COMREFAS

COMREFAS
Consortium pour le Management de la Recherche Fondamentale et Appliquée en Afrique au sud du Sahara

Established	2009
Research Type	Basic and applied research
Field of Research	Economics, Management Science, Public and Private Law, Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Applied Science and Technology
President	Prof. Kouakou N'Guessan François
Location	Abidjan,  Côte d'Ivoire
Affiliations	Réseau des Universités des Sciences et Technologies des pays d'Afrique au sud du Sahara
Website	http://www.comrefas.com/

The Consortium for the Management of Basic and Applied Research in Africa south of Sahara (French: Consortium pour le Management de la Recherche Fondamentale et Appliquée en Afrique au sud du Sahara) or COMREFAS is an international multidisciplinary institution whose purpose is to structure and enhance the basic and applied research in Africa in the following scientific fields^[1] :

• Economics,
• Management Science,
• Public law,
• Private Law,
• Humanities,
• Arts,
• Social Sciences,
• Applied Science and Technology.

History

Created in 2009 by the Network of Universities of Science and Technology of the Countries of Africa south of the Sahara (RUSTA), the COMREFAS is the research center common to all member institutions of the RUSTA^[2][3] (University of Science and Technology of Benin, University of Science and Technology of Ivory Coast, Higher Institute of Technology of Ivory Coast, etc.).

Its head office is located in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast.

Mission

The COMREFAS's mission is to contribute to the development and enhancement of scientific research in the countries of Africa. This is part of a desire to unite the scientific community around a shared vision, challenging and promising future for African societies^[4].

To do this, the COMREFAS promote :

• the academic and scientific cooperation,
• exchanges with organizations and institutions,
• dissemination of knowledge through scientific meetings,
• the training of doctoral students, etc.

Components

The COMREFAS consists of five research laboratories :

• Research Laboratory in Management of Organizations (LAREGO)
• Laboratory of Applied Studies and Research in Public and Private Law (LAREAD)
• Laboratory of Experimental Studies in Economics (LAEXSE)
• Multidisciplinary Laboratory Experiments in Social Sciences (LAPLESS)
• Multidisciplinary Research Laboratory Applied Science and Technologies (LAPRESTA)

References

1. ^ http://www.comrefas.com/
2. ^ http://www.cifad.eu/index.php?page=partenaires/partenaires
3. ^ http://comrefas.com/rusta.html
4. ^ http://www.afc-cca.com/medias/fichiers/2011-07-13-09-18-51_6353637.pdf

External links

• Official website