Universidade Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde | |
Established | 7 May 2001 |
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Rector | Wlodzimierz Szymaniak (interim)[1] |
General Administrator | Rosely Rocha[1] |
Academic staff | 380[2] |
Students | about 2,000[2] |
Location | , 14°55′17″N 23°32′15″W / 14.9215°N 23.5375°W |
Website | www |
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The Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde (Portuguese: Universidade Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde) is a private university in Cape Verde. The university is named after the famous Swiss child psychologist and philosopher Jean Piaget.[4] The university was established on 7 May 2001, and now has about 2,000 students and 380 academic staff.[2]
The main campus is in the capital city Praia (Palmarejo subdivision) on the island of Santiago, with a smaller second location in Mindelo on the island of São Vicente,[5] opened in 2005.[2] Jean Piaget University offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as continuing education courses.