University of Lisbon
University of Lisbon is a public university in Lisbon, Portugal, founded in 1290, with about 50,000 students.
- Type
- Public university
- Location
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Founded
- 1290
- Students
- 50,009
- Teaching language
- Portuguese, English (some programmes)
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The University of Lisbon (Universidade de Lisboa, ULisboa) is a public research university in Lisbon, Portugal. In its current form it was created in 2013 by the merger of the classical University of Lisbon and the Technical University of Lisbon, making it the largest university in the country.
ULisboa comprises 18 schools, including Instituto Superior Técnico (engineering), the faculties of medicine, law, sciences, letters, pharmacy, dental medicine, psychology, fine arts, architecture, veterinary medicine and human kinetics, ISEG – Lisbon School of Economics and Management, the Institute of Agronomy and the Institute of Social and Political Sciences. Its main campus area is the Cidade Universitária.
Teaching is mainly in Portuguese, with English-taught master's programmes in several schools. Public fees are moderate for Portuguese and EU students, with higher fees for international students.
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Courses at University of Lisbon are taught in Portuguese, English (some programmes).
When was University of Lisbon founded?
University of Lisbon was founded in 1290.
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