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APA Dakar Semester in English or French

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Pursue your studies in the heart of Francophone West Africa! Dakar, Senegal’s vibrant capital, is a coastal hub of economic, cultural, and humanitarian activity. APA students are directly enrolled at the Institut Supérieur de Management (ISM) — West Africa’s top private university — and can take classes at one or more of the following: School of Management, School of Engineering, and the Madiba Leadership Institute (political science and communications). - Take courses in Business, International Relations, Engineering, and Humanities — taught in English and French. - APA offers in-house courses led by faculty from ISM and Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD) in Literature, Anthropology, Sociology, Gender Studies, and Wolof Language. - An independent study or research, conducted in French...

Program Highlights

Ensure a smooth, secure, and enriching semester abroad with comprehensive support, including orientation, visa help, housing placement, health/safety guidance, and on-site staff.

Learn from top professors at both ISM & UCAD, at two of Senegal's premier institutions, with classes in multiple fields (Business, STEM, Social Sciences) in English or French.

Join ISM’s Soft Skills Academy to develop workplace-ready skills, leadership, and cultural agility — all essential for a global career.

Receive personalized beginner to advanced French tutoring, practice Wolof, and gain real fluency for both academic and social life.

Live with a host family or independently, and travel to sites like Gorée Island, Saint-Louis, and the Sine Saloum Delta for deep cultural understanding.