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Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
UNTL · The National University of East Timor

UNTL · The National University of East Timor
UNTL (Tetum: Universidade Nasionál Timór Lorosa’e) is a public university in Timor-Leste, the only one of its kind in the country.
Founded in 2000, as a result of the nation’s independence, With six campuses, nine colleges and seven research centers, it is the largest Timorese university in terms of the number of students, university professors and budget. Forming the country’s intellectual elite, it is also a national reference in teaching, research and extension, the tripods of higher education.
The National University of East Timor is a multilingual university, being the largest research center in Tetum, one of the two official languages of East Timor, but its classes are taught primarily in Portuguese. It has its headquarters in the city of Dili, the national capital.

In motion | news, thoughts & events @ UNTL
Understanding Timor-Leste: The 2025 TLSA Conference
UNTL-AAS Article Writing Workshop for International Journals in Humanities and Social Sciences
Timor Leste-Indonesia Workshop at the 2024 AAS-in-Asia
New Research on Timor-Leste: The 2023 TLSA Conference
CHSS Welcomes the Timor-Leste Studies Association
Cultivating the Humanities and Social Sciences & Supporting Under-Represented Scholars of Asia

