Université d’Abomey-Calavi (UAC), established in 1970 as Université du Dahomey, consisted of 15 institutions and seven university centers ((Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Ouidah, Porto-Novo, Dangbo, Lokossa et Aplahoué) . In 2015, the centers which are located within the Mono-Couffo department (Lokossa and Aplahoué) formed a new university: Université de Lokossa.