Fernando Pessoa University (UFP;
Portuguese
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** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
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: ''Universidade Fernando Pessoa'') is a
private university
Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grants. De ...
located in
Porto
Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropol ...
and
Ponte de Lima
Ponte de Lima () is the oldest ''vila'' (chartered town, head of a municipality) in Portugal. It is part of the district of Viana do Castelo. The population in 2011 was 43,498, in an area of 320.25 km2. The town proper has about 2,800 inhabit ...
,
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a Sovereign state, country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southern Europe, Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes ...
. It was founded in 1996 and named after
Fernando Pessoa
Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa (; 13 June 1888 – 30 November 1935) was a Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publisher, and philosopher, described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century and ...
, a famous Portuguese writer and poet.
Courses
1st Cycle Degrees
Porto
* Faculty of Science and Technology (FCT)
** Civil Engineering
** Quality, Hygiene and Safety Engineering
** Environmental and Health Engineering
*
Computer Engineering
* Faculty of Health Sciences (FCS)
** Clinical Analysis and Public Health
** Nutrition Sciences
** Nursing
** Physiotherapy
** Speech Therapy
* Faculty of Human and Social Sciences (FCHS)
** Communication Sciences
*
Business Sciences** Political Science and International Relations
** Cultural Studies
** Criminology
** Psychology
** Information and Documentation Sciences
** Social service
= Integrated Master's Degrees
=
Architecture and Urbanism* Dentistry
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ponte de Lima
* Faculty of Health Sciences (FCS)
** Nursing
** Rehabilitation and Psychomotricity
* Faculty of Human and Social Sciences (FCHS)
** Business Management and Accounting
2nd Cycle Degrees
*Humanitarian Action, Cooperation and Development
*Specialized Laboratory Analyzes
*Communication Sciences
*Educational Sciences: Special Education
*Business Sciences
*Criminology
*Civil Engineering
*Computer Engineering
*Physiotherapy
*Clinical and Health Psychology
*Psychology of Justice: Victims of Violence and Crime
3rd Cycle Degrees
*Information Sciences
*Earth Sciences
*Language Development and Disturbances
*Ecology and Environmental Health
Investigation and development
The Fernando Pessoa University currently has 14 research centers, which makes it one of the most advanced private universities in
Portugal
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in this field , being:
*Bioengineering and Pharmacological Center (CBFC)
*Center for Latin American Studies (CELA)
*Center for Communication Studies (CEC)
*Center for the Study of Minorities (CENMIN)
*Center for Applied Anthropology Studies (CEAA)
*Center for Trends in Hospitality and Tourism Studies (CETS-HT)
*Center for Studies and Multimedia Resources (CEREM)
*Center for Studies in Psychology (CEPSI)
*Center for Studies on Computer Text and Cyberliterature (CETIC)
*Center for Tax and Administration Studies (CETA)
*Center for Modeling and Analysis of Environmental Systems (CEMAS)
*Transdisciplinary Center for Consciousness Studies (CTEC)
*Laboratory of Studies and Projects (LEP)
Facial Expression Laboratory of Emotion (FEELab)*Biomedical Systems and Sensors Group (SiSeBi)
See also
*
List of universities in Portugal
This list of universities and colleges in Portugal gives the Portuguese institutions providing higher education. Higher education in Portugal is organized into two systems: university and polytechnic. There are public and private higher educat ...
*
Higher education in Portugal
Higher education in Portugal is divided into two main subsystems: university and polytechnic education. It is provided in autonomous public and private universities, university institutes, polytechnic institutes and higher education institution ...
External links
Official site*
Universities in Portugal
1996 establishments in Portugal
Education in Porto
Private universities and colleges in Portugal
Educational institutions established in 1996
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