Universidade Jean Piaget de Angola (''Jean Piaget University of Angola'') is a university in based in

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History

The university was founded in 1999. As of 2005, the university had 815 enrolled students and is one of seven state recognized universities, both private and public, in the country.

Faculties offered

It currently offers the following faculties: *Law *Economics and Management *Computer sciences *Sociology *Civil engineering *Nursing * Medicine * Electromec engineering * Petroleum sciences The university currently has 17

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courses.

Planned expansion

An estimated 8 million

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are planned to be spent in an upcoming university expansion project that will add four buildings with three floors each, in an area of 35 hectares to accommodate 2,500 students.

External links

Report on Angolan universities

2009-10-31)
University of Jean Piaget in Cape Verde

References

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History

Faculties offered

Planned expansion

See also

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