Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias

Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias is the largest non-public University in Portugal. The University name comes from the word “Lusofonia” which names all the Portuguese speaking countries and their common linguistic and cultural background. The university assumes itself as the leading institution responsible for the development of this geographical and cultural space with more than 200 million inhabitants.

With a student body of more than 9.000 students and 1000 teachers, the university offers a very rich environment, either in scientific as in social and cultural terms. The large amount of foreign students studying here, namely the ones from Brazil and Africa, adds a lot to the already very lively University ambient. The University big and well-equipped campus, is situated in the centre of Lisbon “University City” just a few minutes away from all the city main areas.

International collaboration and employment

Since the beginning, Universidade Lusófona has assumed a very strong international cooperation strategy that involves the following main aspects:

• Support for foreigner students: Universidade Lusófona runs a Cooperation Program with the PALOPS, which constitutes the biggest program at a national level, giving support to citizens who are originally from the former colonies and want to enroll in a higher education program.
• Promotion of international career opportunities: Universidade Lusófona has a career Services Office that aids in creating employment aborad and that promotes an entrepreneurial project with human resources, technical means and partnerships that accompany the insertion of the graduates into an active working life.
• Training of HR – Universidade lusófona has a specific incentive system that promotes the training of university employees and alumni so they can obtain a BA and Master’s degree. The class schedules are adapted to their needs and the attribution of scholarships cover a considerable part of the expenses.
• Adaptation of training models - Almost all of the courses have a night class schedule (after working hours) which corresponds to the immense task of qualifying human resources in Portugal;
• International Exchange – Universidade Lusófona actively participates in the Socrates, Alban and Erasmus European programs, though promoting the exchange of undergraduate and graduate students and also teachers at all levels.