Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon is a public university established in 1972. Pursuing teaching, research and community service activities, it plays a major role in educating qualified specialists and personnel, whose cultural, scientific and technical skills enable them to contribute to sustainable development both at the national and the global level. The strategic objectives of Iscte are: innovation, quality, internationalisation and development of an entrepreneurial culture.

Organized into five Schools - Management, Sociology and Public Policies, Technology and Architecture, Social and Human Sciences and Applied Digital Technologies, Iscte-Sintra - offers more than one hundred programmes at all levels of higher education and is deeply committed to providing quality teaching and research, with innovation, entrepreneurship and knowledge transfer.

With approximately 14000 students enrolled in undergraduate (45%) and postgraduate (55%) programs, 370 teachers and 260 non-teaching staff, Iscte is proud to be one of the most dynamic and innovative universities in the country. Facing high demand, the student vacancies at the Iscte have always been fully occupied.

Iscte encourages students to fully exploit their potential, to develop their capability for initiative and flexibility and to complement their academic education with international experience, enabling them with the necessary skills to adapt to the needs of the global labour market. Iscte demonstrates a high rate of graduates’ employability and achieves the 100% rate in most of the courses. Its former students currently occupy positions of high responsibility in private companies, public institutions and governmental entities, which confirms not only the prestige of our institution, but also its teaching quality.

Iscte is a research university, with eight units performing high-quality research, recognized in periodical assessments by the Foundation for Science and Technology.

At community service level, the scholars and graduates of the Iscte have contributed to establishing multiple connections with private companies and public and civil society organizations. One of the most outstanding examples is the Iscte - Executive Education (former INDEG), which employs activities of strong public recognition in the domains of education, postgraduate studies and research and community service in the areas of its jurisdiction.

In the domain of entrepreneurship, Audax-Iscte and LABS Lisboa, are nowadays a national reference as it has developed partnerships with various local authorities, business associations, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

For direct contact please e-mail hugo.cruz@iscte-iul.pt

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