Universidade de Santiago


The Universidade de Santiago is a private Cape Verdean university. The main campus is in Assomada, located in the middle of the Island of Santiago. There are two satellite campuses, one in Praia and another one in Tarrafal. It is one of the eight existing universities in Cape Verde; it was established on November 24, 2008. Since its opening in 2008, it has been run by the current rector Gabriel António Monteiro Fernandes, who holds a Ph.D. in Sociology.
As of August 2018, the university of Santiago offers nineteen undergraduate degrees, and seven graduate degrees. In addition, it offers vocational degrees, such as multimedia development, electromechanics studies and solar power system, and rural tourism and ecology.

Campuses

Assomada: in the first two years after its establishment in 2008, the university was located at Rua 5 de Julho in Assomada. In 2010 it moved to the present campus in Bolanha, a subdivision in the east of Assomada. The Assomada campus also houses the university administration.
Praia: in 2012, the Praia campus was established at the Seminário São José in the subdivision of Prainha. It houses the College of Technology and Management.
Tarrafal: this campus opened in June 2013, and houses the College of Tourism, Businesses and Administration.

Courses

Below are the 4-year courses offered at the University of Santiago:

Department of Educational Sciences, Philosophy and Letters

In 2013, the Research and Development Institute, an institutional organ created by guide, management and encourage the development of quality on scientific research, at an institutional level.
The university still keeps, the research and scientific dissemination, as the following academic reviews:
The level of its university extension keeps the following projects: