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NOVA University Lisbon

Logo: 里斯本新大學, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, NOVA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

University in Portugal

NOVA University of Lisbon, or just NOVA, is a Portuguese public university whose rectorate is located in Campolide, Lisbon. Founded in 1973, it is the newest of the public universities in the Portuguese capital city, earning its name as the "New" (NOVA) University of Lisbon. The institution has more than 20,000 students, 1,800 professors and staff members distributed through five faculties, three institutes and one school, providing a variety of courses in several fields of knowledge.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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NOVA University of Lisbon (Portuguese: Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, pronounced [univɨɾsiˈðaðɨ ˈnɔvɐ ðɨ liʒˈβoɐ]), or just NOVA, is a Portuguese public university whose rectorate is located in Campolide, Lisbon. Founded in 1973, it is the newest of the public universities in the Portuguese capital city, earning its name as the "New" (NOVA) University of Lisbon.2

Corporate structure

NOVA University Lisbon sits at the top of its group. 10 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • NOVA University Lisbon
    • Centre for Research in Anthropology Subsidiary · Lisbon, Portugal
    • IHMT NOVA Subsidiary · Alcântara, Portugal
    • Instituto Superior de Estatística e Gestão de Informação Subsidiary · Portugal
    • ITQB NOVA Subsidiary · Portugal
    • National School of Public Health Subsidiary · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • NOVA Information Management School Subsidiary · Portugal
    • Nova School of Business and Economics Subsidiary · Lisbon, Portugal
    • NOVA School of Science and Technology Subsidiary · Monte de Caparica, Portugal
    • NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities Subsidiary · Lisbon, Portugal

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

The NOVA University of Lisbon was founded in 1973 and is the newest public university in the Lisbon metropolitan area, with teaching units in Lisbon, Almada, Oeiras, and Cascais.

It was founded as a response to ever-increasing demand for higher education in Portugal and in Lisbon in particular. While its early years focused on graduate and specialist programs, NOVA started expanding its teaching and research from 1977 onwards.

The structure of NOVA was organized according to a departmental and interdisciplinary model, where each of the Academic Units enjoy a great deal of autonomy.

From Wikipedia’s article on NOVA University of Lisbon, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

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Research units

The NOVA University of Lisbon hosts 42 Research and Development Units (R&D Units), 15 of which are research partnerships between NOVA and other national institutions. In 2013, the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FC&T) evaluated 75% of NOVA R&D Units with "Exceptional", "Excellent" or "Very Good".

NOVA is responsible for approximately 10% of the national research papers indexed to the Web of Science. Since the launch of the European Research Council (ERC) grants programme in 2009, NOVA's researchers were awarded a total of 10 grants, placing NOVA as one of the top national institutions in this field.

NOVA School of Business and Economics

The Lisbon MBA is a partnership between NOVA, Catholic University of Portugal and MIT Sloan School of Management. The partnership includes a full-time 1-year MBA and a Part Time MBA. The two Universities that offer this MBA program hold the triple crown accreditation namely AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB.

In 2019, the NOVA School of Business and Economics is ranked 30th among the best European Business Schools according to the Financial Times ranking.

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NOVA is also actively involved in cooperation actions promoted by the Portuguese Government, in particular with North-American universities such as the University of Texas at Austin (UTA), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), namely in master's courses and doctoral and research programmes.

From Wikipedia’s article on NOVA University of Lisbon, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Centre for Research in Anthropology
  • IHMT NOVA
  • ITQB NOVA
  • Instituto Superior de Estatística e Gestão de Informação
  • NOVA Information Management School
  • NOVA School of Science and Technology
  • NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities
  • National School of Public Health
  • Nova School of Business and Economics

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 1993Acquired ITQB NOVA1
  2. 1980Acquired IHMT NOVA1

Timeline

  1. 1973Founded Founded1

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