Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon


The Polytechnical Institute of Lisbon is one of the biggest state-run polytechnic institutes in Portugal. It was founded in Lisbon during the 1980s, being composed by several higher education institutes and schools, some of them with a longer history. In total, 12,933 students were enrolled on all schools for the 2007-2008 school-year.

Institutes and schools

  1. ISEL - Lisbon College of Engineering
  2. ISCAL - Lisbon College of Accountancy and Administration
  3. ESELx - Lisbon College of Education
  4. ESCS - Lisbon College of Communication
  5. ESTeSL - Lisbon College of Health Technology
  6. ESTC - Lisbon Theatre and Film School
  7. ESML - Lisbon College of Music
  8. ESD - Lisbon College of Dance