Ivory Coast institutions celebrate 2026 graduation ceremonies

Several educational institutions in Ivory Coast held graduation ceremonies on October 22, 2026, marking the completion of studies for new cohorts of professionals.

At the Institut Universitaire Saint Jean-Paul II in Yamoussoukro, 41 law students received their degrees, including 36 Bachelor's and five Master's recipients. During the ceremony at the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation, President-Founder Professor Thierry Armand Ezoua urged the graduates to use their legal expertise as a tool for social transformation and to uphold moral values in their professional lives.

In Abidjan, the National Institute of Youth and Sports (INJS) celebrated the graduation of 2,462 students at the Palais de la Culture in Treichville. National Assembly President Jérôme Patrick Achi, serving as the ceremony's sponsor, emphasized the social importance of roles in teaching, sports coaching, and community animation. Sports Minister Adjé Silas Metch also addressed the graduates, calling for discipline and integrity as they prepare to contribute to national development through youth education and sports.