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Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa (''UAL; Autonomous University of Lisbon'') is a private
university A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States ...
located in Lisbon, the capital of
Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...
. UAL was founded on December 13, 1985.Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa - História da Universidade
/ref> Its seat is in the Palace of the Counts of Redondo.


History

The Autonomous University of Lisbon is a
private university Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grants. Dep ...
recognized by the Portuguese government. The university was created by the Cooperativa de Ensino Universitário (CEU) on December 13, 1985, which is responsible for the economic and financial management of the university. As mentor of the project, the CEU has participated in the creation of mechanisms that allow for the conception of research as a methodological process and source of knowledge, acting in the field of postgraduate degrees, through activities, both in the acquisition of academic degrees and in the achievement of skills for the world of work. The university provides advanced training for doctoral and master's students, under the Educational Development Program for Portugal (Prodep II). UAL also has a range of support services in the didactic-pedagogical sphere, as well as in the area of ​​support services, namely: Access to food in canteens and bars, prints, bibliographic and computer support, exemption or reduction of tuition fees, insurance scholarships, support for internships and management of careers or sporting and cultural activities. In 2015, it served as the setting for the recordings of the TVI soap opera « A Única Mulher».


Erasmus

The Institutional International Relations Office (GRII) coordinates UAL's participation in
international student International students, or foreign students, are students who undertake all or part of their tertiary education in a country other than their own and move to that country for the purpose of studying. In 2019, there were over 6 million internati ...
and teacher mobility programs and networks through the
Erasmus Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (; ; English: Erasmus of Rotterdam or Erasmus;''Erasmus'' was his baptismal name, given after St. Erasmus of Formiae. ''Desiderius'' was an adopted additional name, which he used from 1496. The ''Roterodamus'' w ...
program, and protocols with universities outside
Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirel ...
, with particular emphasis on
Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. Mobility students have the possibility of receiving a monthly scholarship whose value varies depending on the country (minimum scholarship: 200 Euros/month), they do not pay fees at the host universities and receive a 50% reduction in the fees they continue to pay at UAL. Students who go to
Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
, or other countries outside Europe with which UAL is registered, do not receive a scholarship because it is an extra
Erasmus Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (; ; English: Erasmus of Rotterdam or Erasmus;''Erasmus'' was his baptismal name, given after St. Erasmus of Formiae. ''Desiderius'' was an adopted additional name, which he used from 1496. The ''Roterodamus'' w ...
mobility, but have a 75% reduction in the payment of tuition fees at UAL.


Noted alumni

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António José Seguro António José Martins Seguro (born 11 March 1962) is a Portuguese politician for the Socialist Party (PS). Seguro was Secretary General of the PS from 2011 until September 2014, and he was the leader of the largest opposition party in the Por ...


Gallery

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External links


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References

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