Verified-accreditation universities in Guinea-Bissau. Each entry links to its national accrediting body so you can verify independently.
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SubjectsEducation · Agriculture & Environmental Studies · Engineering & Technology · Law · Social Sciences · Natural Sciences · Arts & Humanities
Accreditation
Ministério da Educação Nacional e Ensino Superior da Guiné-Bissau (Ministry of National Education and Higher Education of Guinea-Bissau). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-13.
Founded 6 December 1999 (legal inception per Wikidata); operations from 2003. Guinea-Bissau's only public university and the national flagship institution, located in Bissau (Complexo Escolar 14 de Novembro, Bairro de Ajuda). Named after Amílcar Cabral, the independence leader of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde. Coordinates: 11°51'21"N, 15°36'40"W. Offers programs in education, agriculture, engineering, law, social sciences, natural sciences, and humanities. Member of the higher-education consortium AILPcsh (International Association of Social Sciences and Humanities in Portuguese Language). Operates from the Complexo Escolar 14 de Novembro campus.
SubjectsSocial Sciences · Education · Arts & Humanities · Law · Theology & Religious Studies
Accreditation
Ministério da Educação Nacional e Ensino Superior da Guiné-Bissau (Ministry of National Education and Higher Education of Guinea-Bissau). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-13.
Founded 2008 (by the Catholic Diocese of Bissau). Private Catholic university in Bissau, founded by the Diocese of Bissau (Catholic Church in Guinea-Bissau). Reitora: Dra. Zaida Pereira. Strong focus on social sciences and education. Participates in the AILPcsh consortium with other Bissau-Guinean institutions. Website pending verification — collector-provided domain "ucgb.gw" could not be independently confirmed (third pattern of unverified ".gw" domain in this batch).
Universidade Colinas de Boé (UCB)
Bissau · private · Portuguese
SubjectsLaw · Business & Management · Computer Science & IT · Social Sciences · Education
Accreditation
Ministério da Educação Nacional e Ensino Superior da Guiné-Bissau (Ministry of National Education and Higher Education of Guinea-Bissau). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-13.
Founded September 2003 (first university established in Guinea-Bissau). A private institution of higher education in Bissau, established September 2003 — the first university founded in Guinea-Bissau (preceding the operations of the public Universidade Amílcar Cabral). Since 2007, has a cooperation agreement with the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (IPL) in Portugal. Offers Licenciatura (bachelor's) degrees in Law, Accounting & Management, Computer Engineering, and Public Administration. Active participant in the AILPcsh academic consortium. Website pending verification — collector-provided domain "ucb.gw" could not be independently confirmed.
Universidade Jean Piaget da Guiné-Bissau (Jean Piaget University of Guinea-Bissau)
Bissau · private · Portuguese
SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Engineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT · Natural Sciences · Law · Business & Management · Education · Social Sciences · Pharmacy
Accreditation
Ministério da Educação Nacional e Ensino Superior, Guiné-Bissau — reconhece as universidades. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.
Private university in Bissau, an extension of Portugal's Instituto Jean Piaget. Recorded in WHED/IAU (reportedly founded 2010 (per public sources)) with faculties in Economics & Business, Health Sciences, Political/Education Sciences, and Sciences & Technologies. Website not confidently confirmed as a .gw domain, left blank. Reportedly founded 2010 (per public sources). Private university in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau; MEN-recognised.
SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Engineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT · Law · Business & Management · Social Sciences · Education · Arts & Humanities
Accreditation
Ministério da Educação Nacional e Ensino Superior, Guiné-Bissau — reconhece as universidades. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-08.
Private university (Bairro Bolola, Bissau), part of Portugal's Grupo Ensino Lusófona; founded 14 November 2008. Official .gw website verified live. Offers courses in Management, Law, Economics, Nursing, Journalism, Sociology, Social Work, Computer Engineering, Education, and Communication. Reportedly founded 2008 (per public sources). Private university in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau; MEN-recognised.
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