Portugal Universities

Universities in Portugal. — Universities in Portugal

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The oldest university in Portugal is the University of Coimbra founded in 1290. The university was first established as the Studium Generale (Estudo Geral) in Lisbon before moving to Coimbra.

The second oldest university in Portugal is the University of Evora which was a former Jesuit college - the Colégio del Espiritú Santo - from 1559 to 1759.

The National Library in Lisbon. — The National Library in Lisbon part of University City (Cidade Universitária)

The University of Lisbon was founded in 1911 and merged with the Technical University of Lisbon in 2012 reopening in 2013.

The Faculty of Humanities of the University of Lisbon (Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa) and the Faculty of Law (Faculdade de Direito) are both part of the University of Lisbon Alameda campus (aka University City; Cidade Universitária) in the north of the city near Campo Grande metro and bus station. The campus includes the National Library of Portugal (Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal) and the National Archives (Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo), which moved here in 1990. In addition, there is a sports ground and swimming pool within the expansive grounds as well as other faculty buildings, namely Science and Medicine. Several other national organizations have their HQ's here, too. The first part of construction of the campus was finished in 1937.

The University of Minho (Universidade do Minho) is split between the cities of Braga and Guimarães in northern Portugal.

There are 4 campuses; 3 in Braga and 1 in Guimarães. These are the Largo do Paço in Braga, the Campus of Gualtar, (Braga), the Convento dos Congregados, (Braga) and the Campus of Azurém, in Guimarães.