Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosa'e

National University of East Timor
Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosa'e (Portuguese)
Universidade Nasionál Timór Lorosa'e (Tetum)
Motto
Sapientia et Veritas
Motto in English
"Wisdom and Truth"
TypePublic
Established17 November 2000 (2000-11-17)
RectorJoão Soares Martins
Location
Dili
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CampusSuburban
Websitewww.untl.edu.tl

The National University of East Timor (UNTL; Portuguese: Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosa'e; Tetum: Universidade Nasionál Timór Lorosa'e), is a public university in East Timor, the only one of its kind in the country.

Founded in 2000, as a result of the nation's independence, its history can be traced, through the Faculty of Education, to the Portuguese colonial period, when the first public higher schools prepared for teachers appeared.

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. In 2017, the university was classified by the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities as the best university in its country.

It 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.