AFFORDANCE FACULTY — Digital technology and artificial intelligenceBeing established

Dean: Dr Ndiaga Ba, coordinator of the École Centrale des Logiciels Libres et des Télécommunications (EC2LT) in Dakar.

Affordance, a name for know-how

The name of the faculty expresses a teaching conviction: successful training enables learners to act, by giving them know-how that they put to use at once in their professional and digital environment. The faculty works in liaison with the INTELEN research centre. Its name pays tribute to no historical figure: it designates a know-how and a method.

Bachelor in Graphic Design and Artificial Intelligence

The faculty offers the Bachelor in Graphic Design and Artificial Intelligence, a three-year, six-semester degree programme directed by Abderahman Janati; the Prompt to Rank module, devoted to artificial intelligence, digital marketing and search engine optimisation, strengthens it under the direction of Samuel Sarfatti. A master’s in graphic design and artificial intelligence is planned: registration will open in June 2027, for a start in September 2027.

Short courses

Introduction to artificial intelligence, digital tools and productivity, graphic communication and computer graphics, business development and strategy, cybersecurity and information systems.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching proceeds through practical situations, dialogue and deliberation, grids of observable skills and individual action plans. The faculty combines in-person teaching in Dakar, synchronous distance learning and asynchronous learning on a digital platform, with interoperability of existing tools.

Assessment strictly respects accreditations: certificate of attendance, certificate of skills, certification or degree, each clearly stating its issuer and the conditions for obtaining it.