NOVA University of Lisbon
university in Portugal
NOVA University of Lisbon (Portuguese: Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, pronounced [univɨɾsiˈðaðɨ ˈnɔvɐ ðɨ liʒˈβoɐ]), or just NOVA, is a Portuguese public university whose rectorate is located in Campolide, Lisbon. Founded in 1973, it is the newest of the public universities in the Portuguese capital city, earning its name as the "New" (NOVA) University of Lisbon.
The institution has more than 20,000 students, 1,800 professors and staff members distributed through five faculties, three institutes and one school, providing a variety of courses in several fields of knowledge.
History
The NOVA University of Lisbon was founded in 1973 and is the newest public university in the Lisbon metropolitan area, with teaching units in Lisbon, Almada, Oeiras, and Cascais.
It was founded as a response to ever-increasing demand for higher education in Portugal and in Lisbon in particular. While its early years focused on graduate and specialist programs, NOVA started expanding its teaching and research from 1977 onwards.
The structure of NOVA was organized according to a departmental and interdisciplinary model, where each of the Academic Units enjoy a great deal of autonomy.
Academic units
NOVA is divided into nine academic units, which enjoy a great deal of autonomy. These are the following.
Sciences and technology: FCT NOVA - NOVA School of Science and Technology
Social sciences and humanities: NOVA FCSH - Faculty of Social and Human Sciences
Economics and management: Nova SBE - Nova School of Business and Economics
Medical sciences: NMS|FCM - NOVA Medical School
Law: NOVA Direito - Faculty of Law
Statistics and information management: NOVA IMS - NOVA Information Management School
Chemical and biological technology: ITQB NOVA - António Xavier Institute of Chemical and Biological Technology
Hygiene and tropical medicine: IHMT - Institute of Tropical Hygiene and Medicine (Portuguese)
Public health: ENSP-NOVA - National School of Public Health
Research units
The NOVA University of Lisbon hosts 42 Research and Development Units (R&D Units), 15 of which are research partnerships between NOVA and other national institutions.
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