UM6P is a land grant, not for profit university which promotes academic excellence with special emphasis on addressing challenges facing the African continent. OCP has incubated this world-class university to foster a wide educational, research and innovation ecosystem, around multidisciplinary areas in engineering, science and technology, business, economics, agriculture, humanities and social sciences.
The University’s research themes are built on research strengths aligned with the National Strategic Research Priorities, taking advantage of OCP’s unique regional footprint while being open to Africa and the world.