Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

Polytechnic University of Viseu

Instituto Politécnico de Viseu
Motto	Formamos Profissionais Competentes
Motto in English	We train Competent Professionals
Type	Public
Established	1979
Budget	EUR 24.918.051,00 (in 2017)
President	João Luís Monney de Sá Paiva
Academic staff	380 (in 2017)
Administrative staff	230 (in 2017)
Students	4944 (in 2017)
Undergraduates	4307 (in 2017)
Postgraduates	637 (in 2017)
Location	Viseu , Viseu District , Av. Cor. José Maria Vale de Andrade s/n,Campus Politécnico Santa Maria, 3504-510 ,  Portugal
Campus	Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Viseu; Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu; Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Lamego; Escola Superior de Educação de Viseu Escola Superior Agrária de Viseu
Colours	Grey and Green
Website	http://www.ipv.pt/

Founded on December 26, 1979, the Polytechnic University of Viseu (in Portuguese Instituto Superior Politécnico de Viseu) (ISPV, colloquially IPV) is the first and only public higher education institution in the district, marking an important development milestone for the region of Viseu.

Today it is an essential reference of the city of Viseu and its entire region. From its birth until today, it has been the driving force of scientific, technological, cultural and economic development, namely through its teaching and research activities, of cultural, scientific and technological diffusion, of partnerships, inter-institutional protocols and collaborations with companies and other institutions.

The diversified range of training offered in undergraduate, master's, post-graduate and post-graduate courses and Professional Technical Courses (Cursos Técnicos Superiores Profissionais - CTeSP - in Portuguese) combined with a strategy of partnerships with the business community, educational, cultural and social of the region, provide to their graduates a rapid insertion in working life and, simultaneously, development and progress to the region and to the country.

In total, the Polytechnic University of Viseu has an offer of 32 undergraduate courses, 33 master's degrees, 15 postgraduate courses, 6 postgraduate degrees and 32 CTeSP, making a total of 118 courses, distributed in 5 Higher Schools.^[1][2]