Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa

FCT/UNL
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Motto Omnis Civitas Contra Se Divisa Non Stabit
Motto in English
Any city divided against itself will not last
Type Public school
Established 1977
Students c. 6500
Location Monte de Caparica, Portugal
Campus Suburban, 15 ha
Website http://www.fct.unl.pt

The Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, FCTUNL or FCT for short, is a Portuguese faculty of the New University of Lisbon located on the Caparica Campus, near Lisbon.

The Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa operates with great autonomy and awards degrees in several engineering and natural sciences specializations.

FCT pioneered in offering the first strictly computer science degree in Portugal [1] and is still one of the best in this and other fields of the so-called "new engineerings".

Its alumni have a great employability index.

The Director is Fernando Santana.

The mascot is Estrôncia the Duck.

Organization

This faculty is divided in several departments, each one responsible for teaching the classes relative to its specific area. The majority of classes are meant for the degrees supplied by the department, but there are a few classes that are common to all degrees (for instance math classes) which are taught to all students.

Departments

PhD Programms available

Environment Technology Assessment Bioengineering Biology Biochemistry Biotechnology Science and Engineering of Materials Science Education Conservation of Heritage Energy and Bioenergy Biomedical Engineering Civil engineering Engineering, Refining, Petrochemical and Chemical Membrane Engineering (Erasmus Mundus) Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering Physics Geological Engineering Industrial engineering Mechanical Engineering Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Statistics and Risk Management Physics Geology History, Philosophy and Heritage of Science and Technology Computers Mathematics Digital Media Nanotechnologies and Nanosciences Food Quality Chemistry Sustainable Chemistry

Services

Notable Professors and Students

People who have been awarded a degree by the FCT- Nova University of Lisbon or otherwise have attended or lectured in this university, include:

External links

Notes

  1. The Licenciatura em Engenharia Informática (on computer science) started in 1975 in temporary installations before the founding of FCT itself.
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