During the last General Assembly in Oslo (27-28 May 2024) four new members joined the community, becoming part of CETAF. The Nature Research Centre in Vilnius, and three Portuguese Universities together in a national consortium: the University of Porto, Lisboa and Coimbra. Let’s know better the latter, thanks to this chat with Teresa Girao.
How would you describe your Institution?
The University of Coimbra (UC) is a public higher education institution founded in 1290, and it was classified as World Heritage by the UNESCO in 2013. It comprises 12 research and education units: the Faculties of Law, Medicine, Arts and Humanities, Pharmacy, Economics, Sciences and Technology, Psychology and Education Sciences, Sport Sciences and Physical Education; the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, the Institute of Nuclear Sciences Applied to Health, the European Judicial University Court and the College of Arts. There are also several units supporting cultural, training and education activities, such as the University Stadium, the Science Museum or the Botanic Garden. The mission of UC comprises three pillars: Education, Research and Knowledge Transfer. UC offers 36 undergraduate degrees, 123 master degrees and 72 doctorates. It has 38 centers of fundamental and applied research that are responsible for the production of knowledge in several scientific fields, bringing together around 2000 researchers. The UC is part of the national Research Infrastructure PRISC (Portuguese Research Infrastructure for Scientific Collections) and of the national e-infrastructure PORBIOTA (Portuguese E-Infrastructure for Information and Research on Biodiversity), both included in the national Research Infrastructures Roadmap since 2014.
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The ancient University of Coimbra joins CETAF!
The UC joined the Portuguese Consortium and was approved at CETAF55
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