University of the Algarve
University of the Algarve Universidade do Algarve |
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founding | 1976 |
Sponsorship | state |
place | Faro , Portugal |
Rector | Paulo Águas |
Students | approx. 10,000 (2005) |
Website | www.ualg.pt |
The University of the Algarve ( Portuguese : Universidade do Algarve ) is a state university and comprehensive university in Portugal with around 10,000 students (2005) and is based in the city of Faro .
The university was founded by the state in the late 1970s. In the mid-1980s, the Faro Polytechnic Institute ( Instituto Politécnico de Faro ) was incorporated into the university, and its full autonomy within the university has been retained to this day. The University of the Algarve is therefore divided into two internally independent departments that offer training courses within the framework of the Polytechnic ( technical college ) and the university. The university is consequently divided into two separate locations within Faro.
Faculties on the Gambelas campus (university)
- Human and social sciences ( Humanas e Sociais )
- Marine and Environmental Sciences ( Mar e Ambiente )
- Conservation ( Recursos Naturais )
- Economics ( Economia )
Faculties on the Penha campus (Politechnikum)
- Hotel industry and tourism ( Hotelaria e Turismo )
- Information technology ( Tecnologia de Informática )
- Medicine ( Medicina )
- Natural Sciences ( Tecnologia )
- Educational Science ( Educação )
There are also other joint university facilities on the Campen Ciências da Saúde and Portimão . The university is known across Europe for its undergraduate courses in marine biology , fisheries and oceanography . The rector of the university is Adriano Lopes Gomes Pimpão .
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Footnotes
- ↑ University of the Algarve: Reitoria. Retrieved August 3, 2019 .