List of universities in East Timor explained

This is a list of universities and other higher educational institutions in East Timor. East Timor has one public national university, National University of East Timor, 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 East Timor's universities are located in Dili, the capital, but several also have satellite campuses in other locations.

In addition to universities, East Timor 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. East Timor 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 East Timor'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^[2]	Private	2002^[3]	ANAAA^[4]
East Timor Institute of Business	IOB	Dili, Maliana^[5]	Private	2002	ANAAA
Instituto Superior Cristal	ISC	Dili, Aileu, Baucau, Same^[6]	Private	2001	ANAAA
Joao Saldanha University	JSU	Hera^[7]	Private	2015	ANAAA^[8]
National University of East Timor	UNTL	Dili, Hera^[9]	Public	2000	ANAAA^[10]
Universidade Católica Timorense	UCT	Dili^[11]	Private	2021	ANAAA (pending)^[12]
Universidade Dili	UNDIL	Dili^[13]	Private	2002	ANAAA^[14]
Universidade Oriental Timor Lorosa'e	UNITAL	Dili^[15]	Private	2002	ANAAA
Universidade da Paz	UNPAZ	Dili, Ermera, Liquiçá, Suai^[16]	Private	2004	ANAAA

Other institutions

Institution	Acronym	Location(s)	Control	Founded	Accreditation
East Timor Coffee Institute	ETCI	Gleno^[17]	Private	2003	ANAAA
Instituto Católico para Formação de Professores	ICFP	Baucau	Private	2003^[18]	ANAAA
Instituto da Defesa Nacional	IDN	Dili^[19]	Public	2010^[20]
Instituto Dom Boaventura de Timor-Leste	IBTL	Same^[21]	Private	2020	ANAAA
Instituto Ciência da Saúde	ICS	Dili^[22]	Private	2005	ANAAA
Instituto Filosófico de São Francisco de Sales	IFFS	Dili^[23]	Private	2012	ANAAA
Instituto Politécnico de Betano	IPB	Betano^[24]	Public	2017	ANAAA
Instituto Profissional de Canossa	IPDC	Dili^[25]	Private	2003	ANAAA
Instituto São João de Brito	ISJB	Kasait^[26]	Private	2016	ANAAA
Instituto Superior de Filosofia e de Teologia	ISFIT	Dili^[27]	Private	2000	ANAAA
St. Peter and St. Paul Major Seminary	SPEPAL	Dili^[28]	Private	2000

Defunct institutions

• Instituto de Ciências Religiosas (1988–2021), merged into the new Universidade Católica Timorense^[29]
• Politeknik Dili (1990–1999), merged into the new National University of East Timor^[30]
• Universitas Timor Timur (1986–1999), merged into the new National University of East Timor

Notes and References

1. Web site: The project - Timor Leste . 2024-09-12 . Naroman Esperansa . en.
2. Web site: DIT Dili Institute of Technology . 2024-09-08 . Dili Institute of Technology.
3. Book: Leandro . Francisco José B. S. . Portuguese-speaking Small Island Developing States: The Development Journeys of Cabo Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Timor-Leste . Martínez-Galán . Enrique . Gonçalves . Paulo . 2023-09-02 . Springer Nature . 978-981-99-3382-2 . Singapore . 340 . en.
4. Web site: Akreditasaun Institusionál . Institutional Accreditation . 2024-09-11 . ANAAA . en-US.
5. Web site: Institute of Business . 2024-09-08 . Institute of Business . en.
6. Web site: 2024-04-03 . Instituto Superior Cristal . 2024-09-08 . Instituto Superior Cristal . en-US.
7. Web site: 2022-02-15 . His Excellency Minister of Higher Education, Science and Culture participated in the launching of Groundbreaking for the João Saldanha University Building in Usleu, Hera. . 2024-09-08 . MESCC . en-US.
8. Web site: Sousa . Camilio de . 2023-08-01 . The Master of Accounting program at IOB received three recommendations from ANAAA . 2024-09-12 . TATOLI . en.
9. Web site: Coghlan . Mary . Robertson . Sabina . 2013-05-29 . Creating a library of the future: Universidade Nacionál Timor Lorosa'e (UNTL) journey of rebuilding its University Library for the 21st century . 2024-09-12 . IFLA.
10. Web site: Sousa . Camilio de . 2023-03-17 . MHESC and NAAAA officially launched IAPA for the year 2023 . 2024-09-12 . TATOLI . en.
11. Web site: Poce . Anna . 2021-12-12 . Timor Leste tem sua primeira Universidade católica . Timor-Leste has its first Catholic university . 2024-09-08 . Vatican News . pt.
12. Web site: Abi . Mariano . 2023-03-19 . ANAAA Lansa Akreditasaun Institusionál Programátiku 2023 . ANAAA Launches 2023 Programmatic Institutional Accreditation . 2024-09-12 . Timor Post.
13. Web site: Fernandes . Nelia . 2019-11-29 . UNDIL Sei Gradua Estudante Finalista Na'in 603 . UNDIL Will Graduate 603 Finalist Students . 2024-09-12 . TATOLI . en-US.
14. 2019-12-10 . Resultados da Avaliação e Acreditação Institucional do Ensino Superior de 2019 . Results of the Higher Education Institutional Assessment and Accreditation of 2019 . Jornal da República . 2019: 48 . 3–5 . ANAAA.
15. Web site: Martins . Filomeno . 2021-08-16 . ANAAA launches second phase of university programs accreditation . 2024-09-12 . TATOLI . en-US.
16. Web site: Istoria hahu Universidade da Paz . History of Universidade da Paz . 2024-09-08 . Universidade da Paz.
17. Web site: 2016-08-12 . Prime Minister monitors coffee production in Ermera . 2024-09-12 . Government of Timor-Leste.
18. Web site: About ICFP . 2024-09-08 . ICFP . en.
19. Web site: Instituto da Defesa Nacional . 2024-09-08 . Instituto da Defesa Nacional.
20. Web site: Enquadramento Legal . Legal Framework . 2024-09-08 . Instituto da Defesa Nacional . pt.
21. Web site: 2023-08-11 . MESCC visitou o Instituto Boaventura de Timor-Leste . MESCC visited the Boaventura Institute of Timor-Leste . 2024-09-08 . MESCC.
22. Web site: The Institute of Health Sciences . 2024-09-12 . Timor-Leste Journal of Medical Science . en.
23. Web site: Contacto . 2024-09-12 . Instituto Filosófico de São Francisco de Sales . en-US.
24. Web site: 2017-02-27 . Government inaugurates first institute of higher education on the South Coast . 2024-09-08 . Government of Timor-Leste . en.
25. Web site: Dagur . Ryan . 2021-05-19 . Timor-Leste govt gives major boost to 900 poor students . 2024-09-12 . UCA News.
26. Web site: 2018-03-20 . Instituto São João de Brito moves to its permanent home . 2024-09-08 . Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific . en.
27. Web site: E-Learning ISFIT . 2024-09-12 . E-Learning ISFIT.
28. News: Ora . Thomas . 2018-03-13 . The pioneering prelate of Timor-Leste . 2024-09-12 . UCA News.
29. December 2021 . Instituisaun Ensinu Superior Akreditadu . Boletim ANAAA . 1 . 23–38 . ANAAA.
30. Web site: 2010-10-20 . Decree-Law No. 16/2010 of 20th October: Status of National University of Timor-Leste (UNTL) . 2024-09-08 . Ministry of Justice of Timor-Leste.