University located in Porto and Ponte de Lima, Portugal
41°10′24.12″N 8°36′40.86″W / 41.1733667°N 8.6113500°W / 41.1733667; -8.6113500
Fernando Pessoa University (UFP; Portuguese: Universidade Fernando Pessoa) is a private university located in Porto and Ponte de Lima, Portugal. It was founded in 1996 and named after Fernando Pessoa, a Portuguese writer and poet.
Investigation and development
The Fernando Pessoa University currently has 14 research centers, which makes it one of the most advanced private universities in Portugal in this field [citation needed], being:
- Bioengineering and Pharmacological Center (CBFC)
- Center for Latin American Studies (CELA)
- Center for Communication Studies (CEC)
- Center for the Study of Minorities (CENMIN)
- Center for Applied Anthropology Studies (CEAA)
- Center for Trends in Hospitality and Tourism Studies (CETS-HT)
- Center for Studies and Multimedia Resources (CEREM)
- Center for Studies in Psychology (CEPSI)
- Center for Studies on Computer Text and Cyberliterature (CETIC)
- Center for Tax and Administration Studies (CETA)
- Center for Modeling and Analysis of Environmental Systems (CEMAS)
- Transdisciplinary Center for Consciousness Studies (CTEC)
- Laboratory of Studies and Projects (LEP)
- Facial Expression Laboratory of Emotion (FEELab)
- Biomedical Systems and Sensors Group (SiSeBi)