Technical University of Lisbon

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Technical University of Lisbon

Universidade Técnica de Lisboa
Type	Public University
Established	1930
Students	21,427 (2008)[1]
Location	Lisbon , Portugal
Website	www.utl.pt

The Technical University of Lisbon (UTL; Portuguese: Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, pronounced [univɨɾsiˈðaðɨ ˈtɛknikɐ ðɨ liʒˈβoɐ]) was a Portuguese public university. It was created in 1930 in Lisbon, as a confederation of preexisting schools, and comprised the faculties and institutes of veterinary medicine; agricultural sciences; economics and business administration; engineering, social and political sciences; architecture; and human kinetics.

On July 25, 2013, it merged with the older University of Lisbon (1911–2013) and was incorporated in the new University of Lisbon.

• Veterinary Medicine: FMV - Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária
• Agricultural Sciences: ISA - Instituto Superior de Agronomia
• Economics and Business Management: ISEG - Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão
• Engineering, Science and Technology: IST - Instituto Superior Técnico
• Social and Political Sciences: ISCSP - Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas
• Human Kinetics: FMH - Faculdade de Motricidade Humana
• Architecture: FA - Faculdade de Arquitectura

The faculties offer all levels of academic degrees in a wide range of fields, ranging from veterinary medicine to agricultural sciences to engineering to political science to sporting management.

People who have been awarded a degree by the Technical University of Lisbon or otherwise have attended this university, include:

• Dom Duarte Pio de Bragança, 24th Duke of Braganza, claimant to the throne of Portugal, agronomist.

• Alberto Romão Dias, Researcher, university professor.
• António Borges (economist), Vice President of Goldman Sachs International
• Amílcar Cabral, Bissau-Guinean independence fighter, guerrilla, agronomist.
• António Câmara, Entrepreneur, university professor, civil engineer.
• Bento de Jesus Caraça, Antifascist resistance, mathematician and economist.
• Carlos Carvalhas, Communist leader, politician, economist.
• Aníbal Cavaco Silva, former President of Republic and Prime Minister, university professor, economist.
• Maria Amélia Chaves, first female civil engineer to graduate from the Instituto Superior Técnico at UTL, and the first Portuguese female engineer to work in the field.
• Vítor Constâncio, former governor Banco de Portugal, politician, economist.
• Nuno Crato, university professor, researcher, writer, mathematician and economist.
• Mariano Gago, minister, politician, university professor, scientist, electrical engineer.
• Carla Gomes, computer scientist, computational sustainability researcher, university professor.
• António Guterres, former Prime Minister, politician, electrical engineer.
• Susana Feitor, racewalker.
• Bagão Félix, Minister, politician, economist.
• Jesualdo Ferreira, football manager, physical educator.
• Manuela Ferreira Leite Former leader PSD, minister, politician, economist.
• Francisco Louçã, Left Bloc leader, politician, university professor, economist.
• José Mourinho, football manager, physical educator.
• Arlindo Oliveira, Scientist, electrical engineer.
• Manuel Pinho, politician and economist
• Jaime Nogueira Pinto, writer and university professor.
• Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo, Prime Minister, politician, chemical engineer.
• Carlos Queiroz, football manager, physical educator.
• Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues, Socialist leader, politician, economist.
• Ricardo Espírito Santo, banker and art collector.
• Tim, musician, vocalist of Xutos & Pontapés, agronomist.
• Fernando Ulrich, Banker, banking administrator (did not graduate).
• Álvaro Siza Vieira, Architect, university professor, Pritzker Prize winner 1992.
• Fernando Vasco Costa, civil engineer.
• Nelo Vingada, football manager, physical educator.

• List of higher education institutions in Portugal
• Higher education in Portugal

• Universidade Técnica de Lisboa

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