Catholic University of Portugal

The Catholic University of Portugal (Portuguese: Universidade Católica Portuguesa, pronounced: [univɨɾsiˈdad(ɨ) kɐˈtɔlikɐ puɾtuˈɡezɐ]), aswell referred to as Católica or UCP for short, is the alone concordatary university (non-state-run university with concordatary status) of the Catholic Church, in Portugal.

Although it is just one university, UCP is organized as a university system, fabricated up of four above bounded centres: Lisbon (the headquarters), Beiras (Caldas da Rainha and Viseu), Braga, and Porto. These cover 18 faculties, schools and institutes, which are the basal apprenticeship and analysis units. Besides the four bounded centres in Portugal, UCP aswell has the University of Saint Joseph in Macau as its affiliate.The Catholic University of Portugal was accustomed in 1967 by decree of the Holy See (Lusitanorum Nobilissima Gens), at the appeal of the Portuguese Bishop's appointment and beneath Concordat Law. It was founded in 1967 and acquired official accepting in 1971.

Its aboriginal basic Faculty was the Jesuit-owned and run Faculty of Philosophy of Braga (Northern Portugal). However, the University was anon continued to Lisbon area it opened, in 1968, the Faculty of Theology and, in 1971, the Faculty of Human Sciences.

The Portuguese government's official accepting of UCP occurred in 1971, via decree-law 307/71, which accustomed the Catholic University as on a par with the added Portuguese universities and conferred on the degrees it grants - anon Licentiate, Master and Doctorate, - the aforementioned amount and the aforementioned furnishings as those awarded by State universities.

The backward 1970s and 1980s saw the enactment and development in Portugal of a abreast endemic area in college apprenticeship (including both universities and polytechnics). Within that context, there has been a ambiguous accepting of the characteristic position captivated by the Catholic University - a public, non-State and non-profit-seeking institution.

Nowadays, and afterward the accepted trend in Portugal and abroad, UCP enjoys a ample amount of freedom in the conception and active of new campuses, commonsense and courses.

Currently it has, a part of others, the able-bodied accepted courses of Business, Economics, Architecture, Law, Media and Cultural Studies, Civil Engineering and Dental Medicine.