The Technical University of Lisbon (UTL; , ) was a Portuguese public university. It was created in 1930 in Lisbon, as a confederation of preexisting schools, and comprised the faculties and institutes of veterinary medicine; agricultural sciences; economics and business administration; engineering, social and political sciences; architecture; and human kinetics.

On July 25, 2013, it merged with the older University of Lisbon (1911–2013) and was incorporated in the new University of Lisbon.

Faculties

  • Veterinary Medicine: FMV - Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária
  • Agricultural Sciences: ISA - Instituto Superior de Agronomia
  • Economics and Business Management: ISEG - Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão
  • Engineering, Science and Technology: IST - Instituto Superior Técnico
  • Social and Political Sciences: ISCSP - Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas
  • Human Kinetics: FMH - Faculdade de Motricidade Humana
  • Architecture: FA - Faculdade de Arquitectura

The faculties offer all levels of academic degrees in a wide range of fields, ranging from veterinary medicine to agricultural sciences to engineering to political science to sporting management.

Notable alumni

People who have been awarded a degree by the Technical University of Lisbon or otherwise have attended this university, include:

  • Dom Duarte Pio de Bragança, 24th Duke of Braganza, claimant to the throne of Portugal, agronomist.
  • Alberto Romão Dias, Researcher, university professor.
  • António Borges (economist), Vice President of Goldman Sachs International
  • Amílcar Cabral, Bissau-Guinean independence fighter, guerrilla, agronomist.
  • António Câmara, Entrepreneur, university professor, civil engineer.
  • Bento de Jesus Caraça, Antifascist resistance, mathematician and economist.
  • Carlos Carvalhas, Communist leader, politician, economist.
  • Aníbal Cavaco Silva, former President of Republic and Prime Minister, university professor, economist.
  • Maria Amélia Chaves, first female civil engineer to graduate from the Instituto Superior Técnico at UTL, and the first Portuguese female engineer to work in the field.
  • Vítor Constâncio, former governor Banco de Portugal, politician, economist.
  • Nuno Crato, university professor, researcher, writer, mathematician and economist.
  • Mariano Gago, minister, politician, university professor, scientist, electrical engineer.
  • Carla Gomes, computer scientist, computational sustainability researcher, university professor.
  • António Guterres, former Prime Minister, politician, electrical engineer.
  • Susana Feitor, racewalker.
  • Bagão Félix, Minister, politician, economist.
  • Jesualdo Ferreira, football manager, physical educator.
  • Manuela Ferreira Leite Former leader PSD, minister, politician, economist.
  • Francisco Louçã, Left Bloc leader, politician, university professor, economist.
  • José Mourinho, football manager, physical educator.
  • Arlindo Oliveira, Scientist, electrical engineer.
  • Manuel Pinho, politician and economist
  • Jaime Nogueira Pinto, writer and university professor.
  • Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo, Prime Minister, politician, chemical engineer.
  • Carlos Queiroz, football manager, physical educator.
  • Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues, Socialist leader, politician, economist.
  • Ricardo Espírito Santo, banker and art collector.
  • Tim, musician, vocalist of Xutos & Pontapés, agronomist.
  • Fernando Ulrich, Banker, banking administrator (did not graduate).
  • Álvaro Siza Vieira, Architect, university professor, Pritzker Prize winner 1992.
  • Fernando Vasco Costa, civil engineer.
  • Nelo Vingada, football manager, physical educator.

See also

  • List of higher education institutions in Portugal
  • Higher education in Portugal

Notes and references

  • Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (archived)