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Instituto Superior Técnico
| City | Country |
| Lisbon | Portugal |
Services
Student services
The Student Support Unit (PE) promotes the integration of students at IST. This team works with the students and supports all kind of activities that contribute to an effective involvement of the academic community, as well as promoting IST among secondary school students.
The main activities of PE covers mainly two specific areas:
- Welcome, integration and monitoring , of students, specially the new 1st year students, foreign students and other students entering IST for the first time.
- Diffusion/Admission, this is done by organizing study visits to IST and by direct contact with secondary schools, guiding and motivating future applicants to higher education.
Housing services
Técnico Lisboa seeks to provide all foreign students spending a period of studies at our college with assistance in finding accommodation. Further to students’ requests the Student Support Unit decided to make a list of residences that rent rooms. Therefore, by means of this list, students may establish direct contact with several accommodation offers and therefore select the opportunities that suit them most.
Library services
The Central Library, located in the Central Pavilion of the Alameda Campus, is in the stage of requalification of its space, and all its documentary collection has been transferred to the Library of the Interdisciplinary Complex.
ICT services
The Computer and network services Division (DSI) manages and coordinates Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the various campuses of IST. DSI is responsible for Information Technology (IT) resources, the network infrastructure and as well as the IST’s central information systems, of which we enhance the FenixEdu™ academic application system.
Medical services
Health Services at Técnico were initially created for the purpose of providing better life and working conditions to all IST community. Currently, these services play a major role in providing health care also to the local population.
Student Life
Campus life
- Alameda
Located in one of Lisbon’s most central areas, Alameda campus is surrounded by a wide range of public transportation network, allowing easy access to all points of the city.
- Taguspark
Located in Oeiras, this modern campus was inaugurated in 2000, and it’s part of Taguspark – Science and Technology Park, one of the most important technological parks across the country, namely in the area of information and communication technologies..
- Tecnológico e Nuclear
Located in Loures, CTN – Tecnológico e Nuclear Campus is one of the most important technology parks across the country, namely in areas related to nuclear sciences, as well as in the field of radiological protection and nuclear safety.
Sports facilities
Técnico promotes academic spirit through a set of extracurricular activities in a multicultural atmosphere, fostering interaction among students, faculty, researchers and staff.
Student clubs
- Student groups at Técnico play an important role in school’s life, contributing to a full academic integration and supporting students throughout their academic journey.
- Student groups develop a set of activities that enhance students’ academic career, providing them distinctive skills that will enable a successful entry into the labour market.
