Universidade Nova de Lisboa | University Info | 4 PhDs in English

PhD Programmes

Computer Science & IT (2)

Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering
Doctorate Information Management

Business & Management (1)

Doctorate Information Management

Engineering & Technology (1)

Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering

Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences (1)

Ph.D. Plant Sciences - Plants for Life

Law (1)

Ph.D. Law

Natural Sciences & Mathematics (1)

Ph.D. Plant Sciences - Plants for Life

About

History

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa was founded on the 11th of August 1973, and is the youngest of Lisbon’s three state Universities. During its first years, the University cantered its offerings mainly on graduate and specialist programs, but since the end of 1977 NOVA has been steadily expanding its offerings.

Education

9 Schools
28 Bachelor
12 Integrated Masters
105 Masters
82 Doctorate

Research

Research at NOVA has been growing and developing, both at quantitative and qualitative levels. Universidade NOVA de Lisboa hosts 41 Research and Development Units (R&D Units), 15 of which are research partnerships between NOVA and other national institutions.

Career

NOVA has been particularly focused on favoring the employability of its students of all study cycles. The university supports students from the first day and all along the way by giving them access to a set of tools and assisting them with the development of competences for an effective job search using NOVA’s Job Portal as well as benefiting from the career offices that exist in each school.

University Ranking

QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities

2024

400 -31

2023

369 62

2022

431

QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.

World University Rankings by Times Higher Education

2024

501 100

2023

601 -200

2022

401

World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.

Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University

2023

601 -100

2022

501 100

2021

601

ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.

Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report

2024

-

2023

487 -36

2022

451

Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.

More rankings and student reviews

Services

Housing services

Lisbon offers around 72 students residences, principally located in the city center, with easy access to the various campuses around the city. Lisbon also boasts numerous internationally acclaimed hostels offering high-quality accommodation at reduced prices.
The Social Welfare Services (SASNOVA) have three residence halls with a total of 460 beds for the university students, with priority given to Portuguese scholarship students and foreign students in exchange programs.

Library services

The Universidade Nova de Lisboa has several libraries, included in its schools, which are specialized in a wide variety of thematic fields,.

Together they offer a collection of over 307,000 printed books, 6,388 printed journal titles, over 18,000 e-journal titles, theses and dissertations, 26,300 ebooks and access to bibliographical, statistical and financial databases.

Medical services

The Social Welfare Services of Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (SASNOVA) provide students appointments in General Practice, Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology and Nutrition. Appointments are held at Campolide Campus (Alfredo de Sousa Hall of Residence).

Student Life

Campus life

SASNOVA has three canteens and two cafeterias spread over all campuses.
The Social Services of Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (SASNOVA) have three canteens, with the respective snack bars and cafeterias, located at the university campuses.

Sports facilities

At NOVA students have the opportunity of practicing competitive sports, participating in univeristy competitions of sports such as surf, korfball, tennis, padel, target archery, basketball and athletics.

Student clubs

Students’ associations represent the students of each school of NOVA University and are an essential part of the university life, actively promoting activities that vary from pedagogic and cultural events, sports practice and the provision of services to students.

Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Nova School of Business and Economics
NOVA Medical School/ Faculdade de Ciências Médicas
Faculdade de Direito
NOVA Information Management School

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Scholarships

PhD Master Bachelor

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History

Education

Research

Career

University Ranking

Services

Housing services

Library services

Medical services

Student Life

Campus life

Sports facilities

Student clubs

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Scholarships

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