The Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra (IPC) is a public higher education institution established in 1979

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra (IPC) is a public institute of higher education, which is composed of six schools (Coimbra College of Agriculture, Coimbra College of Education, Oliveira do Hospital College of Technology and Management, Coimbra College of Health Technology, Coimbra Institute of Accounting and Administration and Coimbra Institute of Engineering), Social Welfare Services (SAS) and the Central Administration (SC).

We participate in a number of international mobility programmes and we value cooperation projects with European countries and Portuguese-speaking countries.