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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.

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Understanding Timor-Leste: The 2025 TLSA Conference

Understanding Timor-Leste: The 2025 TLSA Conference Understanding Timor-Leste: The 2025 TLSA Conference The 9th Timor-Leste Studies Association (TLSA) Conference Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosa’e (UNTL) Dili, Timor-Leste, 16 – 18 July 2025 This image has an empty…
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CHSS Welcomes the Timor-Leste Studies Association

The Timor-Leste Studies Association (TLSA) is an interdisciplinary, international research network focussed on all aspects of research into East Timorese society, including politics and history, economics, communications, health, language, agriculture and…
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Theory of Change

Read about the Projects Targets, the Preconditions, and the Assumptions that lead to the CHSS Theory of Change.

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