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Universidade Católica Timorense
St. John Paul II Timorese Catholic University (UCT; Portuguese: ''Universidade Católica Timorense São João Paulo II''; Tetum: ''Universidade Katólika Timorense'') is a private Catholic university in Dili, Timor-Leste. Inaugurated on 8 December 2021, the university admitted its first 491 students in March 2022 and has since grown to an enrollment of 2,144. The first Catholic university in the country, UCT operates under the Archdiocese of Dili with funding from the national government. The university's campus is located in the Balide area of Dili. UCT comprises four faculties—education, language, and arts; medical sciences; social sciences; and agricultural engineering—offering 22 undergraduate degree programs, along with a MBBS medical degree program. The university has 140 academic faculty, mostly Timorese along with some international faculty. The university is selective, accepting 500 students each year from an applicant pool of over 1,500. UCT is a member of several i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private University
Private universities and private colleges are higher education institutions not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. However, they often receive tax breaks, public student loans, and government grants. Depending on the country, private universities may be subject to government regulations. Private universities may be contrasted with public universities and national universities which are either operated, owned or institutionally funded by governments. Additionally, many private universities operate as nonprofit organizations. Across the world, different countries have different regulations regarding accreditation for private universities and as such, private universities are more common in some countries than in others. Some countries do not have any private universities at all. Africa Egypt Egypt currently has 21 public universities with about two million students and 23 private universities with 60,000 students. Egypt has many private universities in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
