Catholic University of Portugal (Universidade Católica Portuguesa / UCP)
Catholic University of Portugal (Universidade Católica Portuguesa / UCP) is a private institution in Lisbon, Portugal, accredited by Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES); Portuguese Directorate-General for Higher Education (DGES); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Primary language: Portuguese. AlmiStudy lists 6 canonical subject areas, all verified against Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES); Portuguese Directorate-General for Higher Education (DGES); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999).
- Country
- Portugal (PT)
- City
- Lisbon
- Control
- private
- Language
- Portuguese
- Accreditation
- Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES); Portuguese Directorate-General for Higher Education (DGES); European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.
- Source
- Catholic University of Portugal (Universidade Católica Portuguesa / UCP) Official Website · tier: tier_1_official
- Website
- https://www.ucp.pt/en
Subjects offered
Show all 8 listed subjects (raw)
Law · Economics and Business (Católica Lisbon SBE / Porto Business School) · Theology · Human Sciences · Health Sciences · Biotechnology · Arts · Engineering
Founded in 1967, the Catholic University of Portugal (UCP) is the country's leading private university — canonically established by the Holy See — with campuses in Lisbon, Porto, Braga, and Viseu. Its Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics is internationally accredited and consistently FT-ranked in Europe. ~12,000 students.
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University of Coimbra (Universidade de Coimbra / UC)
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