Type Public Affiliation AULP Rector Judite Nascimento | Established November 21, 2006 President Mario Lima | |
Motto Sciencia via est
Knowledge is the Way | ||
The University of Cape Verde (Portuguese: Universidade de Cabo Verde) is a Cape Verdean university. The university is maintained by the Ministry of High Education, Science and Innovation. The main campus is in Palmarejo, Praia on Avenida Santo Antão, an area named after the country's main geographical features along with places.
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According to the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities in 2016, the university was the fourth best in the PALOP countries and is the best in the nation.
History
The base of higher education in Cape Verde was first done on June 28, 1979 with the Escola de Formação de Professores (EFPES), it was formed by teaches who lectured in a secondary school, in 1982, it had teachers in a basic portion. In 1995, EFPAS was replaced with the High Education Institute (ISE).
The university was formed in November 20, 2006 by the merging of three colleges:
In 2007, a third school officially joined the others:
On November 20, 2006, the Council of Ministries made a law numbered 53 of 2006 creating the country's first university and a public one. A part of the improvements and teachers were done by Brazilian universities.
All four institutions fully became associated with the University of Cape Verde with a specified judicial figure in the first year after the university was created. Under the law-decree no. 29/2008 on October 9, ISE, ISECMAR and INAG were eliminated, it fully became part of the university.
On January 31, 2014, three candidates ran for rector. It was the first time in Cape Verdean history that a university rector would be directly chosen by the student body, faculty members as well as by the staff. Of the three candidates that vied for the position, Dr Judite de Nascimento overwhelmingly won the election and became the first elected university rector and first female rector.
Once the country's only University, other universities in the country include the University of Santiago de Cabo Verde also in Praia and the University of Mindelo-São Vicente in Mindelo.
About the University
The University of Cape Verde has five campuses:
The largest university in Cape Verde offers 41 bachelor's degrees, 19 master's degrees (including a medical degree), 20 associate's (technical) degrees, and 3 doctoral degrees.
The university's rector building is in the Plateau of Praia, the city center, located in the middle of the north end of Avenida Andrade Corvo next to Rua Dr. António Loreno (formerly Visconde de São Januário), east of Praça António Loreno (ex-Luis de Camões).
Notable alumni
Notable professors
Public transport
The university is accessed with public transport with its bus stops by the university. Two transit lines passes near the university often or sometimes, they include: