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Universidade Katyavala Bwila was originally formed as the Instituto Superior de Ciencias de Estado de Benguela in the early 1990s to enhance access to ÖйúAƬ in Angola¡¯s Academic Region II.

It attained university status in 2009.

Students can study across a range of subjects including maritime law, law, medicine, mechanical engineering, computer science, economics and earth sciences.

The majority of students study on the main campus in Benguela, a few hundred yards from the railway station, while the Lobito campus hosts the Higher Polytechnic Institute.

A new campus is under development at Baia Farta, 20 miles from the main site.

Postgraduate courses started in 2018, with a new masters in computer engineering launched in 2023.

Many of the universities international agreements are with Portuguese universities.