TheCatholic University of Angola (Universidade Católica de Angola,UCAN) is a Catholic institution inAngola's capital ofLuanda. On 7 August 1992 (33 years ago) (1992-08-07), the government of Angola allowed the Angolan Catholic Church to establish its own university. Through approval by theEpiscopal Conference it started teaching on 22 February 1999 (26 years ago) (1999-02-22). It is a private institution and one of 12 recognized private universities.[1] Msgr. Manuel Imbamba is the "magno chanceler" and Father Vicente Cauchi is the rector.
In 2012 it had about 6,000 enrolled students. The language of classes isPortuguese, althoughEnglish as a second language (ESL) is offered. Four departments have been founded:social sciences, economics, law and engineering.
Notable professors includeFernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem. He is a long-time Angolan politician and current member of thePan-African Parliament.
The university's location in Luanda was for long at the formerColégio São José de Cluny. This remodeled building is in front of the Museum of History, one block from Kinaxixi Square, and housed the first two faculties of the university. It was restituted to the Sisters of Cluny in 2010. The final buildings complex of the Catholic University was on a selected site, in the Palanca part of Luanda, and will host additional faculties. Subsidiaries are considered in other important Angolan cities.
Many nations have contributed to the establishment of the university, most prominently theUnited States, but alsoPortugal,South Africa,Norway,Spain andItaly in the form of private business assistance and non-governmental agencies. UCAN receives all of its government funds because of decree 20/82 in 1982 that required petroleum companies operating in Angola to invest into educational and training programs the amount of $0.15 (15¢ ofU.S. dollar) per barrel of oil produced. These are commonly known as "Training Levy Funds."
TheAngola Educational Assistance Fund (AEAF), aBoston-based non-profit organization, has been working with the Catholic University of Angola and has participated in the establishment of a computer and Internet access center.
The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Angola approved on 11 July 1997, decree no. 51/97, in an effort to provide a funding mechanism for higher education institutions in the country. The decree states that a portion of the Training Levy Funds, in the amount of 1¢ per oil barrel, will be used to finance the Catholic University. With Angola producing 300 million barrels ofoil in 1998, this amounted to a large majority of the funding for the university.
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