Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny
INP-HB
A well-known engineering school in West Africa whose campus was designed by French architects; its large geometric teaching buildings are a stop on any tour of the city's modernist architecture.
The Félix Houphouët-Boigny National Polytechnic Institute (INP-HB) was formed in 1996 by merging several engineering and agricultural schools, and it is named after the country's first president. It is one of the most prestigious engineering schools in French-speaking West Africa. The campus is large, and its teaching and dormitory buildings in the northern and southern zones were mostly built in the 1970s and 1980s. They reflect the planning vision of turning Yamoussoukro into a new capital, which makes the campus a destination for architecture enthusiasts. It is not a tourist attraction, so visits focus on the exterior, and entering buildings requires the school's permission. It lies in the northeast of the city, about 15 minutes by taxi.
Opening hours
Exterior viewing only (entry by permission)
Nearby sights
- Presidential Palace & Crocodile Lake
- Saint Augustine Cathedral
- Hôtel Président & Golf Club
- Grand Mosque of Yamoussoukro
- Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research
- Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
- Abokouamékro Wildlife Reserve