Instituto Superior Técnico

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The Instituto Superior Técnico (English about: Institute of Technology) is an engineering college in Portugal. It is organized in one of the seven faculties of the Technical University of Lisbon.

History

The Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) was established in 1911, owing to the splitting of the former Instituto Industrial e Comercial de Lisboa (English about: industrial and economic establishment of Lisbon) in various subject areas. Alfredo Bensaude, who in 1892 promoted as a lecturer reforms on the German model of the precursor College, the first director ( 1911-1922 ) was and led both modern teaching methods as well as the different disciplines a: mining, construction, mechanics, electrical engineering, industrial chemistry. Under director Duarte Pacheco (1927-1932), who was also at the same time Minister of Construction, the current campus Alameda was created in Lisbon and completed the integration of the IS as a faculty of the Technical University of Lisbon.

Between 1952 and 1972 twelve study centers were created in Portugal, three of which were located within the IST ( chemistry, mineralogy and geology, and later electronics). The research was thereby increasingly highlighted, particularly in the building of interdisciplinary complex in which several autonomous research units were housed. In the wake of increased demands and opportunities of IST was created in Oeiras Campus Taguspark of the IST 2001, also to enable closer to the industry, a number of which companies have offices in the technology park Taguspark. In February 2012, was opened as the third campus of the Tecnológico e Nuclear IS the campus area Bobadela / Sacavém in the county Loures. There is now, for research purposes only, the only nuclear reactor in the nuclear- free Portugal.

Since the academic year 2006/07, the IS finally joined the Bologna Process.

The IST is the largest and most prestigious engineering university of Portugal and also gained increasing international importance. According to information received, 61% of students before graduation employment and 92% of students receive within six months of graduating workplace. Several personalities from politics and business in Portugal at the IST academic degrees, including the former Prime Minister Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo (1930-2004) and Antonio Guterres ( b. 1949 ).