University of Cape Verde
| Universidade de Cabo Verde | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | November 21, 2006 |
| Rector | Judite Nascimento |
| Students | 5074 |
| Location | Praia, Cape Verde |
| Website | http://www.unicv.edu.cv |
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
About the University
The University of Cape Verde has five campuses:[1]
- Faculties of Science and Technology and Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts are located on the Santiago island at Palmarejo (main campus);
- Faculty of Social Sciences, Humanities and arts is located on the island of São Vicente at Mindelo;
- School of Business and Government is located in the neighborhood of Achada Santo António, Praia;
- School of Agricultural Sciences and Environment is located in the municipality of São Jorge dos Órgãos;
- School of Maritime Sciences is located on the island of São Vicente at Ribeira Julião.
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.
History
The university was formed in November 20, 2006 by the merging of two colleges:
- ISE (Instituto Superior de Educação) located in Praia
- ISECMAR (Instituto Superior de Engenharias e Ciências do Mar) in Mindelo
In 2007, a third school officially joined the others:
- INIDA (Instituto Nacionai de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Agrário) in São Jorge dos Órgãos
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.[2]
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.[3][4]
Notable alumni
- Georgina Mello, in 2004, she later became the director general of CPLP, the Lusophony countries.
Publications
- Maria Baptista Soares, Fragmentos - Sociedade Marginal. University of Cape Verde, Praia, 1995.
- Maria Baptista Soares, Metamorfóses do Habitat. Caminho, University of Évora/University of Cape Verde, Évora/Praia, 2003.
See also
References
- ↑ Spínola, Carlos Jorge Rodrigues. Educação Superior Em Cabo Verde [High Education in Cape Verde] (PDF) (in Portuguese). PUC-RS, Brazil.
- ↑ "Universidades do Pará e de Cabo Verde querem reforçar cooperação" (in Portuguese). Portugal Digital.
- ↑ "Eleições na academia: Uni-CV elege Reitor a 31 de Janeiro" [Academic Elections: Uni-CV (UCV) Elected a Rector on 31 January]. Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). 1 February 2014.
- ↑ "Empossamento da Reitora da Uni-CV, Doutora Judite Nascimento" (in Portuguese). Portal UniCV. 31 January 2014.
External links
- Official website (Portuguese)
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Coordinates: 14°54′42″N 23°31′34″W / 14.9117°N 23.5261°W