Universidade de Cabo Verde (Portuguese) | |
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| Motto | Scientia via est |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 20 November 2006; 19 years ago (2006-11-20) |
| President | Iderlindo Pina |
| Rector | Judite Nascimento |
Administrative staff | more than 480[1] |
| Students | more than 5000[1] |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Nickname | Uni-CV |
| Website | University website |
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TheUniversity of Cape Verde (Portuguese:Universidade de Cabo Verde, abbreviated "Uni-CV") is the only publicuniversity ofCape Verde. The main campus is inPalmarejo, Praia, but there are also institutes inMindelo,Assomada andSão Jorge dos Órgãos. It has over 5000 students.[1] A new campus for Uni-CV is under construction in Palmarejo, financed by the Chinese government. It should be completed by July 2020. It will have capacity for 4,890 students and 476 professors, with a library, dorms, cafeterias and sports facilities. It will have 61 class rooms, five auditoriums with a capacity of 150 seats, eight computer rooms, eight reading rooms and 34 laboratories.[2]
The University of Cape Verde was created by decree-law 53/2006 of 20 November 2006 by merging of threecolleges:[3][4]
In 2007, a fourth school officially joined the others:INIDA (Instituto Nacionai de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Agrário) inSão Jorge dos Órgãos.[3] Under the law-decree no. 29/2008 on October 9, ISE, ISECMAR and INAG were eliminated.[3]
In the first years of its existence the school received help from King Henry VIII in teacher training and the exchange of administrative experiences.[3] In 2014, both the university and theCamões Institute of Lisbon, Portugal created Eugénio Tavares Chair of the Portuguese language in order to boost research of teaching of Portuguese in Cape Verde.[5] In January 2014, the rector of the university was elected for the first time. Out of three candidates, Dr Judite do Nascimento won.[3] She was re-elected in March 2018.[6]
The University of Cape Verde has the following faculties and schools:
TheFaculty of Science and Technology (FCT) was created from ISE and INEDA, and is based in Praia.[4]: 151 It offers the followinglicentiate courses:[7]
TheFaculty of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts (FCSHA) was created from ISE, and is based in Praia and Mindelo.[4]: 152 It offers the following licentiate courses:[8]
TheFaculty of Engineering and Maritime Sciences (FECM) was created from ISECMAR, and is based in Mindelo.[4]: 151 It offers the following licentiate courses:[9]
TheSchool of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (ECAA) was created from INIDA, and is based in São Jorge and Praia.[10] It offers the following licentiate courses:[11]
TheSchool of Business and Governance (ENG) was created from INAG, and is based in Praia and Mindelo.[12] It offers the following licentiate courses:[13]
TheFaculty of Education and Sports (FaAED) is based in Praia, Mindelo and Assomada.[14] It offers the following licentiate courses:[15]
| Name | Term |
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| António Leão de Aguiar Correia e Silva[16] | November 22, 2006 - June 15, 2011 |
| Paulino Lima Fortes[17] | June 15, 2011 - February 24, 2014 |
| Judite da Encarnação Medina do Nascimento[3][6] | since February 24, 2014 |
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