Jean Piaget University of Angola
Encyclopedia
Universidade Jean Piaget de Angola (Jean Piaget University of Angola) is a university in based in Luanda
, Angola
, with campuses in the Benguela province
. As of 2005, the university had 815 enrolled students and is one of seven state recognized universities, both private and public, in the country.
It is named after the Swiss
philosopher Jean Piaget
.
Luanda
Luanda, formerly named São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda, is the capital and largest city of Angola. Located on Angola's coast with the Atlantic Ocean, Luanda is both Angola's chief seaport and its administrative center. It has a population of at least 5 million...
, Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
, with campuses in the Benguela province
Benguela (province)
Benguela is a province of Angola. Its capital is Benguela and it has an area of 31,788 km² and a population of approximately 600,000. According to 1988 US government statistics, the population had 297,700 urban inhabitants and 308,800 rural inhabitants, with an estimated total provincial...
. As of 2005, the university had 815 enrolled students and is one of seven state recognized universities, both private and public, in the country.
It is named after the Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
philosopher Jean Piaget
Jean Piaget
Jean Piaget was a French-speaking Swiss developmental psychologist and philosopher known for his epistemological studies with children. His theory of cognitive development and epistemological view are together called "genetic epistemology"....
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Faculties offered
It currently offers the following faculties:- Law
- Economics and Management
- Computer sciences
- Sociology
- Civil engineering
- Nursing
- Medicine
- Electromec engineering
- Petroleum sciences