The University of Lisbon (ULisboa; pt, Universidade de Lisboa, ) is a

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Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits w ...

, and the largest university in

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. It was founded in 2013, from the merger of two previous public universities located in Lisbon, the former University of Lisbon (1911–2013) and the Technical University of Lisbon (1930–2013).

History

The first Portuguese university was established in Lisbon between 1288 and 1290, when Dinis I promulgated the letter ''Scientiae thesaurus mirabili'', granting several privileges to the students of the '' studium generale'' in Lisbon, proving that it was already founded on that date. There was an active participation in this educational activity by the Portuguese Crown and its king, through its commitment of part of the subsidy of the same, as by the fixed incomes of the Church. This institution moved several times between Lisbon and

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, where it settled permanently in 1537. The current University of Lisbon is the result of the merger of two former public universities of Lisbon, the former University of Lisbon, founded in 1911 and the Technical University of Lisbon, founded in 1930. The merger process was initiated in 2011 and was made into law on 31 December 2012. As stated on the decree-law No. 266-E/2012, the new University of Lisbon began its legal existence on the day the newly elected rector took office, on 25 July 2013.

Predecessors

* University of Lisbon (1911–2013) * Technical University of Lisbon (1930-2013)

Organization

As of 2013, the University of Lisbon comprises eighteen schools and its research institutes:
Faculdade de Arquitetura
(FA) - School of Architecture
Faculdade de Belas-Artes
(FBA) - School of Fine Arts * Faculdade de Ciências (FC) - School of Sciences
Faculdade de Direito
(FD) - School of Law
Faculdade de Farmácia
(FF) - School of Pharmacy
Faculdade de Letras
(FL) - School of Letters
Faculdade de Medicina
(FM) - School of Medicine
Faculdade de Medicina Dentária
(FMD) - School of Dental Medicine
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária
(FMV) - School of Veterinary Medicine
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana
(FMH) - School of Human Motricity
Faculdade de Psicologia
(FP) - School of Psychology
Instituto de Ciências Sociais
(ICS) - Institute of Social Sciences
Instituto de Educação
(IE) - Institute of Education
Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território
(IGOT) - Institute of Geography and Territorial Planning * Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA) - School of Agronomy
Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas
(ISCSP) - School of Social and Political Sciences
Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão
(ISEG) - School of Economy and Management * Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) - School of Engineering It also comprises six specialized units, social and shared services, and the

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Notable students or professors

Rankings

According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2017, also known as Shanghai Ranking, the University of Lisbon is ranked first in Portugal and 151–200 (overall) in the world. In the broad subject field of Engineering/Technology and Computer Sciences the university is ranked 51–75 worldwide, while in the disciplines of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science it is ranked 101–150, 151–200 and 151–200, respectively. In the

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(THE) 2017 the University of Lisbon is regarded as the largest university in Portugal and is ranked 401–500 (overall), while in the

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2018 it is ranked 305 (overall).

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lisbon, University Of 2013 establishments in Portugal Universities and colleges formed by merger