LEGS : Célestin Gbaguidi takes more rank

All that was missing was this line on his rich CV. That of Full Professor of English-speaking African Literature in the Universities of Cames. The Teacher-Researcher at the University of Abomey-Calavi, Célestin Gbaguidi, was elevated to this rank on Friday 28 July 2023, at the end of the deliberation of the 45^th  session of the African and Malagasy Council for Higher Education (LEGS).

Sept (07) doctoral theses and around fifty Master's and Master's theses in English-speaking African studies. These are some of the research projects that the new full professor at CAMES has supervised and co-supervised. Célestin Gbaguidi, since it is him who is the author of around forty scientific articles and has around fifteen scientific communications in Africa, in the United States and Europe. He is also the author of several school textbooks such as English for the Bepc for the fourth to third grade and English for the Bac series A B C D from the second to the final year..

Proof of recognition of the quality of its research which is now unanimously approved by the General Inspectorate of Secondary Education. It is a consecration which confirms the immensity of the knowledge of this worthy son of Savalou.

Professor Gbaguidi was also a member of a dozen juries for the defense of doctoral theses at the University of Abomey-Calavi in ​​Benin as well as at the Alassane Ouattara University in Côte d'Ivoire and at the Kara University in Togo. Deputy head of the English department of the Faculty of Letters, LANGUAGES, Arts et Communication (Fllac) at the University of Abomey-Calavi 2018 at 2020, on the political-administrative level, the professor took care of 2015 at 2018, the position of departmental director of Digital Economy and Communication for the departments of Zou and Collines.

Academic background

Célestin Gbaguidi was born in the commune of Savalou and more precisely Logozohê in 1975. He did his primary and secondary education in Bembèrèkè, Logozoh, Glazoué as well as Savalou. With a Series A1 baccalaureate in 1995, chose the language of William Shakespeare to pursue his higher education. It was therefore quite natural that he found himself in the English department of the National University of Benin., became University of Abomey-Calavi, today. He passes the license in 1998, obtains a master's degree in 2003 then the DEA in 2009. Guided by the thirst to transmit, Célestin Gbaguidi crossed the thresholds of knowledge and became a full professor of English-speaking African Literature. Célestin Gbaguidi holds a doctorate from the University of Abomey-Calavi in 2012. Au plan familial, the eminent professor is married, father of three children.

Arnaud ACAKPO (Coll)