Why Portugal
You will be inspired by the quality of our higher education institutions and top research organisations.
105 Higher Education Institutions, about 4787 courses, and around 397 000 students;
307 R&D Units in all domains of knowledge awarded 525 Million euros from Horizon 2020;
Portugal was considered the World Leading Destination in 2017, 2018 and 2019;
It is sunny 70% of the time!
Our lifestyle and culture are additional reasons for choosing to Study&Research in Portugal.
Portuguese Language
261 million people speak Portuguese worldwide
4th most spoken language worldwide
Official language in: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, and São Tomé and Príncipe.
Portugal has a multicultural environment and many programmes are taught in English, but you will find a unique opportunity to learn one of the most relevant languages in the world.
As a plus, fluency in Portuguese will help you embrace our culture and lifestyle.
Science & Society
The engagement of Citizens in Science and Technology is not only a basic right but corresponds to a fundamental need of society to improve the quality of democracy and of decison-making processes.