Hello, I am Esther OKA, Web Developer and student in Master of Big Data Analytics at the Virtual University of Côte d'Ivoire.I did a first course in Application Development and E-services at the Virtual University of Côte d'Ivoire and I opted for the Master in Big Data Analytics. I thought that it was more in line with the needs of the job market at the moment, for companies here in Côte d'Ivoire and even internationally.

The pedagogical model of the Virtual University of Côte d'Ivoire, based on distance learning, allows the student to combine employment and training.For example, I took my classes normally while doing my internship.

To all those students who wish to enrol at the Virtual University of Côte d'Ivoire and even to professionals who wish to strengthen their capacities, do not hesitate to enrol. It is necessary to arm yourself with courage, organisation and a lot of discipline. The challenges will be easily met.

Hello, I am N'goran Asia Jean, student at the Virtual University of Côte d'Ivoire in Master speciality Blockchain. I have a degree in Computer Science and Digital Sciences, specializing in application development and e-services.

Thanks to the Virtual University, I was able to rise quickly in competence with the online teaching and integrate several companies that gave me a quite interesting professional experience. In 2019 already, I join my first company, Etudesk where I work as a mobile and web developer. After that, I move to Klama Services, where I am a mobile developer. After Klama Services, I created my company with my classmates and with the support of the Virtual University, a company specialized in the design of digital solutions. In the time that followed, I also worked with the company BMI Finance for the design of the mobile application Trésor Money and then I was also asked to design the mobile application for the Africa Web Festival and Glovo in Mali.

So today, I am a web developer in a French startup, Welf Tech Innovation, and I encourage all my fellow students who want to come to the Virtual University to do so because the teaching is of high quality and you have the time, thanks to the online teaching, to be able to work yourself, to support yourself with self-training and to make a quite important, interesting background and to make you stand out in the company. Thank you.

The pedagogical model is designed according to an approach that allows the learner to be an actor in his or her learning and to be trained through action. Training is carried out at a distance with access to teaching and learning resources on platforms dedicated to pedagogy, certification, MOOCs and the virtual library. Various other activities are also carried out through webinars and collaborative learning activities (chats, forums, social networks). It allows the learner to study differently, anywhere and at any time: study at home, study away from home, study and work at the same time, study at the most convenient time.

This system allows the use of digital technology by all the actors, i.e. the Teacher, the Learner and the Tutors.

• The Teacher is the expert designer of the course content. They design courses and activities in a variety of media formats: videos, web documents, PDF, Word or PowerPoint documents, interactive documents, multimedia. He/she is responsible for ensuring pedagogical follow-up and evaluating the skills acquired.

• The Learner is trained through action (active pedagogy). From terminals (computer, tablet, smartphone), they have access to courses and educational activities via the educational platform. They have access to teaching and learning resources enabling them to test their knowledge through self-assessment exercises.

• The Teaching Tutor provides support to the learner in the virtual classroom. He/she assists his/her students in using the platforms and follows up on learning activities through collaborative tools (chats, forum, social media, emails, webinars, etc...)

• The Life Tutor provides employability support. It acts as a coach for opening up to the professional world and participating in societal activities (conferences, seminars, trade fairs, etc.), community service, job hunting, business creation, etc.
These actors are supported by a team of technical and pedagogical engineers.