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The Cheikh Hamidou Kane Digital University (formerly UVS) was created in 2013 with the aim of ensuring equitable access to higher education. The university operates on a blended learning model with physical terminals (Espaces Numériques Ouverts – ENO), allowing for a combination of face-to-face teaching and online training. In 10 years, UN-CHK has become a key player in the Senegalese higher education landscape and a major training institution in the digital field in the country. The ENO hosts coworking spaces that are favourable to the development of a creative, innovative, and high-level digital entrepreneurial ecosystem throughout the country, capable of creating direct and indirect jobs for young people, particularly for young women and girls.

Support young people and entrepreneurs in the digital sector.
Meet the challenge of youth employment through training courses, leading to certification for jobs or professions related to digital technology.
Popularize science and promote digital culture among middle and high school students.

Component 1 – Certified Skills Course (CSC): Matching young people’s skills to employer needs in the digital sector.

Component 2 – Supporting Digital Entrepreneurship and Employment (AIPEN): Leveraging technology to drive growth by connecting employers and job seekers/ Enabling entrepreneurs and small businesses to grow through access to financial services and capacity building.

Component 3 – Supporting secondary schools to achieve excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Digital.