University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
The University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD; Portuguese: "Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro") is a public university located in the north-eastern city of Vila Real, Portugal. It became a public university in 1986, although its history also includes a heritage received from its predecessor, the "Vila Real Polytechnic Institute", created in 1973. This Institute took on a relevant role in the development of the region, and in September 1979, it was converted into the "Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro Higher Education Institute". It was  due to the intense activity in the fields of teaching and scientific and technological research that, less than ten years later, the government granted its status as a qualified University. Organization. The University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto includes four university schools and one polytechnic school: Academic programs. Bachelor degrees. All BAs listed below are at major level. The Portuguese-language title, "Licenciatura", indicates that they confer an automatic Licensure for working in a particular profession. In spite of this, some professions may additionally require enrolling in specific professional orders. All engineering, architecture, and medical degrees of the University  of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro are recognised ("reconhecidos") by these professional orders, and students completing a Bachelor of Arts at this university are exempted from additional examinations for access to those orders. Both university and polytechnic types of degree are awarded in UTAD, however, most are University. The Nursing degree is given at ESEVR – Nursing School of Vila Real ("Escola de Enfermagem de Vila Real").