Key factors of our university
- Scientific and practice based and student-centred education
- State-of-the-art facilities
- Lifelong learning offer
- Based at the Asprela campus, known as space of technological development, innovation and entrepreneurship.
- Engaging campus vibe
- Synergic collaboration among departments
- Multidisciplinary research
- Located in the city of Porto, a UNESCO World Heritage site
Our Vision:
Portucalense University aims to be an institution with global impact, recognized for excellence in research, teaching and knowledge transfer. We strive to attract and retain highly qualified staff and welcome students and professionals from around the world, fostering a diverse and inclusive academic community .
Our Mission:
“to contribute to the progress of knowledge and human development, through the production and transmission of knowledge, as well as the provision of other services to the community.”
Our Values:
Intellectual freedom, Academic integrity, Diversity, Excellence, Social responsibility, Lifelong learning, Management efficiency.
More information: https://www.upt.pt/en/home
Our 6 departments at a glance
- Multimedia and Arts
- Architecture and Urbanism
- Sustainable Urban Mobility
- Industrial Engineering and Management
- Informatics Engineering
- Information Systems for Management
- Law
- International Relations
- Solicitors
- Forensic Legal Science
- European and Comparative Law
- International Relations and Diplomacy
- Transnational Law
- Legal Sciences
- Training course for Inspectors of the Judiciary Police
- Banking and Securities Law
- Consumer Law
- Freight Transport Law
- Economics
- Management
- Marketing
- Marketing and Digital Business
- Business Sciences
- Clinical Fundamentals for Hospital Management
- Social Education
- Psychology
- Clinical and Health Psychology
- Innovation in Education
- Clinical Psychology and Counselling
- Hospitality Management
- Tourism
- Tourism and Hospitality
- Sommelier and Global Wine Market
- Gastronomy
Our degree courses on offer – overview
Student numbers
+3700 students per year
4% of international students, from more than 20 different countries
+100 Erasmus mobility incoming students
+60 Erasmus mobility outgoing students
Cooperation partners and contacts with foreign universities
Partners in 2018:
Research focus
- REMIT Research Centre (Research on Economics, Management
and Information Technologies)
- Territories and Organisations for Sustainable Development
- Digital Transformation and Innovation in Organisations
- Portucalense Legal Institute
- Tax, labor, corporate, and banking laws
- National and international security, peace and conflicts, democracy, and human rights
- Human existence; evolutionary progress, family dynamics, social interactions, and the intersections of legal, biological, ethical, and moral considerations
- Citizens’ procedural rights and seeking new paradigms for dispute resolution
- AI impact on Law
- Maritime law and sustainability
- Human rights and lobal policy
- Global health governance
- Justice, procedure, and development
- CIAUD-UPT (CIAUD Research Unit for Architecture, Urbanism and Design Portucalense University’s branch)
- Sustainable Architecture
- Earthen Architecture
- Habitat & Resilient Communities Heritage
- Vernacular heritage
- Cultural heritage
- World Heritage
- Urban and Regional Studies
- Urban Design & Resilient Built Environment
- Collaborative Planning
- Media Arts
- Digital Art
- New Media Multimedia
- Climate Action
- Sustainable Development
- UPT (CINTESIS Research Centre Portucalense University’s branch)
- Clinical Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Mental Health
Consultancy services at our university
- Student Support Office
- International Office
- Pedagogical Innovation Office
- Advisory support as to different programmes
- Career service counselling
- Psychological support
- Insurances
UPT Journal
Portucalense Law Journal is a specialized journal in Legal Sciences, owned by Portucalense University. It is a biannual, double-blind peer-reviewed, non-profit publication that fosters reflection, research, and knowledge dissemination within legal scholarship. Its mission is to disseminate high-quality original research articles and facilitate discussions on legal issues, encompassing theoretical and practical perspectives. Indexed in SCOPUS and WEB OF SCIENCE, among others, Portucalense Law Journal offers accessibility in both print and digital formats (through the RCAAP platform) starting from its 16th issue. https://revistas.rcaap.pt/juridica
