The Technical University of Lisbon (UTL; pt, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, ) was a
Portuguese public university. It was created in 1930 in
Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...
, 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)
The University of Lisbon (UL; pt, Universidade de Lisboa, ; la, Universitas Olisiponensis) was a public university in Lisbon, Portugal. It was founded in 1911 after the fall of the Portuguese monarchy and was later integrated in the new Unive ...
and was incorporated in the new
University of Lisbon.
Faculties
* 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 degree
An academic degree is a qualification awarded to students upon successful completion of a course of study in higher education, usually at a college or university. These institutions commonly offer degrees at various levels, usually including unde ...
s in a wide range of fields, ranging from veterinary medicine to agricultural sciences to engineering to political science to sporting management.
Notable alumni
People who have been awarded a degree by the Technical University of Lisbon or otherwise have attended this university, include:
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Alberto Romão Dias
Alberto Romão Dias (1941 – 15 July 2007) was a full professor of the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department at the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) of the Technical University of Lisbon in Portugal.
Education
His alma mater inc ...
, Researcher, university professor.
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Álvaro Siza Vieira, Architect, university professor, Pritzker Prize winner 1992.
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António Borges (economist)
António Mendo de Castel-Branco do Amaral Osório Borges (18 November 1949 – 25 August 2013) was a Portugal, Portuguese economist and banker. He was also a Managing Director and International Adviser of Goldman Sachs.
Biography
Early years t ...
, Vice President of
Goldman Sachs International
Goldman Sachs () is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company. Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is headquartered at 200 West Street in Lower Manhattan, with regional headquarters in London, Warsaw, Bangalore, H ...
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Amílcar Cabral, Bissau-Guinean independence fighter, guerrilla, agronomist.
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António Câmara
António Câmara is a professor at the Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa and has been a Visiting Professor at both Cornell University (1988–89) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1998–99). He was a S ...
, Entrepreneur, university professor, civil engineer.
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Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Aníbal António Cavaco Silva, GCC, GColL, GColIH (; born 15 July 1939) is a Portuguese economist who served as the 19th president of Portugal, in office from 9 March 2006 to 9 March 2016. He had been previously prime minister of Portugal fro ...
, former President of Republic and Prime Minister, university professor, economist.
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António Guterres
António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres ( , ; born 30 April 1949) is a Portuguese politician and diplomat. Since 2017, he has served as secretary-general of the United Nations, the ninth person to hold this title. A member of the Portuguese Socia ...
, former Prime Minister, politician, electrical engineer.
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Arlindo Oliveira
Arlindo Manuel Limede de Oliveira, born in Negage, Angola, is a Portuguese academic, researcher and writer. He is author of more than 150 scientific articles and papers in conferences and of three books: The Digital Mind, published by MIT Press a ...
, Scientist, electrical engineer.
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Bagão Félix, Minister, politician, economist.
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Bento de Jesus Caraça, Antifascist resistance, mathematician and economist.
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Carla Gomes, computer scientist, computational sustainability researcher, university professor.
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Carlos Carvalhas, Communist leader, politician, economist.
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Carlos Queiroz, football manager, physical educator.
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Dom Duarte Pio de Bragança, 24th Duke of Braganza, claimant to the throne of Portugal, agronomist.
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Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues, Socialist leader, politician, economist.
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Fernando Ulrich, Banker, banking administrator (did not graduate).
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Francisco Louçã, Left Bloc leader, politician, university professor, economist.
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Jaime Nogueira Pinto, writer and university professor.
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Jesualdo Ferreira, football manager, physical educator.
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José Mourinho
José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix GOIH (; born 26 January 1963), is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Italian Serie A club Roma. Once dubbed "The Special One" by the British ...
, football manager, physical educator.
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Manuel Pinho
Manuel António Gomes de Almeida de Pinho (born 28 October 1954) is a former Portugal, Portuguese Minister of Economy and Innovation (2005–09) in the José Sócrates cabinet, who subsequently became an energy policy academic (2010–17) under ...
, politician and economist
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Manuela Ferreira Leite Former leader
PSD, minister, politician, economist.
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Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo
Maria de Lourdes Ruivo da Silva de Matos Pintasilgo (; 18 January 1930 – 10 July 2004) was a Portuguese chemical engineer and politician. She was the first and to date only woman to serve as Prime Minister of Portugal, and the second woman ...
, Prime Minister, politician, chemical engineer.
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Mariano Gago
José Mariano Rebelo Pires Gago, ComSE (16 May, 1948 – 17 April, 2015), commonly referred to as Mariano Gago, was a Portuguese physicist and politician, mostly known for his tenures as Minister for Science and Higher Education. He held governme ...
, minister, politician, university professor, scientist, electrical engineer.
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Nelo Vingada, football manager, physical educator.
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Nuno Crato, university professor, researcher, writer, mathematician and economist.
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Ricardo Espírito Santo
Ricardo Espírito Santo (1900–1955) was a Portuguese banker, economist, patron of the arts, and international athlete. A good friend of the Portuguese dictator, António de Oliveira Salazar, he turned the Banco Espírito Santo (BES) into one o ...
, banker and art collector.
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Susana Feitor
Susana Paula de Jesus Feitor, DamIH (born 28 January 1975) is a Portuguese racewalker. She was born in Alcobertas
Alcobertas is a civil parish in the municipality of Rio Maior
Rio Maior () is a municipality in the Santarém District in Portuga ...
, racewalker.
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Tim, musician, vocalist of
Xutos & Pontapés, agronomist.
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Vítor Constâncio, former governor
Banco de Portugal
The Banco de Portugal (English: Bank of Portugal) is the central bank of the Portuguese Republic. The bank was founded by royal charter in 1846, during the reign of Queen Maria II of Portugal, by a merger of the '' Banco de Lisboa'' (Bank of Lis ...
, politician, economist.
See also
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List of higher education institutions in Portugal
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Higher education in Portugal
Notes and references
External links
Universidade Técnica de Lisboa
Educational institutions established in 1930
1930 establishments in Portugal
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