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The conception of the development of our university is essentially based on collegial and participatory work where all the components will be requested according to their skills. Our goal is to get the support of all and establish collaborative management of our University by the establishment of an effective communication policy internally and externally, management methods, and appropriate and transparent procedures. The university develops and implements training in the perspective of the long training of life and allows any candidate eligible to access higher education to meet the needs of different types of public (Students in initial training, taking up their university, employees). Promote the University of relations with its socio-economic environment and initiate partnership programs Initiate any action to promote inter-university exchanges and cooperation in the fields of teaching and research, Conducting entertainment and communication actions, Organize and promote scientific events, Monitor development programs and retraining of teachers and ensure consistency. Partnership with the socio-economic sector. The organization of scientific events The development of the university's newsletters The spread of international news and information s heart the university website. The General Secretariat of the university is under the responsibility of a Secretary-General who is responsible for the operation and the administrative and financial management structures under its authority and administration and common techniques. Under the authority of the Rector, the Secretary-General is responsible for the administrative management of the university and ensures compliance with administrative rules. Together and in an unlimited sense of commitment to the university community that we will extend the best audience for our university. The development of the relationship with the socio-economic environment and professionals, today constitutes an essential dimension and a must course for our college. This will be achieved by integrating our training and research programs with the innovation system and entrepreneurial culture that will help to promote entrepreneurship among our students. In this perspective, we will multiply contacts with the socio-economic environment and national and international organizations to diversify and adapt the training offer and develop quality scientific research. With an effective and coherent action plan, the University of Science and Technology of Oran Mohamed BOUDIAF is committed to the future with the boldness and determination that have always characterized his community. We dynamiserons research structures and technological innovation, and bring permanent support employability of our students to position our university as a regional and national development actor. Together and in an unlimited sense of commitment to the university community that we will extend the best audience for our university. It consists of the following services: service statistics and forecasting. service orientation and information. monitoring the service building programs and university equipment. View full university

University Sétif 2 was created via the Presidential Decree of November the 28th, 2011. The legal establishment should not hide the fact that it was born from another old university aged 35 years, which is the University of Ferhat Abbas, divided by that date, into two universities, Sétif 1 and Sétif 2. This division was imposed by several factors, including the difficulty of managing a university of over 60,000 students, 2,000 teachers, and more than 2000 employees. This division is distributed over large areas in different places in the city. It now houses two universities: the University of Sétif 1 in the west and Sétif University 2 in the east. It is, therefore: "An old honey poured into two bottles." There is no doubt that the creation of a university of human and social sciences has very important consequences. The most important one is to allow those sciences to develop and allow them to play their roles in this new social reality constantly renewed on the local or global level. Indeed, it is their responsibility to contribute to the understanding of the various deep social, cultural, political, and economic facts, events, and changes resulting in today's world in the various fields, to analyze it and propose the best solutions and ways to direct it, and to reduce its negative effects. In addition, these sciences have a key role in the development of a society’s new intellectual directions. The World Social Science Report published by UNESCO and the International Social Science Council in 2010 - prepared by hundreds of social scientists from all around the world - has highlighted the need for social sciences as a means to address the major challenges facing humanity, such as poverty, diseases, and climate change. It thus appears that we need more social and human sciences, because of the role of social and human knowledge in the construction of social and human values. These disciplines are intended first to form a balanced intellectually and culturally individual, thus allowing to establish a healthy society. However, the underdeveloped countries in their legitimate desire to acquire advanced scientific knowledge and technology have ignored the social and human sciences, human values , and the construction of the individual’s use of that knowledge and technology. Because of what happened and what is happening in several Arab countries such as extremism, protests, demonstrations, social and political violence, or the so-called "Arab Spring" this shows how we need to pay more attention to those sciences in question to understand those changes, as well as the behavior and orientation of individuals, the psychology of the citizen, his claims to make the best citizenship, membership, participation, group work, social solidarity, acceptance of other, shared responsibility, a culture of tolerance, dialogue and civil solutions to differences and conflicts to achieve social maturity whose base is ‘a wise man’. Reconsideration of the social sciences and humanities can only be achieved through the fulfillment of certain conditions. First, we must devote more resources, competent researchers, relevant research, improve the means of publication, encourage linguistic diversity, multidisciplinary methods, and improve the level of trainers and their spirit of creativity, to look after talents, and educate the trainer and show his role in society. It became necessary to occupy a "place" in the small global village as a means for the university to express its self, to better communicate inside and outside, thanks to modern technology. It is also a way for a transparent and well-governed university. In the end, we will provide you with an email address to receive your opinions and suggestions. All in all, we cannot attain the objective stated without the participation and positive contribution from the entire university family, teachers, students, workers, and chiefs. Hopes are high and the challenge is greater, to promote those sciences, with competent teachers, aware students, and appropriate scientific and professional atmosphere in the light of the Qur'anic revelation "Each of you is a shepherd and each of you is responsible for his flock." View full university

Since the foundation of USTHB, more than one hundred thousand students have studied in it. Nowadays, a community of nearly twenty-five thousand people is living on the campus, some twenty thousand students and more than one thousand five hundred teachers and workers in administrative and technical services. Meanwhile, more than forty thousand students have been graduated up to now USTHB in different cycles (Degree, Master’s degree, and Doctorate. The mission of the university is the graduate and post-graduate education as well as the research of which the organization and management types are called to evolve along with the reformation of the Algerian university. Its ambition is to ensure the best education by international standards which doesn’t ignore humanities and how to enhance student involvement in social issues. To study in the USTHB is to acquire a high level of teaching and recognized research to integrate rapidly into the world of the work after being qualified. View full university

The establishment of a Strategic Action Plan, in consultation with all, Will the USTO Mohamed BOUDIAFd'affirmer his trade, vision, and values. On these items, we will develop the main lines, strategies, objectives, actions, and indicate the targets with the contribution of the entire university community. The dialogue will be open, permanent, and responsible without exclusivity or exclusion with the entire staff of the University, at the level of individuals, groups, and unions. Enjoying a privileged location close to major industrial centers such as that of Arzew, USTO Mohamed BOUDIAF must be placed in an advanced training dynamic partnership with the social and economic environment as well as research-targeted development. This will be achieved by integrating our training and research programs, the system of innovation, and the entrepreneurial culture that will help to promote entrepreneurship among our students. The development of the relationship with the socio-economic environment and professionals, today constitutes an essential dimension and an inescapable way for our university. In this perspective, we will multiply contacts with the socio-economic environment and national and international organizations to diversify and adapt the training offer and develop quality scientific research. View full university

Higher education in Medea has started during the academic year of 1988-1989, by the executive decree No. 48-89 of November 4th, 1989, at the administration building that hosted the National Institute of Higher Education of electrical engineering. At that time, the latter was affiliated with El Farabi middle school. The purpose was to provide higher education. Our universities are confronted with challenges imposed by many international and regional circumstances against which our academic institutions must provide the most appropriate reactions. The university reforms have offered greater flexibility to our universities that is reflected in the liberation of their initiatives and their capacities to adapt to recent advancements according to the environment. There is no doubt that we are living in a region with substantial capacities. In particular, the agricultural and industrial potentials that the government has created following the recovery of the national sovereignty as well as the infrastructure already completed and those under construction recently. View full university

The Universidade Europeia is part of the largest global group of Higher Education - Laureate International Universities - and offers access to Student-centred quality education. It stands out for its ability to innovate and for its differentiated academic model which is founded on the principles of quality, internationalization, and the proximity to business and the labor market. The preparation of its students aims at making them the Global Professionals of the future, equipping them with all the tools they need to achieve professional success anywhere in the world. Universidade Europeia grants academic Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral Degrees, and also offers Post-Graduate courses in a host of areas such as Business, Law, Psychology, Human Resources, Marketing, Communication, Sports, Computer Science, and Technologies, and it stands out as a leading establishment of higher learning in Hospitality and Tourism Management. Contribute to the development of a global society by preparing students, promoting an entrepreneurial attitude, based on the principles of social responsibility, internationalization, excellence in research, and employability. To be a benchmark international University and the establishment of choice for students and employees. Train top-notch entrepreneurs and professionals, using innovative methods and preparing them for the global market. The Universidade Europeia’s Social Responsibility (SR) policy serves three entities: the Student, the University, and the surrounding Community. The importance of a volunteering experience for the student adds value to their professional training and enriches their development as a person and as a citizen. For Universidade Europeia, social responsibility practices mean greater proximity to the community, a useful contribution, and a responsible image in line with its institutional philosophy, whose values are guided by truth, transparency, rigor, and the sharing of knowledge. This translates into an invaluable gain for the community. It is in a narrative of solidarity and social participation that we find a more balanced and fairer society and that we focus on sound and sustainable development. This is the benefit we offer to the community. Universidade Europeia is a member of GRACE - Group for Reflection and Support of Corporate Citizenship (www.grace.pt), to establish, with GRACE and its members, a partnership of added value which enables learning, training, and the development of actions to raise awareness on the importance of social responsibility, in the corporate and academic worlds. View full university

The choice of a course or a school is a key moment in the life of any student. At the Universidade Lusofona, we believe our school and its courses have many relevant aspects that invite all those who are currently facing these choices, to choose to study at the Universidade Lusofona. Let us consider this, all our courses are accredited by the A3ES, an entity responsible for the evaluation and quality assurance of higher education in Portugal all our courses have employment rates above the national average in the training areas in which they operate we have a highly qualified faculty composed of many people of recognized merit and prestige in their areas we are located in the university center of Lisbon, with excellent accessibility and location we offer a large and well-organized campus, which includes high-quality equipment and laboratories we are part of an educational project with a unique international profile, which is present in all Portuguese-speaking countries, offering a unique cultural and educational experience. For all these reasons, we believe that we are the best option. We believe that we give you reasons to choose us and share with us this unique experience of being part of a large project, the educational project of the Universidade Lusofona de Humanidades e Tecnologias. The university teaching project of COFAC has its origins in the late 80s when ISMAG was established. The Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias was recognized only in 1998 as a higher education institution of public interest. We are therefore the youngest university in the country and we are proud to be the largest non-State university, with several students, teaching programs, and teachers holding Ph.D. degrees. The ULHT was established under a right enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic and because of that, not only does not renounce it, as uncompromisingly will defend its execution and will reject by all means at its disposal any form of discrimination, regardless of the origin. From the legal and social point of view, we are a public university (of public interest) alongside state universities. What distinguishes us from these universities is the fact that we are a self-financed university, something that is also supported by the Constitution of the Republic. We were certainly the Portuguese university that has striven the most for the implementation of the Bologna Reform because we believed that it was urgent and vital for the country that higher education was the subject of change in obsolete paradigms and working models, and therefore needed to be replaced by other values, more in line with the needs of the country's development. We fully recognize ourselves as part of the European Higher Education Space, as well as part of the Lusophone Higher Education Space. Therefore we have reflected on the Statutes of the university the Lusophone dimension of our project, as an inevitable manifestation of social responsibility since it is defined that the University has as objectives "teaching, research, and rendering of services in the various fields of culture, science and technologies, in an interdisciplinary perspective and especially to contribute to the development of all countries and Portuguese-speaking peoples. The ULHT is the only private university in the metropolitan area of Lisbon (3 million inhabitants and 25% of the Portuguese population), which has ensured a sustained growth of students and teachers holding a Ph.D. degree in recent years, accounting for about 50% of the non-state educational university offer in the Metropolitan area of Lisbon. The educational project of the Universidade Lusofona de Humanidades e Tecnologias is the largest and most important education and training initiative that emerged from within the civil society in contemporary Portugal. Nowadays, this project goes beyond the frontiers of our country and finds an echo in similar educational initiatives in Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, and Mozambique, being the Universidade Lusofona de Humanidades e Tecnologias the institution that leads the wider educational project of "Grupo Lusofona". Currently, more than 25,000 students attend the 22 education institutions that comprise the "Grupo Lusofona" in the various Portuguese-speaking countries. View full university

The Universidade Lusíada was founded on 28 June 1986 as the Cooperativa de Ensino Universidade Lusíada (Lusiada University Teaching Cooperative), and by Decree Law n.º 117/2003 of 14 June was altered to the Fundação Minerva – Cultura – Ensino e Investigação Científica (Minerva Foundation – Culture – Teaching and Research). The university quickly expanded its operations to Porto and Vila Nova de Famalicão, and then to the República Popular de Angola and the República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe. Now, after more than 25 years, the Lusiada Universities are proud of their national and international presence, their achievements, and most of all of their contribution to the education of a large part of Portugal’s youth. More than 25,000 graduates are now spread throughout a host of activities, and they have played a pivotal role in the cultural, economic, and social development of their country, attaining the noblest of goals, and are thereby the most eloquent testimony of all to the value of the schools. The university’s constant achievements demand untiring effort from its teachers, up-to-date facilities, and the renewal of its teaching methods – always with a dedication to the principles of quality and rigor. Today, in a world of social and economic turbulence, we need professionals who are cultured and highly trained, and only higher education can provide these qualities. Answering this call, and satisfying the aspirations of the Portuguese people, the Lusiada Universities deliver precisely what is sought and expected by society’s stakeholders. For the Lusiada Universities, education does not end at the classroom door we understand that learning cannot be reduced to mere technical instruction leading to professional tasks. Such a limited approach would diminish the greater scope of education itself. University education should address the human issues regarding the very sense and significance of being, and reflect upon more profound themes – equipping graduates with a social conscience springing from human values, as well as Portuguese tradition, history, and culture. These should fuel a search for truth, creativity, a critical eye, and all of the many other features and attitudes that enrich Man. Acquiring ethics and a social conscience that will serve as the foundation of one’s behavior and profession is Lusiada’s ultimate goal. We strive for the members of our university community to be known for their human qualities to the same extent as their professional skills. To that end, our cultural activities are central to the enrichment of academic life, using seminars, conferences, debates, congresses, summer courses, etc., which allow the students to expand their horizons and complement their formal learning. Students are additionally invited to organize their initiatives, and in so doing amplify their learning space in the directions of their personal and shared talents and interests. To assist them in this, there are many clubs and organizations dedicated to music, dance, plastic arts, theater, cinema, literature, and much more. Sports are also of great importance in student life at the Lusiada Universities. Physical activities are instruments of personal development, and also help to consolidate the values that underpin the educative process. Consequently, the school encourages all of its students to participate in sports – for the sake of competition and, more importantly, to build individual and group character. In its efforts to secure student opportunities, the Lusiada Universities have made several agreements with partner institutions for international exchange, including the Erasmus and Socrates programs. The Lusiada Universities seek to imbue young men and women with a strong sense of citizenship, ethics, and social, cultural, and professional values, using teaching and research leading toward the sustainable development of society. We prepare our students as people, citizens, and professionals ready to join the workforce and society, balancing humanistic, critical, and reflexive education that always seeks to place knowledge at the service of Man and the building of a better world, based on mutual respect and justice. We strive for every one of our students to realize her/his maximum potential, despite life’s uncertainties and growing competitiveness. We promote an open and cosmopolitan environment in which all of our students can contribute, learn, and grow. We wish for all individuals to be respected, treated fairly, and engaged. Above all, we want to construct an atmosphere that nurtures achievement and friendship. We remain true to our heritage and seek to close the gap between principles and practice. We wish to be a leader among European universities and those in the Portuguese-speaking world, and that this will be recognized in our teaching excellence, scholarly production, and quality of services. View full university

The Military University Institute conducted between 6th and 31st May 2019, the second edition of the Advanced Land Operations Planning Course, to expand the knowledge necessary to plan and employ land forces. This training sought to develop critical and creative thinking in the planning of land forces, as well as the ability to analyze, synthesize and argue through the application of methodologies focused on discussion and debate. The course was preceded by an individual preparation made using e-learning methodology to update fundamental doctrinal knowledge. During the course, the students developed knowledge about land operations doctrine, applied the Military Decision Process to deal with a tactical situation, and participated in conferences related to the strategic planning conducted in the Portuguese Army. Included in the program of the course an International Seminar about Mission Command in the 21st century was held to identify and discuss main implications to land forces. We are a public higher education institution for military studies. We provide training and education to the officers of the Armed Forces and the Guarda Nacional Republicana (National Republican Guard) throughout their careers, enabling them to perform command and staff duties within their branches, combined joint forces, and within national or international institutions/organizations. The Center for Research and Development of the IUM (CIDIUM) is responsible for: Promote or participate, in collaboration with other institutions of the national or international scientific community, in carrying out ID & I projects and in disseminating scientific knowledge, especially in areas of interest to national security and defense To support research, development and innovation activities in postgraduate studies To ensure the coordination and articulation between the ID & I centers of the autonomous organizational units, with a view to developing lines of research in the areas of fundamental interest for security and national defense, enhancing their specific characteristics in the pursuit of IUM interest areas, Armed Forces and the GNR To promote, in articulation with the R & D centers of the autonomous organic units, R & D activities aimed at scientific production, methodological training of students, qualification of teaching staff, search for new pedagogical solutions, improvement of teaching in general and Development in areas of special interest for security and defense. The Instituto de Estudos Superiores Militares (IESM) - Institute of Military Higher Studies, created by the Decree-Law No. 161/2005 of September 22, which replaces the Instituto Superior Naval de Guerra (Naval School of War), the Instituto de Altos Estudos Militares (Institute for Advanced Military Studies) and the Instituto de Altos Estudos da Força Aérea (Institute for Advanced Studies of the Air Force), is a Public Higher Military Education Institution, and is directly under the Chief of General Staff of the Portuguese Armed Forces and is regulated by specific legislation. To ensure the normal operation of all logistical, administrative, and financial activities of IESM, ensuring the efficiency of the service and the readiness of available resources. The Planning and Programming Office (GPP) operates under the orders of the Director of Education, to ensure the planning and programming of the Institutes’ courses and internship programs and perform academic administrative duties. Furthermore, the office ensures the carrying out of studies, the drafting of proposals, the following of the relations with external organizations, and the keeping of education-related files and records. View full university

University” comes from Latin and roughly means a community of scholars. Universitas also means a “whole” and indeed University surely means Global. The global community, Global Research, Global knowledge, and Global learning. Access to employment and an income compatible with the skills of each one, as well as the guarantee of non-social exclusion, depend strictly on the qualification of the people. This qualification is acquired at first at the school. Statistics show that the recipients of a higher education diploma are more likely to get a job and a better job. The success of companies and countries depends on how they fit into globalization. Employment and social welfare depend on that. Knowledge is at the heart of this process. Therefore, young people must study and choose the area of training that corresponds to their vocation and the affective needs of the labor market. Applicants for higher education find quality teaching at Portucalense University Infante D. Henrique (UPT), which guarantees the qualifications that employers seek. The exponential growth of new students, and UPT as a whole, recorded in recent years speak for themselves. UPT also offers a friendly environment and has a vast and pleasant campus. Do not miss this opportunity. UPT – Oporto Global University, is a private higher education institution, ISO 9001 certified, recognized by the Portuguese Government and the Portuguese Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education - A3ES. UPT’s Research unit, IJP, is certified by the Portuguese funding agency for research, FCT. Created in June of 1986, UPT – Oporto Global University located in Oporto, known as the 'Cidade Invicta', Oporto gave Portugal its name. Located in the north of Portugal, on the right bank of the River Douro, Oporto is the country's second-largest city situated within an urban area of over 1.3 million inhabitants. Oporto is internationally known for its port wine, bridges, and its old and contemporary architecture. Its historical center has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996. The city of Oporto is also a center of educational and research excellence, standing out for its technological and scientific innovation which attracts students from all across the country and from overseas. UPT has organized in four Departments: Law, Economics, Management and Informatics, Heritage and Tourism, and Psychology and Education that teach 1st, 2nd and 3rd cycle programs and post graduations, structured according to the Bologna Process. UPT aims to be a model in higher education, taking advantage of the different department’s synergies. More than acquiring theoretical knowledge, the students have the chance to develop practical work and research projects, developing different kinds of skills that prepare them for jobs in future careers and for living in a competitive global society. Think Global. Research globally. Teach and Learn globally. These are the basics of UPT – Oporto Global University’s Vision that embody UPT’s mission to promote global holistic knowledge, preparing tomorrow’s Global professionals and the future Citizens of the World. Our officially recognized research (ISO 9001 and FCT) works intensively with partners across the world, delivering world-class research and creating bleeding hedge knowledge to assist and promote sustained global development for all. We share that knowledge under a strict Open Access Policy (whenever research is publicly funded). We deliver that knowledge to our global students in our accredited (Portuguese Ministry of Educations, Portuguese Higher Education Accreditation Agency, and ISO 9001) teaching Departments and Programmes. Our internationally driven Faculty pastoral duties, the vibrant learning community, the social responsibility and commitment of UPT as a whole, the exciting, tolerant, and multicultural environment in Portugal, contributing to the development of the personal, interpersonal, cultural, and intercultural skills mandatory to succeed professionally in a Global world. View full university

We are pleased to introduce the University Institute of Maia – ISMAI and we hope you will choose our University Institute. At ISMAI, you will not only find outstanding education but also a large and modern university campus with excellent transport facilities, which include the Metro station ISMAI, rIght next to our university institute. The atmosphere on campus is defined by cutting-edge technology and a close, almost family-like relationship with students. The quality of ISMAI's degree programs is nationally and internationally recognized. All courses are accredited by the Portuguese Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education and are taught by highly qualified academic staff. The number of teachers who hold a Ph.D. degree is highly above the number required by law. The University Institute of Maia - ISMAI is located in the city of Maia, 12 km from Porto, the second-largest city in Portugal. The university campus occupies an area of 70,000 m2 and offers students excellent infrastructures, transport facilities, and state-of-the-art technological equipment. For academic members' convenience, ISMAI is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. ISMAI is a prestigious higher education institution that offers Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D. degree programs, all of which have been accredited by the Portuguese Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education - A3ES. All course programs are taught by highly professional and qualified academic staff members, holders of a Ph.D. to an extent that largely exceeds the national legal requirements. With some exceptions, the programs at ISMAI are conducted in Portuguese. For international and/or Portuguese students interested in attending English-taught courses, the programs in Psychology and Physical Education and Sport will be made available in English in 2015/16 (provided there is a minimum number of students required for the course to be run). International students can obtain special permission to sit exams and carry out project work in languages other than Portuguese, usually English, French or Spanish. Language support is provided through Portuguese language courses offered by the International Relations Office. The timetables of the classes are normally flexible, to suit students' needs. View full university

The mission of Universidade NOVA de Lisboa is to serve society on a local, regional and global level. As a university institution that wishes to be a reference, it is focused on the following plans. An international profile with an emphasis on second and third cycles, but founded on solid first cycles, focused on its students and providing them rigorous knowledge, creativity, critical spirit, and sense of citizenship and justice that enables professional success and leadership. Collaborative research, responsible and internationally relevant, concentrating on interdisciplinary areas and including an investigation targeting the resolution of problems that affect society. A service that promotes solidarity and sustainable development in the health, economic, technological, cultural, and social plans, founded in the region of Lisbon and compromised on a national and international level, dedicating special attention to the countries where the Portuguese Language is spoken. A wide base of inter-institutional participation, oriented to the integration of different scientific cultures to create innovative synergies for teaching and research. Universities in Portugal have an old tradition. The first University was founded in 1289 in Coimbra, as a response to the growing need for education, dissemination of knowledge, and exchange of ideas, as well as communication with other European Universities. This tradition has remained to this day in which universities are fundamental institutions in Portuguese society. Universidade NOVA de Lisboa was founded on the 11th of August 1973 and is the youngest of Lisbon’s three state Universities. Integrated within a framework of expansion and diversification of higher education, the University adopted a new model within the Portuguese system that stressed interdisciplinary approaches, technological developments while, at the same time, safeguarding offerings in traditional academic domains including medicine, sciences, and humanities. The founding of NOVA was a response to an ever-increasing demand for higher education in Portugal, in general, and in the city of Lisbon, in particular. Since its inception, NOVA has aimed to innovate higher education in Portugal and to contribute to the social and economic development of the country. Following its first four years of existence, the initial model was adapted to carry out the University’s commitment towards excellence in teaching and research. During its first years, the University cantered its offerings mainly on graduate and specialist programs, but since the end of 1977, NOVA has been steadily expanding its offerings. The name Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (NOVA) stands for creativity and innovation. Proud of its youth, as one of the most recent public universities within the Lisbon metropolitan area, NOVA spans through three councils: Lisboa, Almada, and Oeiras. NOVA integrates 41 scientific research centers funded by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, FCT (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology), including 3 associated laboratories (in partnership with other institutions). In the last assessment by FCT (2007-2008), 25 of these centers were graded as “Excellent” or “Very Good”, accounting for 75%. The excellent quality of research in many areas is also a cornerstone in the international culture of NOVA. Besides intense exchanges in the European space, NOVA also develops cooperation ties with Brazil and Portuguese-speaking countries. It is our short-term goal to also cooperate with Higher Education institutions from Latin America. The university is thus actively involved in cooperation actions promoted by the Portuguese Government, in particular with North-American universities, such as the University of Texas at Austin (UTA), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), namely in master’s courses and doctoral and research programs. The singularity of the Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Project lies in its respect for the individuality of each academic unit, each having acquired its image and prestige within the freedom, diversity, and tolerance that have been the guidelines of NOVA. One further aim of the project is the strengthening of the cohesion between units to take the best possible advantage of the synergies that can thus be generated and developed. This clear option for a unique but diversified identity, working not only as a network of institutions but also of projects, people, and resources, characterizes NOVA as a university that is open to the world and willing to take part in the challenges presented by the 21st Century. View full university

The affirmation of the University of Coimbra as the best Portuguese-speaking university and as a major player in the forefront of the advancement of knowledge, capable of attracting the best students and teachers and of decisively contributing to the progress and well-being of society. The University of Coimbra is a Portuguese public university in Coimbra, Portugal. Established in 1290 in Lisbon, it went through several relocations until it was moved permanently to its current city in 1537, being one of the oldest universities in continuous operation in the world, the oldest university of Portugal, and one of the country's largest higher education and research institutions. View full university

Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa) is the successor of the former Technical University of Lisbon and Universidade de Lisboa using a merger between the two institutions. This project results from the will to assemble the various knowledgeable areas in a single institution, creating, thus, the best conditions to keep up with the contemporary evolution of science, technology, arts, and humanities. Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa) is the largest and most prestigious university in Portugal and is one of Europe’s leading universities. Heir to a university tradition that spans over seven centuries, ULisboa acquired its current status in July 2013, following the merger of the former Universidade Técnica de Lisboa and Universidade de Lisboa. ULisboa brings together various areas of knowledge and has a privileged position for facilitating the contemporary evolution of science, technology, arts, and humanities. The quality of teaching, research, innovation, and culture of ULisboa is attracting an ever-increasing amount of talent from around the world. ULisboa is committed to strengthening its capacity to act and to exercise influence in international strategic areas, especially through the development of further partnerships with Brazil, China, and the Community of Portuguese-speaking countries. Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa) provides its students with several support structures aiming at encouraging their integration. ULisboa students’ success is one of the University’s major concerns. Within this area, we provide information useful to academic life at ULisboa. Visual identity of Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa), To promote and facilitate the understanding of the rules regarding the use of the institution's visual identity, Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa) provides a Handbook of Graphic Standards aimed at the entire academic community, but also to society at large. This manual provides the main rules of the use of identity resulting from the most common situations. Compliance with these standards is very important for effective image communication (brand), it's positioning, and differentiation, and it is crucial that the use of the elements of this kit rigorously follows the rules found therein. ULisboa is set on promoting its cohesion and spirit of identity on attracting the best students on fostering interaction with productive structures and public authorities on encouraging the renewal, qualification, and mobility of Human Resources on reinforcing its intervention and influence skills within strategic international scenarios on the consolidation of a Quality Management System on providing culture for the University and for the City of Lisbon on encouraging social responsibility and sports, health and well-being at ULisboa, as well as improving the infrastructures available for the academic community. Universidade de Lisboa has museums, botanical gardens, collections, and cultural heritage of scientific, historical, and artistic nature and great prominence within the Portuguese and international contexts. Universidade de Lisboa integrates Schools, research units, and other units, structures, and services. Schools - designated as Faculties or Institutes - are educational and research units with self-governing bodies. Research units may, as regulated in the Statutes, have self-governing bodies. Autonomous Services are also considered units. Within the Universidade de Lisboa, there is also the Rectory, the Colleges, and the Specialized Units. The units, structures, and services are all coordinated in a way that they comply with the University guidelines and those of their governing bodies. View full university

Nowadays, UBI is a national and international reference institution, in the spheres of education, research, innovation and entrepreneurship. More and more concerned about quality, UBI has invested in the creation of well-equipped laboratories, in the expansion of its facilities, in the involvement in research projects of national and international scope, and in a qualified teaching staff. Two of the hallmarks of this University are the provision of laboratories in all teaching areas and teacher-student proximity education. With approximately 7000 students, this institution has now more than 29 undergraduate or master courses, about 40 2nd cycle/master courses and about 25 3rd cycle/doctorate courses Nowadays, UBI is a national and international reference institution, in the spheres of education, research, innovation, and entrepreneurship. More and more concerned about quality, UBI has invested in the creation of well-equipped laboratories, in the expansion of its facilities, in the involvement in research projects of national and international scope, and qualified teaching staff. Two of the hallmarks of this University are the provision of laboratories in all teaching areas and teacher-student proximity education. With approximately 7000 students, this institution has now more than 29 undergraduate or master courses, about 40 2nd cycle/master courses, and about 25 3rd cycle/doctorate courses, distributed by its five faculties: Faculty of Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Faculty of Arts and Letters and Faculty of Health Sciences. Currently, in terms of human resources, UBI has more than 600 teachers and 270 employees throughout its five faculties and services. The mission of the University of Beira Interior is to "Promote high-level qualification, production, transmission, critique, and dissemination of knowledge, culture, science, and technology, through study, teaching and research". The UBI shall define itself as an alive and vibrant community, recognized for the quality of its performance in teaching, research, and knowledge transfer, and with a strong commitment to the region. We aim at a University: Recognized for solidity and quality of teaching and research, whose graduates, masters and doctors may affirm themselves nationally and internationally for the quality of their training That does not turn inwards, indifferent to society and the surrounding world That plays a crucial role in the social and economic development of the region and the country a University that can promote and nurture technology-based companies, advanced services, which is a pole of innovation capable of transforming Beira Interior in a region of Great human and technological potential a University that creates partnerships with other regional bodies and that can be a space for networking among them guided by principles of waste combat and maintained by the efficient management of its resources and processes, distributed by its five faculties: Faculty of Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Faculty of Arts and Letters and Faculty of Health Sciences. Currently, in terms of human resources, UBI has more than 600 teachers and 270 employees throughout its five faculties and services. The mission of the University of Beira Interior is to "Promote high-level qualification, production, transmission, critique and dissemination of knowledge, culture, science and technology, through study, teaching and research". The UBI shall define itself as an alive and vibrant community, recognized for the quality of its performance in teaching, research and knowledge transfer, and with a strong commitment to the region. We aim at a University: Recognized for solidity and quality of teaching and research, whose graduates, masters and doctors may affirm themselves nationally and internationally for the quality of their training That does not turn inwards, indifferent to society and to the surrounding world That plays a crucial role in the social and economic development of the region and of the country a University that is able to promote and nurture technology-based companies, advanced services, which is a pole of innovation capable of transforming Beira Interior in a region of Great human and technological potential a University that creates partnerships with other regional bodies and that can be a space for networking among them guided by principles of waste combat and maintained by the efficient management of its resources and processes View full university

Created in 1973, the University of Aveiro quickly became one of the most dynamic and innovative universities in Portugal. Now a public foundation under private law, it continues to develop and implement its mission to provide undergraduate and postgraduate education, generate research, and promote cooperation with society. Attended by about 15,000 students on undergraduate and postgraduate programs, the UA has achieved a significant position amongst higher education institutions in Portugal, being one of the top universities regarding the quality of its infrastructures, the strength of its research, and the excellence of its staff. The UA is a highly regarded institution of research-led education, constituted by university departments, research units, polytechnic schools, interface units, and a vocational education network. Its integrated structure permits the articulation and harmonization of the teaching and research environments, and enables the construction of individual educational paths, from post-secondary technological specialization programs to doctoral degrees. Teaching activities are developed in a research-based environment, and throughout the academic year, dozens of national and international conferences are organized, generating a dynamic and multicultural atmosphere for students and staff. The University of Aveiro offers a wide range of degree programs in various areas of knowledge that reflect its multidisciplinary and innovative character and are designed to build student competencies in scientific and technical areas that meet the emerging needs of business, industry, and society. The University’s degree programs are delivered in an atmosphere of research, precision, and quality and are organized in three cycles: the 1st cycle lasts three years and results in a Licenciatura degree the 2nd cycle requires two years to complete a Masters degree and the 3rd cycle takes between three and five years to obtain a Doctorate. In some Engineering fields, the UA offers integrated 1st and 2nd cycle programs called Integrated Masters. Each year, the UA welcomes growing numbers of graduate students, a segment that currently represents just under 35% of the total student population. The recent creation of the Doctoral School, in close articulation with UA’s scientific research, will further this evolution, which reflects the need for qualification and specialization. The UA is a privileged partner of companies and other national and international entities, with which it cooperates on various projects and programs and for which it provides important services. As a quality research institution, the University of Aveiro develops solutions and innovative products that contribute to technological, scientific, cultural, and social improvement. Excellence in research is one of the hallmarks of the University: 15 of its 18 research units were classified as Very good or Excellent by international panels under the sponsorship of the Portuguese National Science Foundation in its most recent round of assessments. Four of these units carry the label of Associate Laboratory, a distinction attributed by the Portuguese Government to research institutions of sustained and exceptional merit. Research at the UA promotes innovative products and solutions, contributing to the advance of science and technology. It is a privileged partner for companies and other national and international organizations with which it cooperates on numerous projects and for which it provides important services. During 2010, UA was active in 369 research and technology transfer projects, of which 32 were financed by international and European programs, mainly FP6 and FP7. These projects were developed in different scientific areas: cellular biology ceramics and composite materials design education and behavioral sciences electronics and telematics engineering environmental and marine sciences geo-technologies and geoengineering governance, competitiveness and public policy languages and cultures technologies and science of communication mathematics and applications mechanical technology and automation music and dance nanostructures, nano modeling and nanomanufacturing organic chemistry and telecommunications. The UA’s mission is to create knowledge and expand access to knowledge through research, education, and cooperation for the benefit of people and society to undertake the project of global development of the individual to be active in the construction of a European research and education community and to promote a model of regional development based on innovation and scientific and technological knowledge. The University of Aveiro has accepted the challenge of reaching a position of international renown, and its strategy entails the production of knowledge in collaboration with foreign partners, the definition of a policy of alliances and the identification of priority geographical areas for collaboration, the recruitment of international-level talent (teachers, researchers, and students), and the increase in the cross-national visibility through the promotion of events and the reinforcement of the presence and representation of the UA in international bodies. The University of Aveiro is an innovative university, a pioneer in the promotion of entrepreneurship and knowledge transfer and the conversion of this into economic value. The Departments and Schools, Research Units, and Interface Units are available to businesses, offering specialized services and/or promoting the scientific and technological competencies which exist at the UA. The mission of UATEC, the University’s technology transfer unit, is to support the protection and management of intellectual property and its commercial enhancement, to promote entrepreneurship, and to support the promotion of corporate innovation by matching the needs of companies with the knowledge and skills of UA researchers. The business incubator, IEUA, promotes the creation and development of innovative business-related and technology-based projects, acting also as a stimulus for entrepreneurship and a management service supplier to the incubators of the region. View full university

University Fernando Pessoa was recognized as a public interest organization by the Portuguese State in July 1996 and it is the result of a pioneering higher education project initiated in the 1980s with the creation of two higher education institutes that provided its structural basis. Today, the University is organized in three faculties (Health Sciences, Human and Social Sciences, Science and Technology), one School of Health Sciences, and one autonomous unit (Ponte de Lima College). Being a foundational University, UFP has never been market-oriented. It has managed to develop into a solid private higher education institution with a strong academic focus and a constant concern with quality maintenance and improvement in what concerns a highly qualified teaching staff, physical infrastructures, and equipment and its teaching, research, and extension project. The mission of University Fernando Pessoa is to provide high-quality education services and to be an internationally recognized European teaching and research university, contributing to the promotion of private higher education as a public good, associated with private benefits and based on the over-arching principle of public responsibility. The University understands that it has a key role to play in the scientific, cultural, social, and economic development of the society and aims to continuously strengthen its position as a member of the international community of scholarly institutions. UFP pledges its commitment to effective, efficient, caring, and innovative approaches to teaching, research, and community service client-centered management and administration, and good governance. UFP sees itself as serving and acting primarily at the national level, even though we understand that importance of geographical constraints in higher education is being blurred at a very fast pace. We see ourselves as active members of our community and our action principles privilege this role, be it in the form of service providing, be in the development of close relationships with major national socio-economic actors, to promote mutual advancement. Through our Office for Organizational Quality and Excellence, we are the first Portuguese corporate university, in another pioneering step to bridge the gap between business and learning and contribute to the development of Portugal’s economic agents. Internationally, we want to contribute with our expertise and value to promote a culture of quality in teaching, scholarship, and research in private higher education, to develop, with similar institutions, national and international channels through which institutional quality cultures can be recognized, legitimatized, and continually enhanced so that a truly inclusive European Area of Higher Education can be shaped. View full university

The University of Minho is currently one of the most prestigious Portuguese higher education institutions and is gradually becoming more prominent internationally. The University was founded in 1973, and it is currently comprised of three camps: the Gualtar Campus, in Braga, and the Azurém and Couros Campi, in Guimarães. The University's governance is carried out by the following bodies: the General Council, the Rector, and the Management Council. These bodies are incumbent of directing the University in its scientific, educational, and cultural activities and its interaction with society, as well as of ensuring the proper planning and financial and administrative management of the institution. The University comprises the following advisory bodies: Academic Senate, Cultural Council, and Disciplinary Council. Falling within the authority of these bodies to advise the Rector and the General Council in the exercise of their duties and to provide scientific opinions following these statutes. UMinho assumes a clear institutional commitment to quality and quality assurance (QA). Its guarantee constitutes a key vector for its operation and development. This principle is consecrated in the statutory committee of the University to develop its activity within a culture of quality, based on responsibility, action efficiency, and the prevalence of the common good. To pursue this, UMinho has defined an institutional strategy for quality, explicitly expressed in its Quality Policy. The strategy is consolidated in an internal quality assurance system, known as SIGAQ-UM. The SIGAQ-UM is defined in two structural documents: the Quality Plan and the Quality Manual. The basic principle of the institutional strategy for quality is the shared vision of the mission and goals of the University. This vision is defined by a strategic plan of institutional development and operationalization, involving all levels of the institution. Thus, the key elements for the definition and implementation of the quality strategy are: The Quadrennium 2013/2017 Action Plan, adopted by the General Council, as a proposal from the Rector An operational plan, developing the strategic program in specific action plans, not only at the institutional level but also at the level of the organic units and services (Quality Plan) The definition of procedures and institutionalized mechanisms for the systematic monitoring, assessment, and intervention, with the goal of continuous improvement, is properly documented in a Quality Manual. The quality policy also includes the implementation of an organizational culture aimed at stimulating innovation, involving the entire academic community in quality processes. The goal is to internalize a quality culture that will permeate all activities and projects, in which assessment is seen as a natural element of the institution's activities, from a double viewpoint of continuous improvement and of providing critical information concerning the degrees of achievement of the University's mission. The University of Minho has a strong policy for internationalization, which is reflected in its main lines of action - education, research and innovation, and interaction with society. Regarding education, through its interaction with more than 80 countries and 400 universities around the world, UMinho is very active in the recruitment of international students, in mobility programs, in the establishment of degrees in association, and in distance learning, vectors that allow for the internationalization of its educational offer. The University of Minho offers a wide range of courses corresponding to first, second and third cycles of studies leading to undergraduate (BA/BSc), graduate (MA/MSc), or doctorate (Ph.D.) degrees. Bachelors degrees (first cycle) have 180 or 240 ECTS, the equivalent of 3 or 4 years. Integrated master's programs (courses that combine a bachelor's with a master's) have 300 or 360 ECTS, the equivalent of 5 or 6 years. Master programs have 90 and 120 ECTS meaning one year and a half and two years, but some have 60 ECTS (1 year). Ph.D. studies (third cycle) have 180 and 240 ECTS, meaning 3 and 4 years of study. All these cycles of studies can be attended on a part-time basis. In addition to these cycles of studies, the University of Minho also provides a large number of courses that do not provide an academic degree, namely specialized training courses at the masters and Ph.D. levels. The University also offers several short courses and a Preparation Course for Attendance of higher education (mature students over 23 years of age). The sustainability policy adopted by UMinho is defined in the Strategic Plan of UMinho 2020. It contains the administration, management, operational management, educational activity, research activities, the dissemination of its performance, and its impact which is based on a holistic vision. This vision is a fundamental element to assure the quality levels of life in the camps, among the Academic and the surrounding communities. UMinho's performances in the Environmental, Social, Economic, and Cultural dimensions are disseminated, regularly, according to the best international practices. This communication should also be a tool for communicating strategy and the paths taken, and as an instrument for demonstrating and inducing new behaviors, as well as for promoting new partnerships with other institutions that share the same view as UMinho's. View full university

Established in 1988, Universidade Aberta (UAb) is the single public distance education university in Portugal. Due to its purpose, UAb uses comprehensively, in its teaching activities, the most advanced technologies and methods of Distance Learning, without geographical borders or physical barriers, and giving special emphasis to the expansion of the Portuguese language and culture within the Lusophony space (migrant communities and Portuguese speaking countries). In this context, UAb offers higher education anywhere in the world (Undergraduate, Master, and Doctorate degrees) and Lifelong Learning study programs. Since 2008 that all programs are taught in learning mode, the year that UAb became a European institution of reference in the area of advanced e-learning and online learning through the recognition of its exclusive Virtual Pedagogical Model. In 2010, UAb has been awarded the Prize EFQUEL by the European Foundation for Quality in Elearning and certified with the UNIQUe Quality Label for the use of ICT in Higher Education (Universities and Institutes). In the same year, UAb was also qualified by an international panel of independent experts as the reference institution for teaching in the e-learning system in Portugal. Within the European levels of excellence framework, the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) distinguished UAb with the 1st Level of Excellence Committed to Excellence (C2E) in 2011. In 2016, UAb’s commitment to quality has been recognized again by EFQM that distinguished the University with 4 Stars in the 2nd Level of Excellence Recognized for Excellence (R4E). The information security of the learning platform of Universidade Aberta has been certified by the Portuguese Association of Certification (APCER) with the ISO/IEC 27001 in 2017. In 2008 Universidade Aberta became a reference European institution in the area of advanced e-learning and online learning through the recognition of its Virtual Pedagogical Model, unprecedented in Portugal and developed by this institution around four cornerstones: student-centered learning, flexibility, interaction, and digital inclusion. Since then all degrees and lifelong learning courses are available online and make use of those methodologies and tools. “The advances in technology have been driving distance education to find new teaching and learning methodologies, rethinking the technological mediation characteristic of distance education programs in terms of new forms of interaction, particularly the interaction among students. The new means of communication through the web allows us to set up new virtual learning contexts, where both directional (teacher-student) and multidirectional (student-teacher and student-student) communication is possible (one-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many communication). We can, therefore, create virtual classes where students and teachers interact at any time from anywhere. This approach, going beyond instructional methods and tasks, requires the adoption of pedagogical strategies that engage students as active participants, leading them to develop metacognitive skills (learning to learn) and take a constructive attitude regarding their capacity of self-realization towards lifelong learning, becoming more and more autonomous and being able to interact responsibly in the group.” One of the strategic areas of Universidade Aberta (UAb) is the cooperation with other higher education institutions (HEI), the civil society, and the business world. Fostering the scientific, technical, and cultural exchanges with similar national and international institutions is a goal of utmost importance at UAb. Over the years, UAb has established hundreds of protocols and partnerships with national and foreign institutions with a special focus on research and development activities, especially in the area of distance education and elearning. Worldwide, UAb is present in different international networks in Europe, Africa, America, and Asia. It covers mostly the Portuguese-speaking area, including Macau. Within the European space, it promotes mobility within the framework of the Erasmus+ Program and participates in different R&D projects. Within the Portuguese-speaking space, UAb is a member of the Association of Portuguese-language Universities and the Lusophone Network for Distance Education by hosting one of its Distance Education Centre – CE@D. It should be noted the list of protocols & partnerships established with higher education institutions and companies as well as the activities carried out in East Timor (training of teachers, educational agents, and officials of the Timorese public administration). In Asia, UAb was a founding member of the International Asia Open University, offering degree programs and post-graduate degrees in Chinese, English, and Portuguese. View full university

Situated in the northeastern city of Vila Real, The University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD) became a fully-fledged Public University in 1986, although its history also includes a valuable heritage received from its predecessor, the Vila Real Polytechnic Institute, created in 1973. This Institute took on a relevant role in the development of the region, and in September 1979, it was converted into the Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro Higher Education Institute. It was due to the intense activity in the fields of teaching and scientific and technological research that, less than ten years later, the Government granted its status as a qualified University. Today UTAD is widely recognized as a significant reference in the Portuguese university system. As specified in its Statutes, UTAD’s core objectives are high-quality Teaching, Research, and Community Outreach, striving to be a Centre of Excellence for lifelong learning and the creation, transmission, and dissemination of culture, science, and technology. By choosing teaching and research fields that meet the national needs and are not yet exhausted on the labor market, UTAD has earned its rightful place among the new generation of Portuguese universities. UTAD can adapt to new situations, balancing the resources available with modern teaching methods, and being able to propose new ways of learning and distributing scientific knowledge. This flexibility is irrefutable proof of the University’s vitality, which justifies its assertion within the Portuguese University System. UTAD offers a wide assortment of study programs ranging from graduation to masters and doctorates within different study areas distributed by 5 schools: Agrarian and Veterinary Sciences, Human and Social Sciences, Sciences and Technology, Life and Environment Sciences, and Vila Real Higher Education Nursing School. The university also displays an array of duly certified post-graduation and specialization courses that present an opportunity for expanding knowledge and skills, as well as various free courses and preparation courses aimed at gaining admission into the university (students over the age of 23). To anticipate the future, it is necessary to look upon the path already traveled and evaluate the results achieved. This assessment supports the belief that it’s fundamental to maintain the departmental matrix and the unitary institutional management model that has characterized UTAD since its foundation. This will preserve the University’s complementarity and balance, and help achieve its mission without loss of administrative, scientific, and pedagogical autonomy. The initiatives and activities of UTAD’s offices shall, under the general coordination of the University’s organizational structure, come together in shared projects, financially maintained by a single budget and operationally supported by services. To fulfill its mission, UTAD is organized into: Teaching and research Units – Schools Research Units – Research Centres Services Social Welfare Services Other units that may be created for the pursuit of University activities. View full university

UMa aims to find adequate solutions, within a framework of responsibility, equity, and sustainability, which contribute to the development and affirmation of Madeira and the country in a globalized and dynamic world. The University pursues scientific research activities, promoting the diffusion and social and economic valorization of knowledge and technological innovation. It guarantees human education at the highest level, in its cultural, scientific, artistic, technical, and professional aspects, conducting academic studies to obtain a degree, a Technical Course, and other courses. It seeks to prepare its students for the challenges of global society and lifelong learning by providing them with scientific knowledge, technical competence, and transversal training. UMa wants its students to be citizens of the world, creative and enterprising, responsible and professional, tolerant and attentive to the environmental, cultural, and human challenges of a society that is intended to be sustainable and equitable. To this end, UMa promotes and supports actions and programs that contribute to the integration of its graduates into the professional environments and foster its spirit of initiative and entrepreneurship, as well as the mobility of students and graduates, in particular in the European area of higher education. In terms of relationship with the rest of the society, UMa collaborates with the community, governing bodies, companies, professional associations, and institutions of higher education and research, discovering, disseminating, and applying knowledge, graduating company boards, and conducting research and development projects and offer of specialized services. It also develops teaching and research policy that takes into account the specificities of the Madeira Region in which is located, collaborating in the formulation of national and regional policies on education, science, and culture, and giving its support on legislative projects concerning these subjects. UM is also an essential element for the deepening of the internationalization of the Region, seeking to contribute to a greater connection to the diaspora and the construction of the Portuguese Language space and the European space in teaching, science, and culture. By its very nature and dynamics, UMa maintains a relationship of commitment and interdependence with the economic, social, and cultural development of the Madeira Region. Before the existence of the University of Madeira, several educational establishments were already present in Madeira during the 20th century, such as the Instituto Universitario da Madeira, the Instituto Superior de Artes Plasticas da Madeira, and the Conservatorio de Musica da Madeira. In 1977 is founded the Instituto Superior de Artes Plásticas da Madeira, later integrated into the University of Madeira. Creation, in the Region, of Support Centers from other Universities, as well as the creation of the Escola Superior de Educacao da Madeira. There is also the offering in Funchal of some courses from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, the Portuguese Catholic University, and the University of Minho. On April 15, 2008, UMa is visited by the President of the Republic, Professor Aníbal Cavaco Silva. The new Statutes of the University of Madeira are approved by the new Legal Regime of Higher Education Institutions. Its homologation takes place on October 9, 2008, by the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Professor Doctor Mariano Gago. The University Residence Our Lady of Victories opens on February 1st. The University of Madeira, Madeira Tecnopolo, SA, and the University of Carnegie Mellon founded the M-ITI: Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute. View full university

The University of Algarve is a young state university, located in the southern part of Portugal, one of the most touristic regions of Portugal. The University has witnessed significant growth in terms of the student population, modern facilities, and the quality and diversity of programs on offer. Founded on the 16th January 1979, the University of Algarve results from the union of two preexisting institutions, the University of Algarve and the Polytechnic Institute of Faro, which makes it somewhat unique from most universities given that Faculties and Schools of both systems, co-exist. In 1982, the first rector of the University, Prof. Gomes Guerreiro (1982-1986) was appointed, following by Prof. Lloyd Braga (1986-1990), Prof. Montalvão Marques (1990-1993), Prof. Alte da Veiga (1993-1997), Prof. Adriano Pimpão (1998-2006), Prof. João Guerreiro (2006-2013) and Prof. António Branco, the current rector since 2013. Following the approval of the Universities Autonomy Law, the Assembly of the University of Algarve, comprising the representatives of academic and administrative staff and students of all the Faculties and Schools, approved the Statutes in 1991, which received subsequent approval by the Ministry of Education. In 2001, the first University Statute amendment was published in the Portuguese government’s official gazette. The University student population is today close to 10,000 and employs over 700 academics. It has three faculties and four schools, offering a range of quality undergraduate and postgraduate courses in beautiful academic settings. Recently, there has been a significant increase of foreign students from more than 60 countries due to the internationalization strategy of the University of Algarve. The quality and diversity of European Masters and Doctorates, combined with post-graduate courses open to students from all over the world justify the magnitude of this mobility. It is an important center for cultural, scientific, and technological development, with strong regional, national and international ties, offering students the opportunity to explore various careers as they gain transferable skills. In these last three decades, the University of Algarve has consolidated the link established with the regional business and with the public and private organizations, encouraging the transfer of knowledge and contributing to sustainable development with an impact across the community. The institutional policy for the quality of UAlg is based on the sharing and commitment of the academic community with the mission and values defined in its Statutes and with the guidelines defined in its Strategic Plan, with the objective of continuous improvement of its activity. The Strategic Plan integrates objectives, strategic initiatives, and respective indicators, established for each of the areas: Teaching, Research, Extension, and Governance and was the object of an intense process of consultation and debate both internally and externally, with the participation of all stakeholders. View full university

Founded in 1911, the University of Porto (U.Porto) is a benchmark institution for Higher Education and Scientific Research in Portugal and one of the top 200 European Universities according to the most relevant international ranking systems. The U.Porto combines high-quality education focused on individual vocations and talents as well as market needs with the claim to being the greatest birthplace of science in Portugal. It is committed to converting into social assets the talent and innovation from its 14 faculties, one business school, and over 50 research centers. The U.Porto has the richest academic community in Portugal and brings together the country’s highest-ranked students, a highly qualified scientific and teaching staff, and a growing number of international students, teachers, and researchers. Its fully-equipped campus embedded within the city guarantees an optimal academic, scientific, and also social, and cultural experience. Being open to the community and business is the main trademark of the U.Porto. The University is itself an important driving force for economic, social, cultural, and scientific development in Northern Portugal and the country as a whole. The U.Porto creates leaders, promotes innovators, and encourages entrepreneurs. In short, it trains people who can make a difference in their communities. This is the attitude we are projecting to the world. Currently, the U.Porto is the most international of Portugal’s universities thanks to its active cooperation with hundreds of higher education institutions worldwide. Our ambition now is to establish the U.Porto as one of the top 100 universities in the world by 2020. The University of Porto rose to seventh place in the best Ibero-American (Latin American, Caribbean, and the Iberian Peninsula) Universities list, according to the SCImago Ibero-American Institutions Ranking 2015. Published by the SCImago Group, using the Scopus database as the source, this ranking is the result of a comparative analysis of the universities scientific activity between 2009 and 2013, according to bibliometric indicators such as the number of publications, the impact factor quality, specialization index, scientific leadership and excellence of publications. The University of Porto raised three spots from last year's ranking and was the only one in the top 10 list that moved up in the classification. To this performance contributed the 17,783 scientific articles published by the University between 2009 and 2013 – 2,000 more than the previous studied period (2008-2012). Besides the number of publications, the University also registers a 1.16 in the impact factor (citations per publication), meaning its articles are cited about 16% above the world average. The University of Porto offers the community specialized services based on its knowledge areas, through schools and research centers, or facilities created for the purpose. You can take a pet to the veterinary clinic at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS) you can have dental care provided by the students at the Faculty of Dental Medicine (FMDUP) you can check the authenticity of a manuscript signature with the help of biology experts from the Faculty of Sciences (FCUP), and you can benefit from some of the world’s most advanced methods for cancer diagnosis at IPATIMUP. Apart from services rendered by the schools and research centers, the University of Porto also has several multidisciplinary structures which provide answers to specific problems posed by the community. The U.Porto’s 15 schools (14 faculties + 1 business school) provide unique conditions to pursue an outstanding academic record that will be valued in the job market. All of this takes place in a multicultural learning environment committed to the highest standards of excellence. The courses at the U.Porto are remarkably diverse: over 600 training programs (graduate, postgraduate and lifelong) guarantee solutions for all types of students starting from 1st cycle undergraduates up to Masters degree and Doctoral degree students. We also offer a vast number of lifelong learning courses, advanced training courses, and specialization courses with a strong emphasis on the professional re-qualification of the participants. Education at the U.Porto is aimed at employability and immediate inclusion in the job market. Our curricula respond to market needs and focus on “hands-on” learning, which is in permanent contact with professionals from various institutions. As a result, U.Porto students have a high level of employment rate. Every year, major Portuguese companies contact the University looking for potential employees. At U.Porto, you have the privilege to learn from highly qualified and specialized teaching staff, have access to advanced laboratory equipment and technology, be able to study in modern libraries, or enjoy one of the many opportunities for academic mobility. All of this is done in close connection with scientific research groups and regional and national industries and companies, as well as with the city’s two central hospitals. View full university

We form the mind and the heart in the sense of the Catholic moral, intellectual and academic tradition. We also offer university education and formation and do research leading to the integral development of individuals and society. This declaration speaks of the Catholic University in Ružomberok (CU) as the place of education, formation, research, scholarship, and publication, of service and community. CU professes the tradition of Catholic universities worldwide, which wants to defend and support human dignity and cultural heritage. Its mission also reflects answers to the problems and challenges of contemporary life. CU applies Christian principles as an example for forming individuals into responsible people, that is, those who can bring the Gospel´s message of love and solidarity into society. This helps to create and form social attitudes and opinions. CU pursues this mission by being aware of the presence of God, who gives us the gift of community, and who comes through the community of people. This community consists of theological, liturgical, and spiritual traditions forming the life of the Church. CU, since its founding, continues to emphasize friendly relationships as an example typical for the community in the Catholic Church. The University gains basic inspiration from Jesus Christ as a source of wisdom, and from the belief that He can do all things perfectly. Mission The Catholic University in Ružomberok is a public university with a religious character. The Conference of Slovak Bishops and the National Council of the Slovak Republic took part in its foundation. CU performs its activities especially in the areas of the humanities, historical, pedagogical, and social and health sciences, as well as in the areas of art, economics, management, and law. The main mission of CU is to discover the truth and disseminate it on the grounds of the cause of Truth. According to the Apostolic Constitution of John Paul II, Ex Corde Ecclesiae, “It is the honor and responsibility of a Catholic University to consecrate itself without reserve to the cause of truth. This is its way of serving at the same time both the dignity of man and the good of the Church (…) Catholic University is distinguished by its free search for the whole truth about nature, man and God“ (Introduction part 4). To find the truth, CU undertakes to support knowledge through its research and publications. This responsibility leads to the unity of both staff and students in all areas of academic life, especially in professional education and research activities. The exchange of knowledge is necessary for any university. Considering this, CU consists of academics and students from different spheres, able to work on its progress. Catholic identity is formed by the work of Catholic intellectuals – they constitute more than half of all academics. The leadership of the university has paid attention to maintaining this ideal since the beginning of CU. From all members of the groves of academe, the university requires respect for its objectives and its willingness to enter into dialogue – which is necessary for its orientation. CU honors academic freedom, which is the basis for the open dialogue necessary for creative scientific research. CU supports the integral growth of critical thinking and the development of body, soul, and spirit. These attributes characterize educated, intelligent, and independent individuals. CU tries to lead students to recognize and appreciate the work of the human spirit, including the sensibility to help those who suffer from poverty, oppression, and injustice. The mission of the university also concentrates on supporting solidarity and in the interest of the common good. This will bear fruit when the education process serves for the spreading of justice. CU is a place where streams of Catholic expression – knowledge in the arts, science, and professional experience, as well as every other area of human education and creativity – are united through open discussion and independent research. CU undertakes an active presence of constructive and critical support for culture, which provides leadership for service to society. It encourages a way of life according to the Christian community, which expresses itself in prayer, liturgy, and ministry. This way of life concentrates on the development of a sense of community and responsibility, which will lead students to take part in creating a humane and Christian society. CU presupposes that no genuine search for truth in the human or cosmic order is contrary to the Christian faith. It supports every scientific activity in correspondence with the university´s mission, which is subordinated to appropriate and critical opinions. Its obligation, as well as its opportunity, is to constantly keep and develop a Catholic spiritual dimension in every area of life. Only in this way can all scientific branches develop Catholic intellectual life as a foundation for the dialogue between religion and culture, between Christian faith and science. CU concentrates on the formation of an authentic community in every area of university life. ValuesTruth To search for truth and to be willing to share it. Unity To work for the common aim and apply the principle of subsidiarity. Professionalism With the quality education process, science, and research work toward the progress of individuals. Responsibility Catholic University in Ruzomberok To do good deeds with the best intentions and respect the principle of solidarity. View full university

Marquette University High School is rich in history and tradition. Founded as an academy for young men in 1857 the school was originally established to educate Catholic immigrants in their faith, to aid their families and the community by encouraging productive employment and civic involvement. MUHS has evolved with each passing decade to meet the changing needs of the young men in our community and like our 17th Century namesake, Father Jacques Marquette, students, faculty, and staff members share a passion for exploring uncharted territory, whether it's in a textbook or their hearts. The Christian leadership qualities of both St. Ignatius, founder of the Society of Jesus, and Father Marquette are rooted in their faith, courage, vision, and generous concern for others and continue to inspire us even today. As an educational institution, MUHS is privileged to be a part of a Jesuit educational system in the United States which includes colleges, universities, and high schools. Marquette University High School is fully accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and is a member of the National Catholic Educational Association and the Jesuit Secondary Education Association. Marquette High is a special place filled with amazing people who support every aspect of our existence to ensure the young men who come through our doors become "Christ-like men for others." Marquette High's commitment to faith, scholarship, and community means we help young men develop not only their minds but also a personal relationship with God, an understanding of the world around them, and their responsibility to others. You can certainly find other schools that offer strong academic programs and good co-curricular. Marquette offers both, but in addition, is committed to the moral and faith development of young men at a time we believe is most critical. That is what sets us apart. A Marquette High education provides a strong foundation that allows our alumni to define success as being happy and "Men for Others." It teaches our young men to understand early in life that money and title can be the by-product of living a successful life, but not the measure. We want our alumni to flourish in their careers, but just as important be loving sons, husbands, fathers, brothers, uncles, and religious or community leaders. Academic excellence is a hallmark of the Marquette University High School experience. Faculty and administration work to ensure that each student has an opportunity to meet his learning needs and interests. Following the tradition of Jesuit education, the academic environment establishes a foundation for future study with its liberal arts curriculum. At the same time, an MUHS education encourages a sense of critical thought as students develop leadership skills in a classroom setting. MUHS offers a wide variety of courses designed to give students a solid foundation for lifelong learning. The focus of the academic program is the college-bound student, fortified by both Honors Courses and the Advanced Placement Program (A.P.), which offers college credit options. Academic excellence has been a hallmark of a Marquette High education for more than 150 years. Faculty and staff work tirelessly to see that each student reaches his potential. While challenging and developing our students' intellect, faculty are committed to cura personalis, care for the whole person. The performance of our students stands as a testimony to the exemplary education they receive. Last year, MUHS students averaged a score of 27 on their ACTs, and 97 percent of the senior class enrolled in a four-year college or university following graduation. Students at Marquette High are well prepared to be successful in colleges and universities throughout the United States. However, a Marquette High education is more than academic excellence. As a Catholic school, Marquette High prepares students to become leaders who are committed to faith, justice, and service. While in high school students gain the valuable experience of serving others, whether through tutoring and mentoring younger children, serving at a homeless shelter, or being companions to the elderly. Each year, students will provide more than 25,000 total hours of service to the community. These experiences, our retreat program, as well as other co-curricular programs form students to become "Men for Others." Co-curricular activities are an integral part of Marquette High's educational program and offer a variety of activities designed to meet a wide range of student interests. By participating in any of these activities, students can have fun, make new friends, develop and exercise leadership skills, and develop self-esteem and a positive attitude toward others. Co-curricular activities support a caring atmosphere that motivates, encourages, and educates all students, and additionally builds cohesive school spirit and enthusiasm through activities. View full school