The Catholic University of Portugal (UCP) is privately funded and recognized by the Portuguese State as a free, autonomous university institution of public utility.
- #351 Ranking
- 5 Bachelors
- Private Institution Type
Bachelor's programmes
Business & Management (2)
- Bachelor Economics and Management
Natural Sciences & Mathematics (2)
- B.Eng. Bioengineering
- B.Sc. Microbiology
Social Sciences (2)
- Bachelor Economics and Management
Engineering & Technology (1)
- B.Eng. Bioengineering
Medicine & Health (1)
- B.Sc. Nutritional Sciences
About
History
UCP was established in 1967 and it rapidly gained a solid reputation for the high quality of its teaching and the strength of its research, for the fruitful debates of ideas that it encourages, for its focus on internationalization.
Education
UCP degree programmes and the resulting qualifications (bachelor`s, master`s and doctorate) have the same value and effects as those from state universities (Decree-Law 128/90)
Since it started operating, in 2009, A3ES (the Portuguese Evaluation, Quality-assurance and Accreditation Agency for Higher Education) has been accrediting and evaluating our degree programmes.
Research
UCP recognises that academic research is a prerequisite for the proper achievement of its cultural and teaching activities, and shall make efforts to provide the means to foster this research" (Article 7 of the Statutes)
Research centres are based within the Faculties they are fundamentally devoted to pure and applied research. The centres and their projects are funded from a variety of sources: institutions and societies; the EU; Portuguese government departments and initiatives; companies. They are regularly subject to external assessment exercises, in which their ratings have been very good or excellent.
Career
The top levels of education gained at the UCP, coupled with the constant attention the University pays to the evolution of the skills and competences required by the labor market, contribute to the high rates of employability attained by its students.
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World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2021
351
2020
351 250
2019
601
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QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2021
801
2020
801 -50
2019
751
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Services
Library services
For the courses in the areas of science and technology there are laboratories of study and research, particularly the School of Biotechnology (Porto) laboratories for the study of Engineering of Bioprocesses and Biopolymers, Control and Optimisation of Food Processes, Fundamental Microbiology and Applied, and Environmental Studies.
ICT services
The students of the School of Arts, in Porto, have a set of equipment and facilities as means of support:
- Music listening club with attached music library;
- Pipe organs, carnations, pianos;
- Television studio;
- Control room for sound, image and lightening;
- Recording, editing and video post-production units;
- Assembly stations for locution, production and sound editing;
- Video and DVD viewing rooms.
Student Life
Campus life
UCP consists of 15 faculties, schools and institutes, which are the basic education and research units. They are located in 4 main centres: Beiras, Braga, Lisbon (headquarters) and Oporto.
Accreditation
All courses at the Catholic University of Portugal are recognized by the National Accreditation Agency A3ES.
Student Reviews
Good Law Uni
Anonymous rated 4 out of 5 stars
UCP has a very good study program, very practical and student-tailored. Perfect for students who want to be lawyers. However it's not very diverse in terms of academic and cultural activities as well as international students' events.
Studying in the Sun
Anonymous rated 5 out of 5 stars
My experience in the Catholic University of Portugal was overall extremely good. I enrolled in an international course and therefore, had the opportunity to learn with excellent professors and to meet amazing people from all over the world . Some of the professors did not speak English very well which lowered the quality of the classes and lectures. The courses I had were...
Anonymous rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good experience overall
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