Agostinho Neto University

The Agostinho Neto University (Universidade Agostinho Neto) is a public Angolan university based in the capital, Luanda. In the academic year 2005/06, 68 licensing courses were ministered by Agostinho Neto University, being 18 in Bachelor’s Degree and 15 in Master’s Degree involving various areas of scientific knowledge within the various faculties, institutes and higher learning schools. It is one of seven recognized universities, both private and public, in Angola [http://www.wes.org/ewenr/05july/africa.htm] .

History

Two state-run university institutions were founded in Portuguese Africa in 1962 by the Portuguese Ministry of the Overseas Provinces headed by Adriano Moreira - the "Estudos Gerais Universitários de Angola" in Angola and the "Estudos Gerais Universitários de Moçambique" in Mozambique - awarding a wide range of degrees from engineering to medicine. [pt icon [http://www.geocities.com/athens/troy/4285/ensino52.html 52. UNIVERSIDADE DE LUANDA] ] In the 1960s, the Portuguese mainland had four public universities, two of them in Lisbon (which compares with the 14 Portuguese public universities today). In 1968, the university institution called "Estudos Gerais Universitários de Angola" was renamed "Universidade de Luanda" (University of Luanda). After the independence of Angola from Portugal in 1975, the institution was refounded as the "Universidade de Angola" (University of Angola) in 1979 as a successor of the higher education institutions created during the Portuguese colonial administration. It became known by its current title in 1985 to honor the first president of Angola, Agostinho Neto. It essentially was founded to produce secondary school teachers as part of a goal of the government's to reduce illiteracy in Angola, although it has expanded significantly since that time to include faculties of: Natural sciences, law, agricultural sciences, economics, engineering, medicine, education, and nursing. These faculties are centered on various campuses of the university across the country; for example, the faculty of agricultural sciences is based in the central Angolan town of Huambo [http://www.umc.org/site/c.gjJTJbMUIuE/b.1352353/k.C301/Africa_University_partners_with_Chevron_Angolan_university.htm] .

Faculty and Staff

In 1998 at the Agostinho Neto University, the staff numbered 736, 10% of whom were foreigners; 11% were full professors, 7% associate professors, 21% assistant professors, and 61% teaching assistants. Only the first two categories were composed of PhD (MD, etc.) holders. The student-teacher ratio was 11:6.

Costs etc.

The University depends overwhelmingly on the state budget. The University has evening study programs for jobholders requiring fees. The University and some private universities have benefited from contributions by sponsors operating within the country, such as the oil and diamond companies as well as diverse international entities.

References

ee also

*Education in Angola

External links

* [http://www.uan-angola.org/historic.php Agostinho Neto University web site in English]
* [http://www.wes.org/ewenr/05july/africa.htm List of recognized universities in Angola]