Facts and Numbers

politécnico de leiria

Mission

We’re committed to delivering education and research of excellence, which equips citizens with the relevant skills to contribute to regional and national sustainable development. We want our students to generate knowledge of high cultural, economic and social value.

Values

Our work is driven by five core values: inclusion, cooperation, responsibility, creativity and innovation, and critical and entrepreneurial thinking.

Programmes	2018/2019	2019/2020	2020/2021
Bachelor’s programmes	60	58	56
Morning & afternoon regime	46	46	45
Evening regime	11	10	9
Distance learning regime	3	2	2
Master’s programmes	43	43	44
Total	103	101	100

Other study programmes	2018/2019	2019/2020	2020/2021
Short Cycles (TeSP)	33	36	42
Over 23 Years Old Exams Preparation Course	1	1	1
Total	34	37	43

Non-degree study programmes	2018/2019	2019/2020	2020/2021
Postgraduate programmes	8	6	10

	2018/2019	2019/2020	2020/2021
Vacancies	1.915	1.915	2.146
Programmes	52	51	51
Applicants	6.567	6.887	8.555
Applicants – first option	1.329	1.440	1.650
Admitted	1.567	1.611	1.886
Admitted – first option	988	963	1.072

	2018/2019	2019/2020	2020/2021
Bachelor’s students
Total	7.723	7.871	8.448
First year	2.250	2.404	2.794
Master’s students
Total	1.558	1.723	1.547
First year	412	722	820

Post-secondary school education	2018/2019	2019/2020	2020/2021
Short Cycles (TeSP)	1.949	2.082	2.180
Over 23 Years Old Exams Preparation Course	96	86	95
Total	11.326	11.762	12.270

	2018/2019	2019/2020	2020/2021
Postgraduate programme	147	156	294

	2018/2019	2019/2020	2020/2021
Bachelor’s	1.639	1.692	1.792
Master’s	298	335	299
Short Cycles (TeSP)	550	623	671
Total	2.487	2.650	2.762

	June/2020	December/2020	June/2021
ESECS	91,9%	93,7%	94,3%
ESTG	95,7%	94,6%	96,1%
ESAD.CR	92,7%	93,1%	93,5%
ESTM	92,5%	89,8%	93,6%
ESSLei	96,8%	96,3%	97,1%
Politécnico de Leiria	94,1%	93,8%	95,1%

	2016/2017	2016/2017	2017/2018	2017/2018	2018/2019	2018/2019
	Outgoing	Incoming	Outgoing	Incoming	Outgoing	Incoming
Erasmus +	305	230	267	224	304	256
Double Degree	–	4	–	4	–	2
Bilateral agreements	67	162	57	215	66	227
Vasco da Gama	5	2	7	3	6	3
Others	21	69	21	40	20	91
Total	398	467	352	486	396	579

	2019	2020	2021
Research units	15	15	15

	2019	2020	2021
National patents	1	5	14
International patents	–	3	5
Utility models	–	1	1
Design – National models	1	13	–
Design – EU models	–	–	5
Brands – National brands	11	15	22
Brands – EU brands	–	1	2
Copyright	1	–	–

	2019	2020	2021
Approved projects	54	60	48
National approved projects	46	41	29
International approved projects	8	19	19
Total budget	€ 11,1 million	€ 10,9 million	€ 16,8 million

Ongoing research projects

	2019	2020	2021
R&D support services	77	155	138

	2019	2020	2021
Teachers	1.005	1.047	1.129
Teachers (full-time)	735,35	759,95	805,65
PhD teachers (full-time)	443,80	461,35	480,85
Specialists	122	131	140
Full-time researchers	17	17	24
General and technical staff	480	502	518

	2019	2020	2021
Budget	49.713.399 €	53.741.597 €	57.937.712 €
Governmental funding	29.224.368 €	31.876.931 €	33.570.992 €
Own revenues	20.489.031 €	21.864.666 €	24.366.720 €
Total	49.713.399 €	53.741.597 €	57.937.712 €

Scholarships	2018/2019	2019/2020	2020/2021
Applications	4.048	3.951	4.143
Students awarded	3.108	3.027	3.245

Accommodation	2018/2019	2019/2020	2020/2021
Halls of residence	9	9	9
Students

Food services	2019	2020	2021
Food units	16	16	16
Meals provided	311.205	125.906	166.850

Health Services	2019	2020	2021
Appointments	1.637	854	1.448

Sports	2017/2018	2018/2019	2019/2020
Indoor sports facilities	4	5	5
Outdoor sports facilities	4	3	3
Sport’s types	34	36	40
Athletes (University Sports Academic Federation)	267	267	153*
Group national titles	0	1	0*
Individual national titles	12	14	2*
World and European championships	0	3	0*
World and European titles	0	2	0*

* Due to the Covid-19 impact on the sporting calendar.

Last updated on 30 June 2022 by the Consultancy and Strategic Planning Office – Strategic Planning Services.
For further information, please email the Consultancy and Strategic Planning Office.