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University of Curaçao

Coordinates: 12°09′25″N 68°57′40″W / 12.157°N 68.961°W / 12.157; -68.961
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University of Curaçao
Universiteit van Curaçao
Universidat di Kòrsòu
Former names
University of the Netherlands Antilles, Antillean College of Technology, College of the Netherlands Antilles, College of Law
MottoPursuing excellence in values, knowledge, and skills
TypePublic
Established1979
EndowmentANG20 million
RectorFrancis B.G. de Lanoy
Academic staff
4
Administrative staff
80
Undergraduates2045
Postgraduates70
Location
Willemstad
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12°09′25″N 68°57′40″W / 12.157°N 68.961°W / 12.157; -68.961
Websitewww.uoc.cw

The Dr. Moises Frumencio da Costa Gomez University of Curaçao,[1] formerly University of The Netherlands Antilles (UNA; Dutch: Universiteit van de Nederlandse Antillen), is the state university of Curaçao. It is a public university, graduating approximately three hundred students per year. The quality and level of the program are similar to those in the Netherlands. All programs provided at the university are accredited by The Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatieorganisatie (NVAO).

History

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The University of Curaçao has existed in its present form since 1973. In 1970, however, the Law College of the Netherlands Antilles was established there to prepare students to take the LL.B. Antillean Law exam. The Law College became the College of the Netherlands Antilles in 1974, after a degree program in Business Administration was established. The Department of Business Administration was changed into the Department of Business Administration and Public Administration in 1977, after which students could also obtain a bachelor's degree in Public Administration. Finally, with the foundation of the UNA in 1979 by a national decree dated 12 January 1979 (O.B. 1979 no. 12), the Antillean College of Technology (established 1972), was transformed into the Faculty of Engineering.

In 2011 the University of the Netherlands Antilles was renamed the University of Curaçao mr. dr. Moises Frumencio da Costa Gomez.

Notable alumni

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Notable faculty

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Former faculty

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References

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  1. ^ "Naamsverandering UNA 'belangrijke stap' | Radio Nederland Wereldomroep". www.rnw.nl. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Curaçaoan Writers Featured at Havana's International Book Fair". Repeating Islands. Puerto Rico. 3 March 2017. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  3. ^ Rodríguez, Emilio Jorge (2016). "Lebacs, Diana (1947– ), fiction writer, actress, and playwright". In Knight, Franklin W.; Gates, Henry Louis Jr. (eds.). Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro–Latin American Biography. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-199-93580-2.  – via Oxford University Press's Reference Online (subscription required)
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