Introduction to Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde:

Introduction

Established: May 7, 2001.

Nature of institution: Private university.

Origin of name: Named after the famous Swiss child psychologist and philosopher Jean Piaget.

Overview

Students and faculty: About 2,000 students, 380 academic staff.

Campus distribution: The main campus is located in Praia (Palmarejo subdistrict), the capital of Santiago Island, and a smaller second campus was opened in Mindelo, São Vincent Island in 2005.

Course settings: Undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses and continuing education courses are offered.

History

Officially established on May 7, 2001, it has been developing continuously over the years and has gradually achieved certain results in the field of education. It has become an important private higher education institution in Cape Verde. It also cooperates with the Confucius Institute of the University of Cape Verde to carry out Chinese courses.

School Strength

Teaching: It offers courses in a variety of fields, covering science and technology, health science and environment, political science, economics and business, and has trained many professional talents.

Social Impact: The school's alumni play an important role in Cape Verdean society, such as the current Prime Minister José Ulises Correa da Silva, who once lectured at the school.

Educational Philosophy

Inspired by Jean Piaget's educational ideas, it focuses on students' cognitive development and all-round growth, emphasizes the combination of theory and practice, and cultivates students' ability to think independently and solve problems. It is committed to providing students with high-quality education so that they can adapt to the needs of social development and play an active role in various fields.

Key Disciplines

The school has made certain development in many disciplines, among which science and technology, health sciences, economics and other disciplines are its key development directions, and has trained a large number of professionals in related fields for Cape Verde.

Department

Praia Campus: Covers many majors such as architecture, biology, civil engineering, clinical analysis and public health, and communication.

Mindelo Campus: There are majors such as architecture, educational science, management information, public administration and autonomy, social services, systems and information engineering.

Advanced professional research courses: including network and mobile application development, massage therapy, healthy communities and endemic disease control, etc.

Ranking

International ranking: UniRank global ranking 8433.

Domestic ranking: It ranks high in Cape Verde, and Webometrics ranked it as 3rd.

Cost

Undergraduate stage: Tuition fees for local and international students are between US$2500-4999/year.

Graduate stage: Tuition fees for local and international students are between US$5000-7499/year.

Campus environment

Main campus: Located in Praia, the campus facilities are relatively complete, with teaching buildings, libraries, laboratories and other teaching facilities, providing students with a good learning environment. The architectural style of the campus incorporates local cultural characteristics and reflects the unique style of Cape Verde.

Branch campus: Although the Mindelo campus is small, it also has basic teaching and living facilities to meet the students' learning and living needs. The campus is surrounded by convenient transportation and complete living facilities, providing convenient conditions for students' study and life.