development in Africa)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaster 2 CEGP (Création d'Entreprise et Gestion de Projet) students conducted a study trip visit to WILDAF, a pan-African regional network promoting women's rights and gender equality in Africa.
• Ecobank SenegalminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a partner on IFACE's official website, indicating a commercial or institutional relationship supporting student financial services or sponsorship.
• UBA (United Bank for Africa) SenegalminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a partner on IFACE's official website, indicating a commercial or institutional relationship.
• FNB Bank SenegalminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a partner on IFACE's official website.
• NCBA (National Credit Bank of Kenya - Senegal operations)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a partner on IFACE's official website.
• AfrimarketminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a partner on IFACE's official website.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar (UCAD): UCAD is IFACE's parent institution and Senegal's flagship public university, housing FASEG (Faculty of Economics and Management) which delivers traditional economics and management degrees. It is the broader incumbent whose brand IFACE leverages, but UCAD offers less professionalized tracks than IFACE.

Direct peers

• ISM (Institut Supérieur de Management): ISM is a private business school in Dakar delivering Licence, Master, and MBA programs with corporate-tie internships. It targets the same bachelier and professional segments as IFACE with comparable specializations in finance, marketing, and HR management.
• IAM (Institut Africain de Management): IAM is a West African business school group with Senegal operations offering undergraduate and graduate management programs. Its program mix, professional orientation, and target audience overlap closely with IFACE's DUG-to-Master portfolio.
• Groupe Supdeco / Dakar Business School: Supdeco is a private higher education group in Senegal offering business and management degrees with a professional orientation similar to IFACE. It competes for the same bachelier entrants and emphasizes corporate-internship pipelines in the same way IFACE does through its bank and corporate partners.
• CESAG (Centre Africain d'Études Supérieures en Gestion): CESAG is a Dakar-based regional management school offering Bachelor's, Master's, and MBA programs in business, finance, and management. It directly competes with IFACE for the same pool of Senegalese bacheliers and working professionals seeking UCAD-recognized-equivalent credentials in business administration.

Regional players

• Université Assane Seck de Ziguinchor: UASZ is a Senegalese public university offering economics and management tracks in southern Senegal. It is a regional alternative for students who might otherwise consider IFACE but prefer a different geographic location or public-university-only pathway.
• ESMT (École Supérieure Multinationale des Télécommunications): ESMT is a Senegal-based graduate school focused on telecommunications, ICT, and management, with degree programs aimed at working professionals. While more technical than IFACE, it overlaps in the Senegalese graduate-management segment for technology-adjacent students.

Emerging players

• African Leadership University (ALU): ALU operates pan-African undergraduate and MBA programs with campuses in Mauritius and Rwanda, increasingly drawing West African students seeking internationally-oriented business credentials. It represents an emerging alternative for the same student pool that IFACE targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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Investors

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