The Catholic University of the West - Pacific (in French: Université Catholique de l'Ouest - Pacifique, UCO Pacifique), or the Catholic University of the West at Papeete, formerly the Institut supérieur de l'enseignement privé de Polynésie française (ISEPP), is a private university located in Papeete, French Polynesia.[2] Founded in 1999, the college is part of the Catholic University of the West network, based in Angers.[3]
History
Created in 1999, the Institut Supérieur de l'Enseignement Privé de Polynésie Française (ISEPP) initially set out to provide priority education for teachers in the private sector, by offering a Bachelor of Education, followed by a DEUG in Psychology.[3]
The university continues to specialise in these two fields, while at the same time continuing its work to build and disseminate knowledge in the social sciences and humanities.
Since 2007, a Bachelor of Sociology and Ethnology-Anthropology, and a Master of Education have joined the other courses.
For the start of the 2009 academic year, three professional university degrees in Language and Asia-Pacific Interculturality will be offered at ISEPP, then at UCO Pacifique.[2]
Organization
The Catholic University of the West at Papeete is attached to the Direction of Catholic Education in Polynesia (DEC), which guarantees its specific character, and is a campus of the Catholic University of the West.
Entrance hall of the university.
With its 200 students, its facilities (200-seat amphitheatre, computer labs, university library) and its team of 7 permanent academic staff and some 70 part-time staff, the Catholic University of the West at Papeete has become a research centre with its place in French Polynesia.[4]
