Top Junior High School and High School graduates of Benin visit GDIZ
On Tuesday, 29 July 2025, the Ministry of Secondary, Technical and Vocational Education organised the Excellence Day 2025 to honour the top achievers in the national examinations for the Junior High School Certificate and the High School Diploma.
As part of the celebration, 27 students, the highest-ranked from each department in the 2025 Junior High School Certificate and the High School Diploma exams, visited GDIZ, with Mrs Véronique Tognifodé, Minister of Secondary, Technical and Vocational Education.
The delegation was warmly received by Mr Faki Adjé, Deputy Managing Director of SIPI-BENIN S.A., who provided a comprehensive overview of GDIZ’s operations, its development goals, and its role in generating skilled employment. The students were then given the opportunity to tour several production units, including garment manufacturing and tile production facilities.
This immersive experience allowed these young talents to discover the professional opportunities within Benin’s rapidly expanding industrial sectors.
Beyond the official recognition of their academic success, this visit to GDIZ offered the laureates a glimpse into the future, raising their awareness of the opportunities and challenges tied to national economic development. It served as a powerful reminder that academic excellence is a springboard for actively contributing to Benin’s progress.
THEY SPEAK ABOUT GDIZ
Every week, Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone (GDIZ) welcomes visitors from diverse backgrounds : business leaders, political and administrative authorities, investors, journalists and more.
All come to discover the facilities of GDIZ, a flagship of Benin’s industrialisation.
In this new episode of “They speak about GDIZ”, several notable personalities share their immediate impressions and key takeaways from their visit to the Zone :
- Robert Brazza, journalist and presenter,
- Mrs Laurentine ADOSSOU DAVO, rapporteur of the electoral council of the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA),
- Mr François ABIOLA and Mr Sanni GOUNOU, members of the electoral commission – CENA.
GDIZ is living proof that Africa has the capacity to design, build, process locally, and export high-quality products that meet international standards.
