ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon

ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon (Iscte) is a public university institute located in Lisbon, Portugal, established in 1972. It operates two campuses: the main Campus Lisboa (Avenida das Forças Armadas, 1649-026 Lisbon) and Campus Sintra. With approximately 14,675 enrolled students and 65,000 alumni, Iscte is one of Portugal's leading universities in social sciences, business, technology and architecture.

Iscte offers a comprehensive range of academic programmes: 30 undergraduate degrees, 71 master's programmes (including 5 Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters), 23 PhD programmes, post-graduation courses, and short-term programmes. Many programmes are taught in English or bilingually. The institution is organised into schools including Iscte Business School and the School of Social Sciences.

Academically, Iscte programmes are individually accredited by A3ES (Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education, Portugal), and DGES registration references are published for each programme. The institution's quality management system holds ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications (Bureau Veritas, recertified 2023). Iscte Business School holds AACSB and other international accreditations.

Iscte has 450 cooperation agreements with foreign universities and is a member of the PIONEER European University Alliance. Five Erasmus Mundus Joint Master programmes are hosted, covering humanitarian response, social psychology, art markets, global psychology, and social work with children. Graduate employability stands at 98% (2021-22 data). Application fee is €70 for all rounds; tuition varies by programme and student category (EU vs. non-EU international students).