# List of universities in Timor-Leste

This is a list of universities and other higher educational institutions in Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste has one public national university, National University of Timor-Leste, founded in 2000 to replace the Indonesian-era Universitas Timor Timur, which ceased operations in 1999. The country also has a number of private universities, including the Dili Institute of Technology, the Institute of Business, Instituto Superior Cristal, Joao Saldanha University, Universidade Dili, Universidade Oriental Timor Lorosa'e, and Universidade da Paz. A Catholic university, Universidade Católica Timorense, was established in 2021. All of Timor-Leste's universities are located in Dili, the capital, but several also have satellite campuses in other locations.
In addition to universities, Timor-Leste also has a number of specialized higher education institutions. There are several technical schools, including the East Timor Coffee Institute [de], Instituto Dom Boaventura de Timor-Leste, Instituto Ciência da Saúde, Instituto Profissional de Canossa, and the government-run Instituto Politécnico de Betano. Timor-Leste has two teacher training institutes, Instituto Católico para Formação de Professores and Instituto São João de Brito. A new teachers' college, Naroman Esperansa, is currently being built in Gleno. There are also several theological institutions, including Instituto de Ciências Religiosas, Instituto Filosófico de São Francisco de Sales, Instituto Superior de Filosofia e de Teologia, and St. Peter and St. Paul Major Seminary. The government also operates the Instituto da Defesa Nacional to provide higher education to members of the military.
Most of Timor-Leste's institutions of higher education are accredited by the National Agency for Academic Assessment and Accreditation (ANAAA), run by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Culture.

## Universities

| Institution | Acronym | Location(s) | Control | Founded | Accreditation |
| Dili Institute of Technology | DIT | Dili, Baucau, Pante Macassar | Private | 2002 | ANAAA |
| Timor-Leste Institute of Business | IOB | Dili, Maliana | Private | 2002 | ANAAA |
| Instituto Superior Cristal | ISC | Dili, Aileu, Baucau, Same | Private | 2001 | ANAAA |
| Joao Saldanha University | JSU | Hera | Private | 2015 | ANAAA |
| National University of Timor-Leste | UNTL | Dili, Hera | Public | 2000 | ANAAA |
| Universidade Católica Timorense | UCT | Dili | Private | 2021 | ANAAA (pending) |
| Universidade Dili | UNDIL | Dili | Private | 2002 | ANAAA |
| Universidade Oriental Timor Lorosa'e | UNITAL | Dili | Private | 2002 | ANAAA |
| Universidade da Paz | UNPAZ | Dili, Ermera, Liquiçá, Suai | Private | 2004 | ANAAA |

## Other institutions

| Institution | Acronym | Location(s) | Control | Founded | Accreditation |
| Timor-Leste Coffee Institute | ETCI | Gleno | Private | 2003 | ANAAA |
| Instituto Católico para Formação de Professores | ICFP | Baucau | Private | 2003 | ANAAA |
| Instituto da Defesa Nacional | IDN | Dili | Public | 2010 | |
| Instituto Dom Boaventura de Timor-Leste | IBTL | Same | Private | 2020 | ANAAA |
| Instituto Ciência da Saúde | ICS | Dili | Private | 2005 | ANAAA |
| Instituto Filosófico de São Francisco de Sales | IFFS | Dili | Private | 2012 | ANAAA |
| Instituto Politécnico de Betano | IPB | Betano | Public | 2017 | ANAAA |
| Instituto Profissional de Canossa | IPDC | Dili | Private | 2003 | ANAAA |
| Instituto São João de Brito | ISJB | Kasait | Private | 2016 | ANAAA |
| Instituto Superior de Filosofia e de Teologia | ISFIT | Dili | Private | 2000 | ANAAA |
| St. Peter and St. Paul Major Seminary | SPEPAL | Dili | Private | 2000 | |

## Defunct institutions

* Instituto de Ciências Religiosas (1988–2021), merged into the new Universidade Católica Timorense
* Politeknik Dili (1990–1999), merged into the new National University of Timor-Leste
* Universitas Timor Timur (1986–1999), merged into the new National University of Timor-Leste