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 , 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. [1] 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.
Institution | Acronym | Location(s) | Control | Founded | Accreditation |
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Dili Institute of Technology | DIT | Dili, Baucau, Pante Macassar [2] | Private | 2002 [3] | ANAAA [4] |
Timor-Leste Institute of Business | IOB | Dili, Maliana [5] | Private | 2002 [3] | ANAAA [4] |
Instituto Superior Cristal | ISC | Dili, Aileu, Baucau, Same [6] | Private | 2001 [3] | ANAAA [4] |
Joao Saldanha University | JSU | Hera [7] | Private | 2015 [3] | ANAAA [8] |
National University of Timor-Leste | UNTL | Dili, Hera [9] | Public | 2000 [3] | ANAAA [10] |
Universidade Católica Timorense | UCT | Dili [11] | Private | 2021 [11] | ANAAA (pending) [12] |
Universidade Dili | UNDIL | Dili [13] | Private | 2002 [3] | ANAAA [14] |
Universidade Oriental Timor Lorosa'e | UNITAL | Dili [15] | Private | 2002 [3] | ANAAA [14] |
Universidade da Paz | UNPAZ | Dili, Ermera, Liquiçá, Suai [16] | Private | 2004 [3] | ANAAA [4] |
Institution | Acronym | Location(s) | Control | Founded | Accreditation |
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Timor-Leste Coffee Institute | ETCI | Gleno [17] | Private | 2003 [3] | ANAAA [14] |
Instituto Católico para Formação de Professores | ICFP | Baucau [3] | Private | 2003 [18] | ANAAA [18] |
Instituto da Defesa Nacional | IDN | Dili [19] | Public | 2010 [20] | |
Instituto Dom Boaventura de Timor-Leste | IBTL | Same [21] | Private | 2020 [3] | ANAAA [8] |
Instituto Ciência da Saúde | ICS | Dili [22] | Private | 2005 [3] | ANAAA [12] |
Instituto Filosófico de São Francisco de Sales | IFFS | Dili [23] | Private | 2012 [3] | ANAAA [14] |
Instituto Politécnico de Betano | IPB | Betano [24] | Public | 2017 [24] | ANAAA [8] |
Instituto Profissional de Canossa | IPDC | Dili [25] | Private | 2003 [3] | ANAAA [4] |
Instituto São João de Brito | ISJB | Kasait [26] | Private | 2016 [26] | ANAAA [8] |
Instituto Superior de Filosofia e de Teologia | ISFIT | Dili [27] | Private | 2000 [3] | ANAAA [14] |
St. Peter and St. Paul Major Seminary | SPEPAL | Dili [28] | Private | 2000 [28] |