Universidade Lusófona

Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias (Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies) is the largest Portuguese private university, and the main institution of Grupo Lusófona, which administers other universities and colleges in Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique. Indeed, promotion of Lusophony (the speaking of Portuguese) is seen as a major objective of the institution; students from former Portuguese African colonies pay substantially reduced fees.

Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias
MottoHumani nihil alienum
TypePrivate University
Established1987
RectorMário Moutinho
Students9.195 - 2017/18
Location
Lisbon
,
Portugal
CampusUrban
Websitewww.ulusofona.pt

History

The Universidade Lusofona started in 1987 in Lisbon and is the property of Grupo Lusófona a Portuguese private investor group geared at developing higher education institutions in Lusophone countries. Since then Universidade Lusófona has opened semi-autonomous offshoots in Porto, Luanda, Mindelo (2007).

Courses offered

Department of Architecture, Urban Planning, Geography and Plastic Arts

Department of Social and Human Sciences

Department of Communication Sciences, Architecture, Arts, and Information Technology

Department of Health Sciences

Department of Law

Department of Physical Education, Sports, and Leisure

Department of Engineering and Natural Sciences
  • Biology
  • Ocean Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Biotechnological Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Electronic Engineering
  • Industrial Management and Engineering
  • Food Engineering
  • Mathematics

Department of Veterinary Medicine

Department of Psychology

Department of Economy and Management
  • Accounting
  • Economy
  • Business Management
  • Human Resources Management

Department of Architecture, Urban Planning, Geography and Plastic Arts
  • Advanced Studies in Architecture
  • Geography and Development
  • Museology
  • Urban Planning

Department of Social and Human Sciences
  • Education Scienceslll
  • Political Science
  • Science of Religions
  • Special Education
  • Literary Translation Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Social Service and Social Policy
  • Sociology
  • Lusophony and International Relations
  • Political, Economic and Social Lusophone History
  • Tourism

Department of Communication Sciences, Arts, and Information Technology
  • Communication Sciences, Marketing, and Advertising
  • Institutional Communication
  • Alternative Communication and Support Systems
  • Communication and Culture Sciences
  • Film Studies
  • Journalism, Politics, and Contemporary History
  • Creation and Production in Technological Arts
  • Multimedia Communication Systems
  • Software Engineering and Information Systems
  • Kino Eyes - The European Movie Masters - Erasmus Mundus Joint Master
  • Docnomads - Erasmus Mundus Joint Master

Department of Health Sciences
  • Dermatological and Cosmetic Sciences
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Pharmaceutical Care

Department of Law
  • Law

Department of Physical Education, Sports, and Leisure
  • Young Sportspeople Training
  • Pedagogical Supervision in Physical Education and Sports

Department of Engineering and Natural Sciences
  • Developmental Biology
  • Engineering and Ocean Studies
  • Environmental Engineering

Department of Veterinary Medicine

Department of Psychology
  • Education Psychology
  • Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy
  • Sexual Psychology
  • Criminal Psychology and Social Exclusion
  • Psychology in International and Inter-cultural environments

Department of Economy and Management
  • Business Management
  • Economy

Department of Architecture, Urban Planning, Geography and Plastic Arts
  • Museology

Department of Social and Human Sciences
  • Education
  • Political Science
  • Philosophy - Contemporary Thought

Department of Engineering and Natural Sciences
  • Mathematics (Physics-Mathematics]

Department of Psychology
  • Clinical Neuropsychology

Hazing Deaths

In December 2013, six students of the university drowned to death at Meco Beach in an alleged hazing (praxes in Portuguese) incident.[1]

References
  1. Minder, Raphael (18 March 2014). "Student Deaths Spark Debate Over Hazing at Portugal's Universities". The New York Times. p. A11 (New York Edition). Retrieved 19 March 2014.

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