INSTITUTO POLITECNICO DE SANTAREM

The Polytechnic Institute of Santarém (IPSantarém) is a public Portuguese Higher Education Institution with more than 35 years of experience in the fields of higher education and applied research. IPSantarém integrates five Schools and a Research Unit, located in the cities of Santarém and Rio Maior. IPSantarém delivers vocational, bachelor and master degree programmes, regarding the specialization areas of the schools: 1) School of Agriculture (ESAS): Agriculture & Food Science; 2) School of Education, (ESES): Education, Arts & Multimedia Communication; 3) School of Management and Technology (ESGTS): Management & Technology; 4) School of Health (ESSS): Health & Nursing; 5) School of Sport (ESDRM): Sports & Physical Activity. During 2019, 51 research and technology transfer projects have been active in IPSantarém. Much of our research is supported by research programs like Erasmus + and Portugal 2020. Some of these projects are developed under the research centre hosted by IPSantarém, Life Quality Research Centre (CIEQV) which act in many different scientific areas. IPSantarém also develops a lifelong training programme and an international student and staff exchange programme. It is connected to several research centres in the different fields of expertise, and has a strong connection with the regional community.