# Technical University of Lisbon

The Technical University of Lisbon (UTL; Portuguese: Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, pronounced) was a Portuguese public university. It was created in 1930 in Lisbon, as a confederation of preexisting schools, and comprised the faculties and institutes of veterinary medicine; agricultural sciences; economics and business administration; engineering, social and political sciences; architecture; and human kinetics.
On July 25, 2013, it merged with the older University of Lisbon (1911–2013) and was incorporated in the new University of Lisbon.

## Faculties

* Veterinary Medicine: FMV - Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária
* Agricultural Sciences: ISA - Instituto Superior de Agronomia
* Economics and Business Management: ISEG - Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão
* Engineering, Science and Technology: IST - Instituto Superior Técnico
* Social and Political Sciences: ISCSP - Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas
* Human Kinetics: FMH - Faculdade de Motricidade Humana
* Architecture: FA - Faculdade de Arquitectura
The faculties offer all levels of academic degrees in a wide range of fields, ranging from veterinary medicine to agricultural sciences to engineering to political science to sporting management.

## Notable alumni

People who have been awarded a degree by the Technical University of Lisbon or otherwise have attended this university, include:
* Dom Duarte Pio de Bragança, 24th Duke of Braganza, claimant to the throne of Portugal, agronomist.
* Alberto Romão Dias, Researcher, university professor.
* António Borges (economist), Vice President of Goldman Sachs International
* Amílcar Cabral, Bissau-Guinean independence fighter, guerrilla, agronomist.
* António Câmara, Entrepreneur, university professor, civil engineer.
* Bento de Jesus Caraça, Antifascist resistance, mathematician and economist.
* Carlos Carvalhas, Communist leader, politician, economist.
* Aníbal Cavaco Silva, former President of Republic and Prime Minister, university professor, economist.
* Maria Amélia Chaves, first female civil engineer to graduate from the Instituto Superior Técnico at UTL, and the first Portuguese female engineer to work in the field.
* Vítor Constâncio, former governor Banco de Portugal, politician, economist.
* Nuno Crato, university professor, researcher, writer, mathematician and economist.
* Mariano Gago, minister, politician, university professor, scientist, electrical engineer.
* Carla Gomes, computer scientist, computational sustainability researcher, university professor.
* António Guterres, former Prime Minister, politician, electrical engineer.
* Susana Feitor, racewalker.
* Bagão Félix, Minister, politician, economist.
* Jesualdo Ferreira, football manager, physical educator.
* Manuela Ferreira Leite Former leader PSD, minister, politician, economist.
* Francisco Louçã, Left Bloc leader, politician, university professor, economist.
* José Mourinho, football manager, physical educator.
* Arlindo Oliveira, Scientist, electrical engineer.
* Manuel Pinho, politician and economist
* Jaime Nogueira Pinto, writer and university professor.
* Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo, Prime Minister, politician, chemical engineer.
* Carlos Queiroz, football manager, physical educator.
* Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues, Socialist leader, politician, economist.
* Ricardo Espírito Santo, banker and art collector.
* Tim, musician, vocalist of Xutos & Pontapés, agronomist.
* Fernando Ulrich, Banker, banking administrator (did not graduate).
* Álvaro Siza Vieira, Architect, university professor, Pritzker Prize winner 1992.
* Fernando Vasco Costa, civil engineer.
* Nelo Vingada, football manager, physical educator.