Universidade de Lisboa

ULisboa is a privileged place for education, research, innovation, sports and culture, with a universe of 18 Schools, 69 Research Units classified by the Science and Technology Foundation as “excellent”, “very good” or “good”. With over 50.000 students, ULisboa offers over 400 degree courses in all areas of knowledge.

The quality of research, innovation and culture at ULisboa’s Schools and Research Units attracts a growing number of national and international talents who seek out our research groups to develop their projects at the highest level.

By accepting the responsibility of making Lisbon one of the great European capitals of culture and science, ULisboa welcomes every year about 9.000 international students, about 18% of the total number of students, originating from more than 100 countries, who seek high-quality education as well as the culture, climate and hospitality that Lisbon and Portugal have to offer.

Above all, it is an institution involved with the Portuguese society and the Lisbon area, with a European dimension and open to the world.

Rector’s Message

“The University of Lisbon seeks the best solutions for today’s problems but also for those in the future, in a work that involves the entire academic community. To go beyond trivial solutions, seeking coherence, durability and consistency in our response.

We have the fundamental mission of educating future generations, granting skills and contributing to the civic maturity of our students through the development of knowledge and citizenship values. Therefore, we will do everything to make the University of Lisbon a hub of strategic thinking in Portugal and in the world.

Today, as always, the University of Lisbon will continue to contribute to the development of a fairer, more open Portugal, prouder of itself and better able to play an active role in the world, to be able to help the State, the Economy and businesses to solve their problems and, above all, to stimulate a will to transform every man and woman in order to create a fairer country, with greater and better opportunities for its citizens. In fulfilling its mission, the University of Lisbon will continue to embody its motto: University of Lisbon. From Lisbon to the World.”

Ph. D. Luís Ferreira