University of the Azores
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The University of the Azores (Portuguese: Universidade dos Açores), or commonly abbreviated as UAc, is the only public university in the Autonomous Region of the Azores. It was founded on January 9, 1976, two years after the Carnation Revolution that ended several decades of dictatorship in Portugal, but before the Portuguese Third Republic was institutionalized, along with the region's autonomy. The university is a public institution dependent on the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education and was established in order to advance sustainable development and higher education in the Azores.
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Universidade dos Açores | |
Former names | Instituto Universitário dos Açores |
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Type | Public |
Established | January 9, 1976 |
Rector | João Luís Roque Baptista Gaspar |
Vice-Rectors |
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Academic staff | 302 |
Administrative staff | 321 |
Students | 2,613 |
Undergraduates | 2,094 |
Postgraduates | 444 |
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Location | , , 37°44′45″N 25°39′49″W |
Campus | Multiple campuses: Angra do Heroísmo Horta Ponta Delgada |
Colors | Blue & silver |
Mascot | Açor (goshawk) |
Website | uac |
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