Summer Study in Portugal

Students participating in the summer program will study at both the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD) and the Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa (ISCTE) in the cities of Vila Real, Chaves, and Lisbon.

University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)

Because UTAD is one of the newest public universities in Portugal, it is dynamic, flexible, and open to new international contacts.  The main campus is in Vila Real; there are two satellite campuses, one in Chaves, and the other in Miranda do Douro.

Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa (ISCTE)

ISCTE is the premier university in Portugal for study in the social sciences and business.  It is popular with European students wishing to combine the study of social sciences with the study of the Portuguese language.

Lisbon

Lisbon occupies one of the most beautiful natural settings in Europe.  The city of two million inhabitants was, according to ancient Greek myth, fouded by Ulysses.  With age-old migration and trade connections to Asia, Africa, the Americas, and the rest of Europe, Lisbon is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world.

Vila Real

Vila Real is a mountain city located above a spectacular river gorge in northern Portugal.  Continuously inhabited since the Paleolithic, it has numerous archaeological sites, as well as many palaces, natural parks, museums, and an active student life.

Chaves

Chaves is a nothern Portuguese city famous for its Roman past.  It is a frontier city; here Spanish and Portuguese society and culture interact intensely.  Chaves' surrounding landscape is stronly Mediterranean in character; the surrounding region is renowned for its hot springs and spas.

***For more information on UTAD, ISCTE, Lisbon, Vila Real, and Chaves, please visit the "Program Links" tab under the "Links Page"***