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ULisboa is responsible for making the city of Lisbon one of the great European capitals of culture and science, as it welcomes more than 9000 foreign students every year – about 17,8% of the total number of students – from over 100 countries, who are seeking high quality education as well as a different culture, delightful weather and the hospitality that Lisbon, and Portugal, have to offer.

ULisboa is currently Portugal’s largest University and one of Europe’s largest. Located in the heart of the city, it provides its entire community with the best and most diverse academic programs and vows to deliver a uniquely enriching experience.

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From Lisbon to the World

As an institution of education and science committed to the progress of society, Universidade de Lisboa is based on the creation, transfer and social and economic reinforcement of knowledge and culture.

Vision: ULisboa is set on promoting its cohesion and spirit of identity; on attracting the best students; on fostering interaction with productive structures and public authorities; on encouraging the renewal, qualification and mobility of Human Resources; on reinforcing its intervention and influence skills within strategic international scenarios; on the consolidation of a Quality Management System; on providing culture for the University and for the City of Lisbon; on encouraging social responsibility and sports, health and well-being at ULisboa, as well as improving the infrastructures available for the academic community.

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VALUES

Intellectual freedom and respect for ethics
Societal innovation and development;
Democratic participation;
Social and environmental responsibility.

ReCtor

Luís Manuel dos Anjos Ferreira
 

Full Professor

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Univiversity of Lisbon

Licenciatura Degree 
Veterinary Medicine

Masters and Doctoral Degree 
Veterinary Sciences

 

BIOGRAPHY

18

Shools

9

Campi

453

Programmes

15,8% of which were a result of collaboration between ULisboa Schools or with other Higher Education Institutions

102

‘Licenciatura’ Degrees

7

Integrated Master Degrees

209

Master Degrees

135

Doctoral Degrees

+100

Diploma Degrees

51.917 Students

(2022/23)

26.326

Students enrolled in 'Licenciatura' Degree

1st Cycle

14.212

Students enrolled in Master Degrees

2nd Cycle

6.418

Students enrolled in Integrated Master Degree

1st e 2nd Cycles

4.961

Students enrolled in Doctoral Degrees

3rd Cycle

ULisboa was first choice to 9.066 students.

Demand for ULisboa Programmes exceeds the number of vacancies by 30%.

STUDENTS

Access 2024/25

1st Phase of the National Accesss 

40.491

ULisboa candidates

9.167

1st choice candidates

7.442

National Admission Contest vacancies

7.369

Selected through the 1st phase of the National Admission Contest

14%

of National Public Universities vacancies

15%

of the total number of posts in Portuguese higher education

10.288

Total Graduates in 2021/2022

5.771

Graduates

4.036

Masters

481

Doctorates

7.103

Staff

4.138

Academic staff

84,4% Doctorates

608

Full time Researchers

2.357

Non-academic staff

Staff

88%

Graduates employed

1.429€

Average Monthly First Job Remuneration

Gross

79%

BA/BSc ‘Licenciatura’ Degrees

employed

1.249€

BA/BSc ‘Licenciatura’ Degrees

Average Monthly Remuneration

97%

BA/BSc +MA/MSc ‘Integrated Master Degrees’

employed

1.567€

BA/BSc +MA/MSc ‘Integrated Master Degrees’

Average Monthly Remuneration

94%

MA/MSc ‘Master Degrees’

employed

1.521€

MA/MSc ‘Master Degrees’

Average Monthly Remuneration

97%

PhD ‘Doctoral Degrees’

employed

2.505€

PhD ‘Doctoral Degrees’

Average Monthly Remuneration

Employability

"Lisbon, Erasmus city"

We welcome talents from all over the World

To international students, Lisbon is one of their favorite destinations

10.080

International Students from +100 nationalities

7.314

Regular International Students 2022/2023

2.766

International Students in Mobility IN 2021/22

Internationalization

Creating everlasting value through research

70

Research Units

with FCT evaluation

4.849

enrolled students in PhD ‘Doctoral Degrees’

2021

437

PhD scholarships

117,2

Millions of Euros from H2020

162,1

Millions of Euros budgeted for Innovation and Development

125,1

Millions of Euros from FCT

from 2020 to 2023

19

Associated Laboratories

18

Collaborative Laboratories with the participation of ULisboa

41

ERC scholarships

≈67,5 M€

ERC scholarships funding

Research, Innovation and Technology Transfer numbers

103

Start Up's and Spin Off's

1.185

National Projects

7.463

International Projects

174

Patent requests

2016 to 2022

ULisboa Scientific Awards

161

Prizes awarded

2016 to 2023

168

Honorable Mention Awards

2016 to 2023

130.000€

Prize amount awarded in 2023

 

University of Lisbon Awards

The University of Lisbon Award, an annual event, aims at distinguishing and awarding a Portuguese or foreign individual for contributing remarkably toward scientific and/or cultural progress and growth as well as the country’s international projection.

2018

Awarded to António Borges Coelho

2019

Awarded to Gonçalo M. Tavares

2020

Awarded to António Guterres

2021

Awarded to Maria do Carmo Fonseca

2022

Luís Portela

 

Honoris Causa awarded by University of Lisbon

297

Honoris Causa awarded to distinguished individuals

 

1st Portuguese Nobel Prize

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Foto do Doutor Egas Moniz

1949

Attributed to Egas Moniz

Merit

Notwithstanding assessment methods or criteria, ULisboa leads the main international rankings and is amongst the 200 best universities worldwide.

1st

Ranking University in Portugal

SHANGHAI-ARWU, SCIMAGO, NTU, CWUR, URAP, CTWS-LEIDEN

5th

Ranking University in the Ibero-American Space

SCIMAGO

28th

Ranking European University in Scientific Publications

CWTS LEIDEN


 

Shanghai Ranking (ARWU)


201-300th in the world

CWTS Leiden Ranking


28th in Europe
131st in the world

National Taiwan University Ranking (NTU)


200th in the world

University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP)


124th in the world

CWUR Ranking


80th in Europe
211st in the world

Scimago Ranking


51st  in Western Europe
169th in the world

Rankings

The University of Lisbon includes museums, botanical gardens, collections and cultural heritage of a scientific, historical and artistic nature, that are very significant in the Portuguese and international context.

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Símbolo de Lisboa com o barco e os corvos

Heritage and Culture

Heritage

Museums, Gardens and Observatories

10,00
Museums

159.531

Visitors per year

9

Exhibition venues and galleries

 

3

Botanical Gardens

229.899

Visitors per year

6.993

Specimens registered

at the Ajuda Botanical Garden

145

Hectares of Green Areas

 

2

Astronomical Observatories

Culture

3

Choirs

2.000

Cultural and Scientific Events 2022

1

Academic Orchestra

10

Theatre Groups

1

ULisboa Drama Academic Festival
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Built Heritage

ULisboa is spread out throughout the city and it takes up about 3% of Lisbon’s buildings or structures.

The largest part is located at Cidade Universitária (45%) and at the Ajuda/Belém axis (22%) where most of the Schools are. The third most important property axis is the Príncipe Real/Chiado/Lapa (16%), as the remaining property are spread along Jamor, Oeiras, Cascais, Sacavém, Alameda, amongst other places.

12,2M€

in maintenance and facilities per year (2022)

8.701.935M€

in works carried out by SCUL in 2022

3.491.930M€

in works carried out by the Schools in 2022

Sports

University Stadium of Lisbon

2

Fitness Academies

3.300

University Stadium of Lisbon users

(monthly average, in 2022)

128

High Competition Students

1

Golf Course

16.686

Student Union use of the Stadium’s facilities (in hours)

1

Olympic Swimming Pool

106

Medals awarded at University National Championships in 2016

7

Large-scale outdoor sports fields

1.279

Participations in University Regional Championships in 2017

Health and Fitness

1

Medical Centre

in 2 campi

10

Medical specialties

7.215

Medical appointments 2022

58

Libraries and Documentation Centres

25.912 m²

Area occupied

by Libraries and Documentation Centres

3.052

Reading Stations 2020

3,78 M

Repository Download 2022

2,54 M

Bibliographic Records in 2022

6,34 M

Bibliographic Search ULisboa 2022

2,69 M

Online accesses to B_on 2022

Libraries and Documentation Centers

Bibliometrics

2019 to 2022 information

23.920

Published Articles in WOS and Scopus

2.435

Author Books

9.525

Book chapters

82.554

WOS and Scopus Quotes
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logotipo da Imprensa da Universidade de Lisboa

The mission of the ULisboa Press is to publish original books of proven scientific and cultural merit, fundamental works, volumes resulting from unique cultural or institutional projects, whose topics are considered to be of relevant interest to the University. The University of Lisbon Press is also responsible for publishing the ULisboa Magazine.

40

Published books

28

Published magazines

5

Data Centers

1.500TB

of storage capacity

(RAW space)

5,42

Millions of online visitors 2020

ULisboa websites

IT and Administrative Modernization

Income and expenditure

420,87M€

ULisboa Total Budget (2022)

51,5M€

in collected student fees in 2022

74,89M€

budget of associates

266,05M€

Staff expenses in 2022

93,89M€

own income

Financial Resources

5.557

Scholarship holders 2021/2022

8

Millions of Euros

granted through scholarships

1.454,05

Euros

average annual scholarship amount granted 2021/22

7.318

Applicants for scholarships (2021/2022)

460.572

Meals served 2022

3.412

in dining hall seating capacity

95

Vacancies for Kinder Garden 2022

18

Residences (Students and Teachers) 2022

1.187

Beds (SAS and IST Residencies) (2022)

1.368

Students housed (2022)

Social PRojects