Catholic University of Portugal

Catholic University of Portugal
Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Latin: Universitas Catholica Lusitana
MottoThe Value of Values
TypeConcordat university
Established1967
PresidentIsabel Capeloa Gil
Academic staff
1 109 (2023)
Administrative staff
642 (2023)
Students13 026 Students (Degree-Granting Programmes) and 7 549 Postgraduate Students (Non Degree-Granting Programmes)
Location
Lisbon (Headquarters); Porto Regional Centre; Braga Regional Centre; Viseu Regional Centre
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CampusMultiple sites
Websitewww.ucp.pt

The Catholic University of Portugal (Portuguese: Universidade Católica Portuguesa, pronounced [univɨɾsiˈðad(ɨ) kɐˈtɔlikɐ puɾtuˈɣezɐ]), also referred to as Católica or UCP for short, is a concordat university (non-state-run university with concordat status) headquartered in Lisbon and with four locations: Lisbon, Braga, Porto and Viseu.[1] Besides the four centres in Portugal, UCP also has the University of Saint Joseph in Macau as its affiliate.

It was recognized as the best Portuguese university according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, from 2021 to 2023, [2] with more than 20 000 students.[3] The current and 6th rector of UCP is Professor Isabel Capeloa Gil.

  1. ^ universia.pt. "Universidade Católica Portuguesa". Universia Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  2. ^ "World University Rankings". Times Higher Education (THE). 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  3. ^ "Católica and Figures | UCP". www.ucp.pt. Retrieved 2024-06-07.