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
- 7 Bachelors
- Private Institution Type
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Top reasons to study here
- An academic community that helps defend and develop the human being and his/her cultural heritage through research, teaching and services.
- A major presence in the university world, characterized by a Christian vision of mankind and making a specific contribution to all areas of knowledge.
- UCP is recognized by the Portuguese State as a free, autonomous university institution of public utility.
Bachelor's programmes
Business & Management (4)
- Bachelor Business Administration
- Bachelor Economics and Finance
- Bachelor Economics and Management
Social Sciences (3)
- Bachelor Economics and Finance
- Bachelor Economics and Management
Engineering & Technology (1)
- B.Eng. Bioengineering
Medicine & Health (1)
- B.Sc. Nutritional Sciences
Natural Sciences & Mathematics (1)
- B.Sc. Microbiology
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.
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World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2020
351 250
2019
601
2018
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QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2020
801 -50
2019
751 -100
2018
651
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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
Traditional but with room to grow!
Anonymous rated 3 out of 5 stars
The level of excellence in teaching Portuguese Law is high. In Portugal I would say this is the Law school that focuses the most on international subjects and offers a variety of english taught courses on different subjects of law. However, comparing to other european universities, this is still a very traditional school, there is no investment on international moot courts...
Anonymous rated 2 out of 5 stars
The course was not well organized, several episods of misinformation about taxes, erasmus program and marks.
Competence by the beach
Anonymous rated 5 out of 5 stars
Catolica is a very rigorous university that gives you the best possible training an economist can have. In technical terms it is extraordinary. At the same time it is located in lisbon which means you get to enjoy incredible weather, great people and go to the beach every weekend if you want.
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