University of Coimbra (UC)
Public research university for Portuguese and international students
The University of Coimbra (UC) is a Portuguese public higher education institution with more than 700 years of experience in education, training and research. The first and the only Portuguese-speaking university until the early 20th century, UC has affirmed its position over the years with a unique mix of tradition, contemporaneity and innovation.
The University of Coimbra has a unique tangible and intangible heritage, keystone in the scientific culture of Europe and the World, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2013.
Nowadays, the University of Coimbra has eight faculties (Literature, Law, Medicine, Science and Technology, Pharmacy, Economics, Psychology and Educational Sciences, Sport Sciences and Physical Education) and more than 22 thousand students.
To study at the University of Coimbra is to pursue the intellectual history of the country in the school that graduated some of the most distinguished personalities of national culture, science and politics.
Visit website: https://www.uc.pt/en
Details last updated 23-Dec-2022
People at University of Coimbra (UC)
Paulo J. Oliveira
Vice-President of the CNC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Co-Founder of the MitoXT
Cláudia Cavadas
Vice-Rector and Director of the Institute of Interdisciplinary Research at the University of Coimbra