NOVA University Lisbon

NOVA School of Science and Technology

Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

NOVA School of Business and Economics

NOVA Medical School

NOVA School of Law

Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical

NOVA Information Management School

Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier

Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública

University NOVA de Lisboa, as public higher education institution, has as mission to serve the society at the local, regional and global level, through the progress and dissemination of knowledge and understanding between cultures, societies and people, by way of a teaching and research of excellence and of a provision of services based on a strong sense of community and with the following components:

• An international profile with an emphasis on second and third cycles, but founded on solid first cycles, focused on its students and providing them rigorous knowledge, creativity, critical spirit and sense of citizenship and justice that enables professional success and leadership;
• A collaborative research, responsible and internationally relevant, concentrating on interdisciplinary areas and including an investigation targeting the resolution of problems that affect society;
• A service that promotes solidarity and sustainable development in the health, economic, technological, cultural and social plans, founded in the region of Lisbon and compromised on a national and international level, dedicating special attention to the countries where the Portuguese Language is spoken;
• A wide base of interinstitutional participation, oriented to an integration of different scientific cultures with the purpose of creating innovative synergies for teaching and research.

NOVA’s international profile has developed naturally over the years and, more rapidly since 2004, with the emergence of several international mobility programs, to which NOVA has been successfully applying by itself or through partnerships with Portuguese or foreign Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).

Summarizing, NOVA has 199 teachers and foreign researchers, 3408 foreign students enrolled in study programs in order to obtain a degree from NOVA, and 1128 foreign students enrolled in mobility programs, who will be with us for one or more semesters.

Many study programs offered by the University are characterized by an international component that allows those who attend them to experience the culture, to know the level of development and to learn the best practices of other regions and countries.

In the years to come, NOVA will continue to develop this international profile, in all its aspects, which is an integral part of its mission and commitment to excellence in teaching and research.