Technical University of Lisbon explained
| Technical University of Lisbon |
| Native Name: | Universidade Técnica de Lisboa |
| Established: | 1930 |
| Type: | Public University |
| Students: | 21,427 (2008)[1] |
| City: | Lisbon |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Website: | www.utl.pt |
The Technical University of Lisbon (UTL; Portuguese: Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, pronounced as /pt/) 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.
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 degrees 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:
- 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.
- Nelo Vingada, football manager, physical educator.
See also
External links
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Notes and References
- Web site: Archived copy . 2015-06-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090623084110/http://www.estatisticas.gpeari.mctes.pt/archive/doc/insc07_08__difusao_.xls . 2009-06-23 .
