Your housing request, in 5 steps

Before you start, gather your documents

Scan or photograph them in advance: the form cannot be saved while a required document is missing. The exact documents vary from one campaign to another; the list is shown at the top of the form.

• Validated enrolment certificate For the current academic year. Failing that, the previous year’s one for returning students.
• Transcript or secondary-school diploma For new school leavers only.
• Bank account details In the applicant’s name.
• Medical disability certificate Issued by the COUS-AC physician, for students with a disability.
• Your identifiers RAVIP number, student number and identity card number.

1.1Open the platform

Go to https://cousac.bj. The home page lists the campaigns for the current academic year: those accepting requests first, then those already closed.

Public home page — open campaigns come first

1.2Click “Submit my request”

A screen simply asks whether you already have an account. Choose “I do not have an account yet”. If you are already signed in, this screen is skipped and you go straight to the form.

Choice screen shown after “Submit my request”

1.3Fill in the registration form

Five pieces of information are enough. Your first and last names must match your official documents.

Platform registration form

1.4Confirm your email address

An email is sent immediately. Click the button it contains to activate your account. Until this confirmation is done, signing in remains impossible.

Address confirmation email

2.1You land in “My area”

Once signed in, the platform drops you into My area. That page does not list everything that exists: it tells you what is left for you to do. Until you have filed a request, it invites you to do so and takes you to the campaigns through the “See the campaigns” button. Later on, this is where the missing document, the amount due, then your final allocation record will appear.

My area — the page tells you what is left to do

2.2Open the campaign that concerns you

Once signed in, your area shows the open campaigns for the current year, plus those you have already applied to. Click “Create a request” on the one that concerns you.

Your campaigns — the button changes with the state of your file

2.3Fill in the form

The form runs in four steps: Who you are, Your studies, Your documents, then Review and submit. “Continue” takes you to the next one, “Back” to the previous one, and a bar shows how far along you are. Fields marked with a red asterisk are mandatory; the documents expected for this campaign are listed at the top of the page and gathered in the Your documents step.

Request form — information and documents to upload

2.4Review, then submit

The last step recaps what you typed. The “Submit my request” button asks for confirmation: it is the only irreversible action on the screen. Your request then enters assessment and your draft disappears, the documents it carried following the request. A full summary appears next, with your request number. Keep that number: it will be asked for in every exchange with the housing office.

Summary of the saved request

3.1The stages of processing

Your request moves through the following states. You can see them at any time on your request page, in your area.

1. New request Your file is recorded and awaiting review by the housing office.
2. File checked Your documents have been verified. An incomplete or unreadable file may be rejected at this stage.
3. Temporary allocation awaiting payment A room is reserved for you. You have a limited time to pay the fees.
4. Final allocation Payment is confirmed. Your final certificate is available and you may take possession of the room.

3.2View published assignments

From the public home page, a campaign’s “View published assignments” link shows the list of allocations, temporary then final. The “View instructions” button displays the instructions specific to that campaign.

Published assignments for a campaign

4.1Check your allocation and the amount due

Open your request from your area. The allocation page shows the reserved room, the stay dates, the monthly price and the total due. A banner reminds you how much time you have left.

Temporary allocation — the payment countdown

4.2Pay at the Public Treasury

Online payment is not open yet. So pay either:

• at a Treasury counter, into the account below;
• or directly on paiement.tresorbenin.bj.

4.3Upload your receipt to the platform

Back in My area, the payment tile shows the amount due and the time you have left. Click “Upload my receipt”, then “Choose a file” to attach the scanned receipt. Finish with “Save”. The “How do I pay?” link on the same tile brings you back to this guide.

Uploading the payment receipt

5.1Print your final allocation certificate

As soon as your request is marked “Final allocation”, open it from your area and click the Print button in the toolbar.

Print button on the request details

5.2Check the certificate before printing

The certificate summarises your room, building, floor, stay dates and the amount paid. The QR code lets residence staff verify that it is genuine.

University Social Welfare Centre Campaign: HOUSING CAMPAIGN — DANGBO — OCTOBER 2026 From 06-10-2026 to 20-10-2026 University of Abomey-Calavi
Institute of Mathematics and Physical Sciences

DANGBO CAMPUS Dangbo district

FINAL ALLOCATION CERTIFICATE

Request20266A96A5ODCA57B

ResidentBona BOSSOUVI

RoomA1-23

BuildingA

Floor1

Start date01-10-2026

End date31-07-2027

Total30 000 F CFA

Final allocation — This document certifies the final allocation of a place in university housing to the beneficiary named above. It serves as proof of accommodation and must be presented when moving in.

Final allocation certificate

5.3Take possession of your room

Two appointments, in this order:

1. The building manager They start the administrative procedure for taking possession of your room.
2. The site supervisor They hand over the amenities you need for your stay.

I did not receive the confirmation email.

Check your junk folder. If the link has expired, click it anyway: a new link is sent to you automatically.

The campaign I am interested in no longer appears.

A closed campaign stays visible only if you submitted a request to it. The dates of upcoming campaigns are announced by the COUS.

My institution is not in the list.

Each campaign covers only certain institutions. Wait for a campaign open to yours, or contact the housing office.

Can I submit two requests for the same campaign?

No. One request per campaign and per account. You may, however, apply to different campaigns.

Can I change my request after saving it?

Yes, as long as no officer has taken your file in hand: the “Edit my application” link then appears in My space. Once assessment starts, no change is possible; contact your campus housing office.

I paid but my file has not moved.

The receipt must be uploaded to the platform and must show the reference number of your allocation. Check that it is legible and properly saved.

I started a request without submitting it.

If you used “Save and quit”, what you typed is kept as a draft: resume it from My space before the campaign closes. A draft that is never submitted is not assessed, and it is erased some time after the campaign closes.

An email tells me my request has been transferred.

The office may move your request to another open campaign of the same year, sometimes on another campus. Your number, your documents and the progress of your file are kept: there is nothing to submit again. Read the email to the end — it gives the new deadline and, where applicable, a document the new campaign additionally requires.

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