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University of Lisbon (1911–2013)

University of Lisbon (1911–2013) is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand University of Lisbon (1911–2013) rather than just read about it. In short: The University of Lisbon (UL; Portuguese: Universidade de Lisboa, pronounced [univɨɾsiˈðaðɨ ðɨ liʒˈβoɐ]; Latin: Universitas Olisiponensis) was a public university in Lisbon, Portugal. It was founded in 1911 after the fall of the Portuguese monarchy and was later integrated in the new University of Lisbon along with the former Technical University of Lisbon.

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Reference excerpt

The University of Lisbon (UL; Portuguese: Universidade de Lisboa, pronounced [univɨɾsiˈðaðɨ ðɨ liʒˈβoɐ]; Latin: Universitas Olisiponensis) was a public university in Lisbon, Portugal. It was founded in 1911 after the fall of the Portuguese monarchy and was later integrated in the new University of Lisbon along with the former Technical University of Lisbon.

History The first Portuguese university school was founded in 1290 by King Dinis in Lisbon, and was called Studium Generale (Estudo Geral). In the following 247 years, this first university school was moved several times between Lisbon and Coimbra. In 1537, during the reign of João III, the university moved definitively to Coimbra. The entire university institution, including the teaching staff and all the books from its library, were moved to Coimbra where the University of Coimbra was definitively installed. Lisbon became a university city again in 1911 when the current University of Lisbon was founded, through the union of newly created and older schools, like the 19th century Polytechnic School (Escola Politécnica), the Royal Medical School of Lisbon (Real Escola Médico-Cirúrgica de Lisboa) and the Letters Higher Studies (Curso Superior de Letras).

Faculties

Faculty of Law The Faculty of Law (Portuguese: Faculdade de Direito) was officially created by a Decree of 22 March 1911 as Faculdade de Ciências Económicas e Políticas, but was only installed in 1913, and was given its current designation later in 1918. It was originally located at the Valmor Building (Edifício Valmor) at the Campo dos Mártires da Pátria. It was transferred to its current campus at the University City (Cidade Universitária) in 1957-1958. A new building, housing the Faculty's library, was built in the late 1990s. The only graduation given is law, and the specialised post-graduate studies available include several branches of the same area. Among the many graduates from the faculty of law are the former Presidents of Portugal Jorge Sampaio and Mário Soares, Prime Minister Marcelo Caetano, the President of the European Commission José Manuel Durão Barroso, Portuguese statesman, deputy, and professor Adriano Moreira and businessman and former Prime Minister Francisco Pinto Balsemão. Current President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was a full professor there for many years, before his election in 2016. First Republic political leader and several times Prime Minister Afonso Costa was a teacher at the faculty and its founder and first dean. Television pundit and geopolitics expert Nuno Rogeiro and the writer and university professor Jaime Nogueira Pinto also studied there. Miguel Trovoada, former Prime Minister (1975–1979) and President of São Tomé and Príncipe was also one of its students, as well as Francisca Van Dunem, currently the Portuguese Minister for Justice. João Vale e Azevedo, a lawyer and former chairman of SL Benfica, was also a student and an assistant lecturer at this faculty.

Faculty of Sciences The Faculty of Sciences (Portuguese: Faculdade de Ciências, usually abbreviated FCUL) was created on 19 April 1911 by the transformation of the former Lisbon Polytechnic School (Escola Politécnica de Lisboa). The Polytechnic School itself had been created in 1837, by the transformation and merger of the previous Royal Marine Academy (1779) and Royal College of the Nobles (1761). From 1911 until 1985 (when it moved to its current site at Campo Grande), the Faculty of Sciences was located at the former Polytechnic School building, which currently hosts the National Museum of Natural History and Science. Its current grounds, over a built area of 75662 square meters, comprise eight buildings (labeled C1 through C8, where C stands for Ciências — Sciences) hosting classrooms, offices, cafeterias, libraries, a stationery shop, leisure areas and gardens. The faculty population, as of the 2009/2010 school year, consisted of (in parentheses, the numbers as of the 2008/2009 school year):

3055 graduation students (2964); 418 Joint degree (B.Sc.+M.Sc.) students (327) 1008 M.Sc. students (1218); 412 Ph.D. students (552); 388 teachers, about 95.3% hold a Ph.D. (417, 96.6%); 22 hired research staff (23) 186 non-teaching workers (204). The computer science department has been granted several honours, namely a finalist position in the Descartes Prize and two IBM Scientific Awards. The faculty's campus also comprises the Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica (IBEB), the Instituto de Oceanografia and the Instituto de Ciência Aplicada e Tecnologia (ICAT). There are 18 graduations available, in the following areas:

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Example 1 — a first encounter with University of Lisbon (1911–2013)

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about University of Lisbon (1911–2013) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of University of Lisbon (1911–2013)

In research: University of Lisbon (1911–2013) appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses University of Lisbon (1911–2013) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: University of Lisbon (1911–2013) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1911 establishments in Portugal, University of Lisbon, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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