Catholic University of Portugal

Catholic University of Portugal (Universidade Católica Portuguesa, UCP) is a private non-profit higher education institution founded in 1967. Its legal seat and headquarters campus is located at Palma de Cima, 1649-023 Lisbon, Portugal, with further campuses in Porto, Braga, and Viseu. UCP offers programmes at the first (licenciatura), second (mestrado), and third (doutoramento) Bologna cycles, covering fields including Law, Business Administration, Political Science and International Relations, Communication and Media Studies, Health Sciences, Education and Psychology, Theology and Religious Studies, Arts and Technologies, Data Science, and more. The university is accredited by A3ES (Agency for Evaluation and Accreditation of Higher Education) with a positive institutional assessment valid until 31 July 2029 (DEQAR Report ID 115023). UCP is a member of the Transform4Europe European Universities alliance (since 2023) and participates in the Erasmus+ programme (Erasmus Institution Code: P LISBOA01). It has an active research mission with multiple research centres, a Católica Doctoral School, and a Research and Innovation Office. Contact: info@ucp.pt | +351 217 214 000 | www.ucp.pt