Universidade Jean Piaget de Angola

What Universidade Jean Piaget de Angola does

Universidade Jean Piaget de Angola (UniPiaget) is a private higher education institution founded around 2001 in Angola and promoted by the Associação Instituto Piaget de Angola (AIPA), the Angolan arm of the Portuguese Instituto Piaget network. The institution operates from a campus in the Capalanca neighbourhood of Viana, Luanda province, which was placed within the newly created Mulenvos municipality effective January 2025 under Law 14/24 of 5 September 2024. UniPiaget offers 17 undergraduate degree programmes (licenciaturas) and 6 master's programmes (mestrados) organised across four faculties: Health Sciences (Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Physiotherapy), Sciences and Technologies (Civil, Computer, Electromechanical, and Petroleum Engineering), Social Sciences and Humanities (Law, Economics and Management, Sociology, Psychology, Communication), and Humanities, Arts, Education and Teacher Training.

The academic delivery infrastructure comprises multiple digital portals — Portal do Aluno, Portal do Sigarra, Portal do Piagest, and the Sumários class-schedule system — supporting enrollment, academic records, and thesis coordination. Tuition collection was modernised through a partnership with Kyami Pay, providing students with personalised 24-hour payment references via Multicaixa, banks, and mobile applications. The university also operates community-facing clinical facilities — a Dental Medicine Clinic, Clinical Physiotherapy Laboratory, and Psychotherapy Consultations — that simultaneously serve local residents and provide practical training environments for health sciences students. Other academic-support units include the Gabinete de Apoio Integral ao Estudante (GAIE), the Gabinete de Coordenação de Trabalhos de Fim de Curso (Gab-CTFC), and a 3,483-item library. Research output is anchored by the Boletim Ecos Piaget (44 editions since 2006) and the Ediçõões Piaget publishing division.

UniPiaget generates revenue through tuition and academic fees from its licenciatura and mestrado cohorts; pricing is not publicly disclosed and prospective students are directed to contact the institution directly. Its go-to-market relies on event-driven, community-led outreach rather than paid digital advertising: Semana de Portas Abertas (open weeks), FILDA trade-fair participation, radio programmes on Rádio Mais, district-level field visits in partnership with local administrations, and student ambassador campaigns under the 'A Piaget Espera-te' banner. Strategic partnerships with municipal authorities (Mulenvos), industry players (SAIPEM, Weatherford, ANPG, PETROANGOLA, Shalina Pharmaceuticals), and peer institutions (Universidade Óscar Ribas, Câmara Municipal de Penafiel) anchor clinical internships, petroleum-sector training, and faculty/student mobility.

Name

Universidade Jean Piaget de Angola

Legal name

Universidade Jean Piaget de Angola

Website

https://unipiaget-angola.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Universidade Jean Piaget de Angola is a private Angolan higher education institution offering 17 undergraduate and 6 master's programmes across four faculties, serving students in Luanda with in-person instruction, clinical training, and community outreach clinics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Online Nonprofit Universities (EDAHALAK)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Undergraduate degree programs
• Master's degree programs
• Health sciences education
• Engineering education

Headquarters

HQ city

Luanda

HQ country

Angola

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Academic Fees: Revenue is generated through tuition and fees from undergraduate (licenciatura) and postgraduate (mestrado) programs across four faculties. Students pay tuition through the Kyami Pay digital payment platform which provides 24-hour payment references via Multicaixa, banks, and mobile applications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Universidade Jean Piaget de Angola is a private higher education institution that offers accredited undergraduate (Licenciaturas) and postgraduate (Mestrados) degree programs across four faculties—Health Sciences, Sciences and Technologies, Social and Human Sciences, and Humanities/Arts/Education/Teacher Training—delivered primarily on its Viana campus in Luanda. It supplements academic delivery with on-campus community-facing healthcare clinics (dental, physiotherapy, psychotherapy), a digital library, and student support services, and operates scientific publishing through the Ecos Piaget bulletin and Edições Piaget.

Product overview

Universidade Jean Piaget de Angola is a private higher education institution offering undergraduate (Licenciaturas) and master's (Mestrados) degree programs across four faculties: Health Sciences, Sciences and Technologies, Social Sciences and Humanities, and Humanities, Arts, Education and Teacher Training. The university provides 17 undergraduate programs and 6 master's programs. It operates a modern campus in Viana, Luanda, with clinical facilities including a Dental Clinic, Clinical Physiotherapy Laboratory, and Psychotherapy services for community outreach. The institution supports students through multiple digital portals (Portal do Aluno, Portal do Sigarra, Portal do Piagest), a library system (Biblioteca Piaget), and specialized offices for student support (GAIE) and thesis coordination (Gab-CTFC).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Licenciaturas (Undergraduate Degree Programs) Undergraduate degree programs (licenciaturas) lasting 4–6 years across four faculties, offering 17 courses including Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Civil Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, Petroleum Refining Engineering, Petroleum Exploration and Production Engineering, Law, Economics and Management, Psychology, Sociology, Communication Sciences, Sports Science, and Portuguese and National Languages Teaching. Designed for Angolan secondary-school graduates seeking professional qualifications.
• Mestrados (Master's Degree Programs) Six master's degree programs in Law, Civil Engineering, Business Finance, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Work and Organizational Psychology, and Public Health. Targeted at holders of undergraduate degrees seeking advanced specialisation in shortage disciplines.
• Community Healthcare Clinics (Dental, Physiotherapy, Psychotherapy) On-campus clinical services open to the general public, comprising the Dental Medicine Clinic (consultations and dental treatments), Clinical Physiotherapy Laboratory (rehabilitation and physiotherapy treatments), and Psychotherapy Consultations. Serve the local community in Viana and Mulenvos while functioning as practical training environments for health sciences students.
• Edições Piaget (Academic Publishing Division) Publishing division producing academic essays and scholarly works by contemporary thinkers, operating as part of the Piaget network's publishing arm and contributing to the university's academic output.
• Boletim Ecos Piaget (Scientific Bulletin)

Quantifiable outcome

• The university's Faculty of Health Sciences is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS), enabling international degree recognition for graduates.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration3 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universidade Óscar Ribas (UÓR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 May 2026UNIPIAGET and UÓR have maintained cooperation for one year and signed a joint action plan focused on scientific and academic development. The agreement aims to establish joint examination panels, collaborative scientific research, faculty exchange, student mobility, and other shared academic initiatives.
• Polícia Nacional de AngolaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 October 2025Following a student safety meeting with the Mulenvos Municipal Police Commander, the National Police committed to increasing daytime patrols, establishing a checkpoint near the university during peak crime hours, and maintaining a permanent dialogue channel with the student association to ensure campus and surrounding area security.
• Embaixada Francesa em Angola (French Embassy in Angola)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 September 2025Consultations between UNIPIAGET and the French Embassy explored cooperation possibilities with French higher education institutions, primarily in health disciplines (Physiotherapy, Nursing, Dental Medicine, Pharmacy, General Medicine). The French side committed to supporting mobility, providing French expert assistance in project preparation, and sourcing EU and French development agency funding.
• Administração Municipal dos MulenvoscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 August 2025A cooperation protocol between UNIPIAGET and the Mulenvos Municipal Administration covering sectors such as health, engineering, basic sanitation, and educational inclusion. Students from the Faculty of Health Sciences will conduct internships and practical training in local hospitals, while undertaking community service activities benefiting municipal residents.
• Kyami PaycoreTechnology or Integration · 22 July 2025Kyami Pay is a digital payment platform providing UNIPIAGET with a modern reference-based payment solution for tuition and fees. Each student receives a personalised payment reference usable through Multicaixa, banks, and authorised mobile applications 24 hours per day, simplifying financial management for both students and the university administration.
• Fraternidade — Missões Humanitárias InternacionaisminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 February 2025UNIPIAGET collaborated with Fraternidade (International Humanitarian Missions) and Paula Feansineti (Superior School of Education) to deliver the second edition of an online course on 'Education in Emergency Situations and Humanitarian Responses' targeting Angola, Brazil, and Portugal.
• PETROANGOLAminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 December 2024PETROANGOLA, a Angolan petroleum consulting company, expressed interest in strengthening cooperation with UNIPIAGET across academic, professional, and other domains, with emphasis on the university's petroleum engineering programs.
• Câmara Municipal de Penafiel (Portugal)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 November 2024A cooperation meeting between UNIPIAGET and the Penafiel Municipal Council (Portugal) aimed at strengthening existing partnerships in literature and communication, and promoting greater interaction between the two institutions through faculty and student exchanges.
• FAFUSA / Federação Angolana de Futebol / CAFminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 July 2024UNIPIAGET, in partnership with the Angolan Football Federation and CAF, delivered Angola's first-ever CAF License C Futsal Coaching Certification course, enabling 120 hours of coach training over 5 months, with a pathway to License B and License A certifications.
• Shalina PharmaceuticalsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 July 2024The Faculty of Health Sciences in collaboration with Shalina Pharmaceuticals organised the Shalina Young Talent Award (SYTA), featuring a lecture on malaria and iron deficiency anaemia and a competition among final-year Pharmacy students.
• ANPG — Agência Nacional de Petróleo, Gás e BiocombustíveisminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2024UNIPIAGET and ANPG signed a cooperation agreement for the promotion of science, with a focus on petroleum sector research, student engagement, and knowledge sharing between the national petroleum regulatory agency and the university's petroleum engineering faculties.
• Weatherford Angola (Petroleum Company)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 May 2024Weatherford Angola presented its NextGen leadership development program to UNIPIAGET engineering students, aiming to promote leadership skills and industry readiness among petroleum and engineering students.
• AIESPA — Associação das Instituições de Ensino Superior Privado de AngolaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2022UNIPIAGET hosted the VII AIESPA Forum under the theme 'Partnership University-Enterprise: Perspectives and Reflections on Changing the Academic Paradigm', bringing together academics, business leaders, and government officials to discuss the state of higher education in Angola.
• NAAMÃ — Centro de NeurodesenvolvimentominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 December 2019A cooperation agreement for the implementation of a postgraduate program in Occupational Therapy, addressing the shortage of specialised professionals in neurodevelopmental therapy for children, adolescents, and adults with motor, cognitive, and emotional development difficulties.
• SAIPEM Luxembourg SA — Sucursal AngolaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 November 2019A technical-professional training protocol between SAIPEM Angola and UNIPIAGET to support the professional development of students in petroleum-related engineering programs through practical training and industry exposure.
• Escola Desportiva Formigas do CazengominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 November 2019UNIPIAGET and the Escola Desportiva Formigas do Cazengo signed a sports development cooperation agreement to promote sports education and physical activity in the local community through the university's Sports Science program.
• INITI — Instituto Nacional de Inovação e Tecnologias IndustriaisminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2019A cooperation and partnership agreement between INITI and UNIPIAGET to promote industrial innovation and technology transfer for the benefit of students and the national industrial sector.
• Rádio MaisminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 30 October 2019Rádio Mais partnered with UNIPIAGET for a product fair and the 'A Piaget Espera-te' recruitment campaign targeting pre-university students. The university also operates its own experimental radio station (radiopiaget.online) managed primarily by students.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Universidade Metodista de Angola (UMA): Private university in Angola offering undergraduate and postgraduate programs across multiple faculties. Operates in the same Luandan market with comparable program breadth, competing for similar student profiles.
• Universidade Lusíada de Angola: Angolan branch of the Lusíada network, a private university offering multi-disciplinary programs in Luanda. Competes directly with UNIPIAGET for Portuguese-speaking students and shares a similar international-parent affiliation model.
• Universidade Agostinho Neto (UAN): Angola's principal public university with the broadest academic footprint in the country. Although public, it competes directly with UNIPIAGET for top Angolan students, particularly in medicine, law, and engineering.
• Universidade Privada de Angola (UPRA): Private higher education institution in Angola providing multi-disciplinary programs. Directly competes with UNIPIAGET in the for/associative private university segment in Angola.
• Universidade Católica de Angola (UCAN): One of the largest private universities in Angola, offering undergraduate and postgraduate programs across multiple faculties in Luanda. Directly competes with UNIPIAGET for the same premium private-education student segment in the capital region.
• Universidade Óscar Ribas: Major private university in Luanda, Angola, with overlapping faculties in law, engineering, and social sciences. UNIPIAGET and UÓR are already cooperation partners, underscoring direct competition for the same Luandan student market.

Broad incumbents

• Instituto Piaget (Portugal): Portuguese parent of the broader Piaget educational network that promotes UNIPIAGET. It operates higher education institutions in Portugal and other geographies, sharing the Piaget pedagogical model and brand that defines UNIPIAGET's positioning.

Emerging players

• African Leadership University (ALU): Pan-African private higher education institution with campuses in Mauritius and Rwanda. Comparable in serving African students with international-quality programs and could be a model for UNIPIAGET's international expansion ambitions.

Regional players

• Universidade 11 de Novembro (UON): Public university based in Cabinda province, Angola. While geographically separate, it competes within the national higher education ecosystem for students and is a comparable institutional counterpart in Angola's broader university landscape.
• Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (UEM): Mozambique's largest and oldest university, a regional Lusophone counterpart. Comparable as a Lusophone African university with multi-faculty scope and similar social-mission orientation in a frontier market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

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