The University of Cape Verde is a center for teaching, science, and technology and for creating, disseminating, and promoting culture that combines study and research to enhance human development as a strategic factor in the country’s sustainable development.

Despite being founded in 2006, the history of the University of Cape Verde began much longer ago. Since the seventies, it has been at the service of higher education in Cape Verde, starting with the Teacher Training School and gradually including other centers and institutions.

The University of Cape Verde is dedicated to different areas of knowledge and is currently divided into three (3) Faculties and two (2) Higher Schools. It also integrates eight (University Extension Units to promote dialogical and transformative interaction between academia and the different sectors of society by transferring knowledge and providing services.

As an Organic Unit of Uni-CV, the School of Business and Governance is a privileged space for higher education in business, finance, communication, secretariat, economics, and business and public administration.

The University of Cape Verde is the country’s largest and most prestigious university, bringing together thousands of students and hundreds of teachers in a rich and dynamic academic community.