The NOVA School of Science and Technology (NOVA FCT) is a Portuguese
faculty of the
NOVA University Lisbon
NOVA University Lisbon (, ), or just NOVA, is a Portuguese public university whose rectorate is located in Campolide, Lisbon. Founded in 1973, it is the newest of the public universities in the Portuguese capital city, earning its name as the "N ...
located at the ''Caparica Campus'', near
Lisbon
Lisbon ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131, as of 2023, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 within the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, metropolis, as of 2025. Lisbon is mainlan ...
.
The school awards degrees in
engineering
Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...
,
natural sciences
Natural science or empirical science is one of the branches of science concerned with the description, understanding and prediction of natural phenomena, based on empirical evidence from observation and experimentation. Mechanisms such as peer ...
, and
computer science
Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans Theoretical computer science, theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to Applied science, ...
.
[The ''Licenciatura em Engenharia Informática'' (on computer science) started in 1975 in temporary installations before the founding of FCT itself.]
Organization
The faculty is divided into departments, each one responsible for teaching the classes relative to its specific area.
The majority of classes are meant for the degrees supplied by the department, but there are a few classes that are common to all degrees (i.e.
math
Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes methods, Mathematical theory, theories and theorems that are developed and Mathematical proof, proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself. There are many ar ...
classes), which are taught to all students.
Notable alumni and staff
People who have been awarded a degree by the NOVA School of Science and Technology or otherwise have attended or lectured in this institution, include:
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Elvira Fortunato, professor, physicist, engineer, and
minister
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António Câmara, professor and entrepreneur
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Carmona Rodrigues
António Pedro Nobre Carmona Rodrigues (; born 23 June 1956 in Alvalade, Lisbon), grand-nephew of Óscar Carmona, is a university professor and a Portuguese politician. He was mayor of Lisbon (2004–2005, 2005–2007), and Minister of Public ...
, professor, engineer, and politician
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Miguel Telles Antunes
Dr. Miguel Telles Antunes (born 11 January 1937) is a Portuguese academic, specializing in paleontology, zooarchaeology, and geology. Antunes is a ranking member of various institutions, including the Lisbon Academy of Sciences, Nova Universi ...
, paleontologist
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Octávio Mateus
Octávio Mateus (born 1975) is a Portugal, Portuguese dinosaur paleontologist and biologist Professor of Paleontology at the Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da NOVA University Lisbon, Universidade Nova de Lisboa. He graduated in University of à ...
, paleontologist and biologist
Notes
External links
Official website
{{Authority control
NOVA University Lisbon
1977 establishments in Portugal
Educational institutions established in 1977