The portuguese public universities
José Marques dos Santos
Vice-President of the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities (CRUP)
Rector of University of Porto
Brussels, 4 March 2013
Portuguese Higher
Education Institutions
Public Universities
Represented by
CRUP
(www.crup.pt)
Public Polytechnics
Represented by
CCISP
(www.ccisp.pt)
Private Institutions
Represented by
APESP
(www.apesp.pt)
1. University of Coimbra
2. University of Lisbon
3. University of Porto
4. Technical University of Lisbon
5. University Nova de Lisboa
6. University of Aveiro
7. University of Minho
8. University of Évora
9. University of Azores
10. University of Algarve
11.Univ. of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
12. University of Beira Interior
13. University of Madeira
14. University Aberta (Open University)
15. Catholic University
16. ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon
Main Tasks

Coordination and global representation of its members,
respecting the autonomy of each of them

Active collaboration in the formulation of national policies and
legislation in education, science and culture

Active advisory and direct participation in public budget
preparation for higher education

Contribute to the development of education, research and
culture and to dignifying the mission of the university and of
its agents, as well as to strengthening networking with similar
councils from other countries;
Number of students in each public university, 2012/13
Source: Public Universities
Data of UL and UTL are related to the
academic year 2010/2011
Number of students in Public HEI’s and in Private HEI’s,
1995-96 to 2011-12
População – 10.507.958
Taxa de natalidade – 9.2‰
Taxa de mortalidade – 9.7‰
Filhos/Mulher – 1.37
88500Km2
9 ilhas
2335 Km2
Source: Ministry of Education and Science
CET not included
Number of graduates in Public HEI’s and in Private HEI’s,
1995-96 to 2010-11
População – 10.507.958
Taxa de natalidade – 9.2‰
Taxa de mortalidade – 9.7‰
Filhos/Mulher – 1.37
88500Km2
9 ilhas
2335 Km2
Source: Ministry of Education and Science
CET not included
Number of active grants between 1994 and 2011
População – 10.507.958
Taxa de natalidade – 9.2‰
Taxa de mortalidade – 9.7‰
Filhos/Mulher – 1.37
88500Km2
9 ilhas
2335 Km2
Source: Foundation for Science and
Technology
Number of PhD’s completed in portuguese universities,
1970 - 2011
População – 10.507.958
Taxa de natalidade – 9.2‰
Taxa de mortalidade – 9.7‰
Filhos/Mulher – 1.37
88500Km2
9 ilhas
2335 Km2
Source: Foundation for Science and
Technology; Data related to year 2011 was
collected in RAIDES 11’
Academic degree of teachers in public universities,
2011/2012
População – 10.507.958
Taxa de natalidade – 9.2‰
Taxa de mortalidade – 9.7‰
Filhos/Mulher – 1.37
88500Km2
9 ilhas
2335 Km2
Source: Ministry of Education and Science
Financing of FP 7 to universities (>1,4M€), 2007/2012
População – 10.507.958
Taxa de natalidade – 9.2‰
Taxa de mortalidade – 9.7‰
Filhos/Mulher – 1.37
70.0 M€
60.0 M€
50.0 M€
40.0 M€
30.0 M€
88500Km2
20.0 M€
10.0 M€
0.0 M€
9 ilhas
2335 Km2
Source: Foundation for Science and Technology
(GPPQ). Data includes Interface Institutes.
Financing of FP 7 to universities (<1,5M€), 2007/2012
População – 10.507.958
Taxa de natalidade – 9.2‰
Taxa de mortalidade – 9.7‰
Filhos/Mulher – 1.37
88500Km2
9 ilhas
2335 Km2
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* Private universities
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Source: Foundation for Science and Technology
(GPPQ). Data includes Interface Institutes.
2. Portuguese Higher Education
International rankings
NOVA
Times Higher Education
QS World University
Shanghai
Webometrics
Scimago World Report
Scimago
Iberoamericano
>400
(434)
UCoimbra UPorto
>400
351-400
(353)
UAveiro
UMinho
ULisboa
UTL
351-400
351-400
-
-
(371)
(383)
-
551-660
-
401-500
401-500
254
228
182
401-450
385
401-450
-
-
301-400
-
339
209
70
537
663 (1,2) 531 (1,2) 270 (1,2) 550 (1,2) 684 (1,3) 511 (1,1) 294 (1,3)
35 (1,2)
28 (1,2)
11 (1,2)
29 (1,2)
39 (1,3)
27 (1,1)
15 (1,2)
Leiden (P)
487
425
246
429
455
320
Leiden (Impacto)
373
384
340
371
-
377
336
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