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Glossary

Application-based admission: what the institute examines

Application-based admission rests on documents and a conversation. The institute situates your real level, checks the fit with the target programme and proposes the entry point that suits you best. The answer proposes an entry point, a calendar and the volume remaining.

A file, a conversation, an answer

Application-based admission means examining a record rather than running an entrance exam. Documents attest the level reached; the interview situates the project, the weekly availability and the fit between them. The institute answers with a proposed entry point: the full programme, entry at an intermediate level through recognition, or a preparatory module.

  • Documents attest the level, the interview situates the project
  • The answer proposes an entry point matched to your availability
  • Credit recognition can open entry at an intermediate level

The four steps of admission

For the Cybersecurity programme, the file shows the technical base and the interview assesses the ability to reason under pressure. For the Management and Project Management programme, it covers responsibilities already held: field experience is what makes the programme immediately useful.

  1. 01

    1 — Filing

    You send your documents and the target programme. Receipt is confirmed and files are processed in order of arrival.

  2. 02

    2 — Review

    Skills validated, hours attended and credits earned are mapped against the target programme.

  3. 03

    3 — The interview

    A conversation situates your project and your real weekly availability, in hours of actual work.

  4. 04

    4 — The proposal

    The institute proposes an entry point, a calendar and the volume of hours still to cover.

Programmes with selective admission

2 catalogue programmes put “Application-based admission” to work: 240 credits and 2400 taught hours in total. The official rule holds throughout — one credit stands for 25 hours of work, 10 of them taught. Every line below is recomputed from the programme page: level, duration, credits, taught volume and fees in Guinean francs appear exactly as filed in the official catalogue.

ProgrammeLevelDurationVolumeFees
Cybersecurity programme — Bac+5 levelMaster's degree2 years120 credits · 1200 taught hours7 500 000 GNF per year
Management and Project Management programme — Bac+5 levelMaster's degree2 years120 credits · 1200 taught hours6 500 000 GNF per year

Points that come up often

Which documents do I need to provide?

Your training records with their skills, hours and credits, your professional history and the target programme. The full list appears on the admissions page.

Is the interview held remotely?

Yes, by video or phone, at a slot agreed with you.

Can I apply to several programmes?

Yes. The review situates your level once, and the interview then clarifies which programme best matches your project.

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