Universidade Portucalense

Universidade Portucalense Infante D. Henrique is an establishment of cooperative higher education and scientific research whose creation was legally supported through Dispatch no. 122/86, of 28 June, recognizing its usefulness.

In accordance with this legal determination and under the name of Universidade Portucalense Infante D. Henrique, it began its activities on the 30th of June of that year, and the beginning of the courses on the 16th of October 1986.

This institution offers different courses recognized by the governing body, for which it has its own qualified and qualified teaching staff, spread over six Departments: Architecture and Multimedia Gallaecia, Law, Psychology and Education, Economics and Management, Science and Technology and Tourism, Heritage and Culture.

The UPT intends to assert itself as a paradigm in higher education through its innovative interdisciplinary offer, taking advantage of the synergies of its departments. In a Europe whose concern is lifelong training, UPT assumes itself as a University of parents and children, contributing to Portugal becoming an economy based on knowledge, competitive and dynamic, with more and better jobs and social cohesion.

The UPT offers a large and modern campus, inserted in the University center of Asprela, recognized for its high degree of technological innovation, in a commitment that aims to provide students who attend with quality education. The various computer labs available 24 hours a day, complemented by a wireless network on the campus, facilitate access to information, favoring the student's personal and scientific development and enhancing student-centered teaching, with the latter becoming the main actor who builds knowledge and acquire skills. Around the campus there are several areas that, in addition to the Library, invite reflection and study, as well as socializing, such as the Bookshop, forums, canteen, bars, indoor and outdoor terraces and car parks.