Institut Supérieur de Comptabilité et d'Administration des Entreprises

ISCAE is a public higher-education and research institute in Nouakchott specialising in accounting, finance, management and business computing. It was created by decree in 2009 and is supervised by the ministry in charge of higher education. It reported about 1,700 students in 2021-2022.

Good to know

• Created by decree no. 2009-161 of 29 April 2009.
• Two departments: Management, Economics & Law (MED) and Quantitative Methods & Computing (MQI).
• Offers initial and continuing education in finance and accounting, modern management techniques and computing.
• Runs two research units (UR-PRIMA and UR-CASE).

Faculties and schools

• Département Management, Économie et Droit (MED)
• Département Méthodes Quantitatives et Informatiques (MQI)

What you can study

• Business
• Economics
• Computer Science

Degrees awarded

• Licence (bachelor)
• Master
• Doctorate

Admission

Licence: scientific Baccalauréat (national or recognised foreign equivalent) and meeting the national orientation criteria, within the institute's capacity. Master: a Licence or equivalent in the relevant field plus selection.

Sources

1. ISCAE – Présentation
2. ISCAE – Statistiques
3. ISCAE – Conditions d'admission
4. ISCAE – Départements
5. ISCAE – official website (home, contact)
6. OpenStreetMap – ISCAE (way 334177802)
7. MESRS – Instituts publics (archived 16 Jan 2026)
8. Logo: iscae.mr

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