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University of Coimbra

University of Coimbra
Universidade de Coimbra
University of Coimbra seal
Latin: Universitas Conimbrigensis
TypePublic research university
Established1290 (1290)
RectorAmílcar Falcão
Academic staff
2,179[1]
Administrative staff
1,357[1]
Students28,182 (2022)[1]
Undergraduates9,896[1]
Postgraduates11,180[1]
3,372[1]
Location
Coimbra
,
Portugal

40°12′27″N 8°25′35″W / 40.2074°N 8.4265°W / 40.2074; -8.4265
CampusUrban/College Town
Students' unionAssociação Académica de Coimbra (AAC)
Colours
  •   Forest green (university)
  •   Yellow (medicine)
  •   Red (law)
  •     Sky blue and white (sciences and technology)
  •   Royal blue (humanities)
  •   Purple (pharmacy)
  •     Red and white (economics)
  •   Orange (psychology)
  •   Brown (sports sciences)
  •     Black and white (students' union)
Affiliations
Websiteuc.pt
Official nameUniversity of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia
TypeCultural
Criteriaii, iv, vi
Designated2013 (37th session)
Reference no.1387
RegionEurope and North America

The University of Coimbra (UC; Portuguese: Universidade de Coimbra, pronounced [univɨɾsiˈðaðɨ ðɨ kuˈĩbɾɐ]) is a public research university in Coimbra, Portugal. First established in Lisbon in 1290, it went through a number of relocations until moving permanently to Coimbra in 1537. The university is among the oldest universities in continuous operation in the world, the oldest in Portugal, and played an influential role in the development of higher education in the Portuguese-speaking world.[2] In 2013, UNESCO declared the university a World Heritage Site, noting its architecture, unique culture and traditions, and historical role.[2]

The contemporary university is organized into eight faculties, granting bachelor's (licenciado), master's (mestre) and doctorate (doutor) degrees in nearly all major fields. It lends its name to the Coimbra Group of European research universities founded in 1985, of which it was a founding member. Enrolling over 25,000 students, more than 15% of whom are international, it is one of Portugal's most cosmopolitan universities.[3][4]

Coimbra's alumni over the centuries include Portugal's national poet Luís de Camões,[5] the mathematician Pedro Nunes,[6] many statesmen, prime ministers and presidents of Portugal, and Nobel Prize laureate António Egaz Moniz.[7]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Facts & Figures". uc.pt. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b "University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. UNESCO World Heritage. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  3. ^ "University of Coimbra". Times Higher Education (THE). 20 January 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Shanghai Ranking-Universities". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Luís de Camões". www.parlamento.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Ciência em Portugal - Personagens". cvc.instituto-camoes.pt. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Prof. Egas Moniz – O Nobel Português de Medicina e Fisiologia". Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 24 October 2023.

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