Created by a group of teachers-researchers, including Professor Frédéric Dohou, the "Université des Sciences et Technologies de Côte d'Ivoire" is a university institution for scientific, cultural and professional character, enjoying corporate personality, pedagogical and scientific, administrative and financial autonomy.
The UST-CI is a member institution of the Network of Universities of Science and Technology of the Countries of Africa south of the Sahara () [REF].