Mandume ya Ndemufayo University

**Mandume ya Ndemufayo University** (Portuguese: *Universidade Mandume ya Ndemufayo*) be public university insyd Lubango, Angola, dem establish am insyd 1963 dem name after de late Kwanyama King Mandume ya Ndemufayo. De university emerge from de dismemberment of de Lubango campus of de Agostinho Neto University insyd de midst of de reforms insyd Angolan higher education occur insyd de years 2008 den 2009.

E get ein area of operation dem restrict to de provinces of Huíla den Namibia.

## History

De historical tradition of UMN dey intertwine plus de creation of de "General University Studies of Angola" (dem initiate insyd Luanda for 1962 insyd). Plus de intention of make dem dey expand ein scope, for August 5, 1963, de creation of campus insyd Lubango (then Sá da Bandeira) na dem promulgate am. However, campus classes go begin for November 4 of dis same year, plus de beginning of classes insyd de Pedagogical Sciences course. Insyd 1966, de Lubango campus cam turn de "Delegation of General Studies of Angola insyd Sá da Bandeira", wey dey offer de university courses of preparation of teachers of de 8th den 11th groups of Higher Education. Later na de courses of preparation be extinct make e give place to free colleges. Insyd 1968, dem link de Delegation of Sá da Bandeira to de "University of Luanda".

Insyd June 1974, High Commissioner Silva Cardoso den de then Minister of Education of de Transitional Government deploy de University of Luanda for three universities insyd, plus de local delegation wey cam turn de University of Sa da Bandeira. Na dem appoint am make he head de new university as rector of de geography doctor José Guilherme Fernandes den as deputy rector engineer Abílio Fernandes, buh dis configuration last short time, den from 1976 dem now link de "Lubango Delegation" to de fresh University of Angola (now Agostinho Neto University ), already insyd de midst of de independence of de country. Insyd dat same year he lose de Mathematics faculty, den de campus of Lubango dey plus de Faculty of Letters per. Na dem abolish de Faculty of Letters insyd 1980 make e give place to de Higher Institute of Education Science (ISCED) insyd Lubango, by decree nº 95 of August 30 of de Council of Ministers.

Insyd 2008/2009, according to de Government of Angola ein program for higher education, for accordance plus article 16 of Decree No. 7/09 of May 12, dem create de University Mandume and Ndemufayo (UMN) as Public Education Institution Superior, from de elevation of de ISCED of Lubango. Na de UMN ein self be able make e undergo fresh institution of higher education, wen, by Decree-Law n. 188/14, of August 4, 2014, approve by de Council of Ministers, na dem create de University Cuíto Cuanavale, dey start from de elevation of de old campus (den faculty) of dis one insyd de locality of Cuito Cuanavale . Dem structure de UMN insyd organic units (Faculties, Institutes den Schools), dese in turn dem organize for departments of education den research insyd wer dem dey give several courses den specialties insyd several areas of scientific knowledge, for de undergraduate level.

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## External links

* Official website