Catholic University of Portugal

The Catholic University of Portugal (UCP) operates across four main locations: Lisbon, Porto, Braga and Viseu, with an additional campus in Sintra housing the Católica Medical School. Its headquarters are at the Palma de Cima Campus in Lisbon, a 37,000 m² campus that includes academic buildings, the João Paulo II University Library, lecture theatres, laboratories, studios, restaurants, cafeterias, student services and accommodation.

There are around 20349 students in the university.

The Catholic University of Portugal’s Lisbon Campus has measures to support student safety and wellbeing, including controlled access to certain campus facilities, identification through the UCP student card and campus support services. At Católica-Lisbon School of Business & Economics, for example, access to the building after 8:00 p.m. is restricted to individuals identified with a valid UCP card.

Student life at the Catholic University of Portugal’s Lisbon Campus combines academic, social, cultural, sporting and community activities. Students can participate in student associations, professional clubs, music groups, sports teams, volunteering and international activities.

The Catholic University of Portugal provides accommodation support for students through its Residência Universitária Feminina (RUF), a university residence primarily intended for female students, with priority given to Católica students. The residence has 70 single rooms with private bathrooms and three twin rooms.

Catholic University of Portugal has dedicated Careers and Employability services that connect students and alumni with employers through career fairs, recruitment platforms, internships, workshops and mentoring. At the Porto campus, the annual RUMO Employability Event brings together employers from different sectors through company stands, recruitment lounges, networking sessions and discussions on current labour-market opportunities.

The Catholic University of Portugal (UCP), Lisbon Campus offers several scholarship and financial-support opportunities. University-wide support includes UCP Social Support, administered through the Social Responsibility Office, which can provide reductions or waivers of tuition fees to students experiencing financial difficulties.

The Catholic University of Portugal (UCP), Lisbon Campus offers undergraduate, integrated master’s, master’s, doctoral, postgraduate and executive programmes across business, economics, law, humanities, social sciences, health, nursing, theology and political studies.