About ESMT
A multinational institution serving digital Africa since 1981
Founded in 1981 in Dakar on the initiative of seven West African States and supported by UNDP, ITU and international cooperation agencies, ESMT has established itself as a leading institution for training in telecommunications and digital technology.
At a glance
Our School
ESMT Overview
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A centre of excellence at the heart of Africa
ESMT was created in 1981 out of the determination of seven West African countries to establish a continent-wide telecommunications training centre, with the support of UNDP and ITU. Today it prepares technicians, engineers and executives in telecoms and digital technology and welcomes learners from across French-speaking Africa.
A multinational creation
Founded by seven West African States with the support of UNDP and ITU, and joined by Guinea in 1998.
High-level training
Welcomes French-speaking learners from across Africa in initial and continuing education.
A pan-African community
A benchmark in West Africa for careers in digital technology.
Centre of excellence
A hub of technological and managerial expertise meeting the challenges of the knowledge economy.
Responding to change in the telecommunications and digital sector
Global markets, the dispersal of companies and technological innovation call for new skills and strategies.
Sector transformation
Deregulation, liberalisation and privatisation are reshaping the telecoms/ICT environment.
Globalisation
Global markets and the geographical dispersal of companies call for new skills.
Technological acceleration
The rise of ICT and information systems has become strategic for every organisation.
New clients
The emergence of private operators, service providers and companies that use telecoms networks.
Developing skills and strengthening capacity
ESMT is mandated to develop initial training in technical and managerial fields and to strengthen the human and institutional capacity of sector stakeholders.
Initial training
Degree programmes for the future technicians, engineers and managers of the telecoms/ICT sector.
Capacity building
Continuing education for professionals and institutions in the sector.
Innovating and connecting digital stakeholders
ESMT serves as a convergence hub for training, professional development, research and the structuring of information on telecoms and ICT. It promotes the testing and approval of equipment and services through academic and industrial partnerships
Convergence
Bringing together training, professional development, research and the structuring of information around telecoms/ICT.
Testing & approval
Testing and approving equipment and services in partnership with industry and academic players.
Networking
Acting as a central hub connecting schools, universities and training institutes in telecoms/ICT.
