University of Santiago (Cape Verde)

De **Universidade de Santiago** (abbreviation: **US**) be private Cape Verdean university. De main campus dey insyd Assomada (subdivision Bolanha), wey dey locate insyd de middle of de Island of Santiago. Der be two satellite campuses, one insyd Praia (subdivision Prainha) den another one insyd Tarrafal. Ebe one of de eight existing universities insyd Cape Verde; na dem establish am for November 24, 2008. Since ein opening insyd 2008, na e dey run by de current rector Gabriel António Monteiro Fernandes, wey dey zuk Ph.D. insyd Sociology.

As of August 2018, de university of Santiago dey offer nineteen (19) undergraduate degrees, den seven (7) graduate (master's degrees) degrees. For addition, e dey offer vocational degrees, such as multimedia development, electromechanics studies den solar power system, den rural tourism den ecology.

## Campuses

**Assomada**: insyd de first two years after ein establishment insyd 2008, na de university dey locate for Rua 5 de Julho insyd Assomada. Insyd 2010 e move to de present campus insyd Bolanha, subdivision insyd de east of Assomada. De Assomada campus sanso dey house de university administration.

**Praia**: insyd 2012, na dem establish de Praia campus for de *Seminário São José* insyd de subdivision of Prainha. E dey house de College of Technology den Management (Escola Superior de Tecnologias e Gestão - ESTG).

**Tarrafal**: dis campus gbele insyd June 2013, wey dey house de College of Tourism, Businesses den Administration (Escola Superior de Turismo, Negócios e Administração - ESTNA).

## Courses

Below be de 4-year courses (majors) dem offer for de University of Santiago:

### Department of Educational Sciences, Philosophy den Letters

* Degree in Education Sciences
* Degree in Journalism den Enterprise Communications
* Degree in Natural Science den Mathematic Studies
* Degree in History den Geography Sciences
* Degree in Portuguese-French Language Studies
* Degree in Portuguese-English Language Studies
* Degree in French Language Studies
* Degree in English Language Studies
* Degree in Philosophy

### Department of Health Sciences, Environment den Technology

* Degree in Nursing
* Degree in Geography den Spatial Planning
* Degree in Information den Communications Technology
* Degree in Nutrition den Food Quality
* Degree in Management Information
* Degree in Engineering Information

### Department of Economic Sciences den Businesses

* Degree in Accounting den finance
* Degree in Economy
* Degree in Enterprise Management
* Degree in Marketing den Multimedia
* Degree in Public Relations den Business Communications
* Degree in Human Resource Management

### Department of Juridicial den Social Sciences

* Law Degree
* Degree in History
* Degree in Social Services den Public politics
* Degree in Sociology

## Research

Insyd 2013, de Research den Development Institute (Instituto de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento – IPED), institutional organ dem create by guide, management den encourage de development of quality for scientific research, for institutional level.

De university dey still keep, de research den scientific dissemination, as de academic reviews wey dey follow:

* Lantuna – Capeverdean Review on Education, Philosophy den Letters (drm name am after traditional instrument of de  island)
* Juridicial Review of Universidade de Santiago
* Capeverdean Review on Social Sciences

## Extension

De level of ein university extension dey keep de projects wey dey follow:

* Projecto Grandes Dossiers Cabo Verde (Great Dossiers of Cape Verde)
* Project “Nha Skola Nha Kaza”
* Programa Rotas do Arquipélago (Routes of de Archipelago Program)
* Projecto Santiago Solidário (Project Solidarity Santiago)
* Projecto US Comunidades

## References


## External links

* Official website (insyd Portuguese)