University of Coimbra Universidade de Coimbra (UC) 

IAU-018547

IAU Member

Portugal

top General Information

Address

Street:Reitoria
Paço das Escolas

City:Coimbra

Post Code:3004-531

WWW:https://www.uc.pt

Other Sites

Polo III (Cruz de Celas) near the University Hospital; Polo II (Pinhal de Marrocos) where is located the Sciencies and Technologies courses; Faculty of Economics (Avenida Dias da Silva), Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education (near the river)

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded in Lisbon 1290, transferred to Coimbra 1308, returned to Lisbon in 14th century. Permanently established in Coimbra 1537. Reorganized 1772. Operating under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education

Academic Year

September to July (1st semester September- mid-February; mid-February - July)

Admission Requirements

Secondary school certificate and entrance examination

Language(s)

Portuguese;English

Accrediting Agency

Direção-Geral do Ensino Superior (DGES); Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education

Religious Affiliation

None

top Officers

Head : Amílcar Falcão

Job title:Rector

Years of office:2019-


Senior Administrative Officer : Luís Neves

Job title:Vice-rector, Finance and Human Resources


International Relations Officer : João Nuno Calvão da Silva

Job title:Vice-rector, International Relations and Alumni


International Relations Officer : Liliana Moreira

Job title:Head, International Relations Unit

top Divisions

College : Arts

Fields of study:Architecture, Cinema and Television, Fine Arts, Performing Arts


Faculty : Economics

Fields of study:Accountancy, Business Administration, Economics, Educational Administration, Environmental Studies, Finance, Health Administration, International Relations and Diplomacy, Labour and Industrial Relations, Management, Marketing, Sociology


Faculty : Humanities

Fields of study:Archaeology, Archiving, Art Education, Art History, Classical Languages, Communication Studies, Documentation Techniques, Geography (Human), History, Information Sciences, Journalism, Modern Languages, Native Language, Philosophy, Portuguese, Translation and Interpretation


Faculty : Law

Fields of study:Law, Private Law, Public Administration, Public Law


Faculty : Medicine

Fields of study:Anatomy, Biochemistry, Biomedicine, Biophysics, Cell Biology, Dental Technology, Dentistry, Dermatology, Dietetics, Embryology and Reproduction Biology, Epidemiology, Ergotherapy, Genetics, Health Sciences, Immunology, Medicine, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Neurology, Nutrition, Occupational Health, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Periodontics, Pharmacology, Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychology, Public Health, Radiology, Social and Preventive Medicine, Sports Medicine, Surgery, Toxicology


Faculty : Pharmacy

Fields of study:Pharmacology, Pharmacy


Faculty : Psychology and Education

Fields of study:Cognitive Sciences, Curriculum, Educational Administration, Educational Sciences, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Neurosciences, Pedagogy, Psychology, Social and Community Services, Special Education, Teacher Trainers Education


Faculty : Science and Technology

Fields of study:Anthropology, Architecture, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geography, Geological Engineering, Geology, Industrial Chemistry, Information Technology, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Multimedia, Natural Sciences, Physical Engineering, Physics, Technology


Faculty : Sports Science and Physical Education

Fields of study:Physical Education, Sports


Institute : Nuclear Sciences Applied to Health


Research Division : Interdisciplinary Research

top Degrees

Licenciado

Fields of study:Anthropology, Archaeology, Art History, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Classical Languages, Computer Engineering, Design, Economics, Educational Sciences, European Studies, Fine Arts, Geography (Human), Geology, Heritage Preservation, History, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Management, Information Sciences, International Relations and Diplomacy, Journalism, Law, Management, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Multimedia, Performing Arts, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physics, Portuguese, Private Administration, Public Administration, Social and Community Services, Sociology, Sports, Tourism


Mestre

Fields of study:Accountancy, Adult Education, Anthropology, Archaeology, Architectural Restoration, Architecture, Astrophysics, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Classical Languages, Community Health, Computer Engineering, Construction Engineering, Cultural Studies, Dentistry, Development Studies, Earth Sciences, Ecology, Economics, Educational Administration, Educational Sciences, Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, Finance, Fine Arts, Food Science, Foreign Languages Education, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Genetics, Geography, Geological Engineering, Geology, Gerontology, Health Sciences, Heritage Preservation, History, Humanities and Social Science Education, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Industrial Chemistry, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Management, International Relations and Diplomacy, Journalism, Landscape Architecture, Law, Management, Marketing, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Technology, Medicine, Military Science, Mining Engineering, Modern Languages, Molecular Biology, Museum Studies, Native Language Education, Natural Resources, Neurosciences, Occupational Health, Pathology, Peace and Disarmament, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physical Engineering, Physics, Political Sciences, Portuguese, Primary Education, Private Administration, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychology, Public Administration, Science Education, Secondary Education, Social and Community Services, Social Psychology, Social Sciences, Social Work, Sociology, Software Engineering, Sound Engineering (Acoustics), Sports Medicine, Teacher Training, Tourism, Town Planning, Translation and Interpretation, Water Management


Doutor

Fields of study:Anthropology, Archaeology, Architecture, Art History, Bioengineering, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedicine, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Clinical Psychology, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Cultural Studies, Economics, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Fine Arts, Geography (Human), Geology, Government, Health Sciences, History, Human Rights, Information Sciences, Information Technology, International Relations and Diplomacy, Labour and Industrial Relations, Landscape Architecture, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Modern Languages, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Pharmacology, Philosophy, Physical Engineering, Physics, Political Sciences, Polymer and Plastics Technology, Portuguese, Psychology, Regional Planning, Safety Engineering, Social and Community Services, Social Policy, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Sociology, Sports, Tourism, Town Planning, Translation and Interpretation, Transport Engineering, Women's Studies

Note

Also Postgraduate and Specialization Courses

top Student & Staff Numbers

Staff

Statistics Year:2021-2022

Full Time Total:3100

Staff with Doctorate

Full Time Total:1760

Students

Statistics Year:2021-2022

Total:25662

Updated on 23-05-2022