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Since its creation in 1911, Instituto Superior Técnico is the largest and most reputed school of Engineering, Science and Technology and Architecture in Portugal. At IST, we aim to give our students and alumni the education and the knowledge tools to improve, to change and to shape society through science, technology, and entrepreneurship. We provide top quality higher education, strongly exposed to Research, Development and Innovation (RD&I) activities, immersing our students in an exciting and global environment geared towards solving the challenges of the XXIst Century.

Missão O ensino, a investigação e a transferência do conhecimento e da inovação nas áreas das ciências exatas e naturais e das tecnociências, bem como a produção, a difusão e a partilha de culturas, estimulando a abertura permanente à sociedade civil, através da disseminação de conhecimentos e da interligação com os agentes sociais e económicos. Visão Ser, e ser reconhecida, como uma instituição de referência, a nível internacional, na criação do conhecimento científico, promovendo a excelência da qualidade de ensino e das atividades de investigação e a valorização social e económica do conhecimento. Objetivos estratégicos (2009-2013) Assegurar a excelência da qualidade de ensino e da investigação, promovendo a valorização social e económica do conhecimento, em especial, em 2011, pela renovação do seu corpo docente e pela melhoria das infraestruturas de ensino; Promover a criação e divulgação da ciência visando as necessidades da sociedade; Promover a internacionalização da FCUL, através do estabelecimento de parcerias com instituições internacionais de ensino superior, da participação em iniciativas de cooperação e da promoção da mobilidade de alunos ao nível do 2º e 3º ciclos; Melhorar o modelo organizacional, promovendo notoriedade da FCUL através da excelência na prestação de serviço e a capacidade operacional interna da FCUL; Assegurar a sustentabilidade económica e financeira da FCUL.

Located in the south of Portugal, in a region of Mediterranean climate sought by thousands of tourists, the University of Algarve (UAlg) is headquartered in Faro, the capital of the Algarve. Its privileged location next to the International Airport of Faro and the great number of new air routes connecting to the main Portuguese cities (Porto and Lisbon), Europe and the World, as well as the excellent conditions that, together with the region, have to offer, this academy acquires a central and international status, visible in the streets of the city of Faro, which receives annually about 1,700 international students from more than 84 nationalities. The UAlg has been multiplying and consolidating its training offer in its three campuses, two in the city of Faro and one in Portimão, and offers undergraduate and integrated master's degrees, masters and doctorates, which are distributed in its major areas of training: Arts, Communication and Heritage; Social and Education Sciences; Science and Health Technologies; Exact and Natural Sciences; Economics, Management and Tourism; Engineering and Technologies. With classrooms and study rooms, amphitheatres and laboratories for teaching and research activities, libraries with online access, Wi-Fi in all campuses, accommodation for more than 600 students, catering services, medical services, cultural and sporting activities, the University of Algarve and the region provide the ideal conditions to study, investigate, undertake and foster personal enrichment. Scientific research has been a fundamental factor for the development of the University, placing it in a trajectory of national and international affirmation. The excellence of its research and development activities translates into a dense network of partnerships established with universities and R&D institutions from around the world in a wide range of fields.