University of Lisbon

The University of Lisbon (UL) (Portuguese: Universidade de Lisboa, purported: Latin Universitas Olisiponensis was a state funded college in Lisbon, Portugal. It was established in 1911 after the fall of the Portuguese government and was later incorporated in the new University of Lisbon alongside the previous Technical University of Lisbon. The historical backdrop of a college in Lisbon goes back to the thirteenth century.

The primary Portuguese college school was established in 1290 by King Dinis in Lisbon, and was called Studium Generale (Estudo Geral). In the accompanying 247 years, this first college school was moved a few times in the middle of Lisbon and Coimbra. In 1537, amid the rule of Joao III, the college moved completely to Coimbra. The whole college organization, including the showing staff and every one of the books from its library, were moved to Coimbra where the University of Coimbra was conclusively introduced. Lisbon turned into a college city again in 1911 when the present University of Lisbon was established, through the union of recently made and more established schools, similar to the nineteenth century Polytechnic School (Escola Politécnica), the Royal Medical School of Lisbon (Real Escola Médico-Cirúrgica de Lisboa) and the Letters Higher Studies (Curso Superior de Letras).

The Faculty of Law (Portuguese: Faculdade de Direito) was formally made by a Decree of March 22, 1911 as Faculdade de Ciências Económicas e Políticas, yet was just introduced in 1913, and was given its present assignment later in 1918. It was initially situated at the Valmor Building (Edifício Valmor) at the Campo dos Mártires da Pátria. It was exchanged to its present grounds at the University City (Cidade Universitária) in 1957-1958. Another building, lodging the Faculty's library, was inherent the late 1990s.

The main graduation given is law, and the particular post-graduate studies accessible incorporate a few branches of the same range.

Among the numerous recognized alumni from the personnel of law are the previous Presidents of Portugal Jorge Sampaio and Mário Soares, Prime Minister Marcelo Caetano, the President of the European Commission José Manuel Durão Barroso, Portuguese statesman, appointee, and teacher Adriano Moreira and businessperson and previous Prime Minister Francisco Pinto Balsemão. In the first place Republic political pioneer and a few times Prime Minister Afonso Costa was an instructor at the workforce and its organizer and first executive. TV savant and geopolitics master Nuno Rogeiro and the author and college educator Jaime Nogueira Pinto likewise learned at the law staff (Faculdade de Direito). Miguel Trovoada, previous Prime Minister (1975–1979) and President of São Tomé and Príncipe was one of its understudies, and additionally Francisca Van Dunem, chief of the Lisbon open indictment administration. Joao Vale e Azevedo, a legal advisor and previous executive of SL Benfica, was likewise an understudy and an associate