Instituto Politécnico de Tomar

The Instituto Politécnico de Tomar (IPT) is a public higher education institution born in 1982. Through innovative research, it aims at providing solutions to society's challenges, guaranteeing that its graduates face workplace challenges by holding wide-ranging links with employers and businesses. IPT’s structure holds three schools: a Management School, located in Tomar, and two Technology schools, one in Tomar and one in Abrantes. Presently, about 3300 members are part of our academic community: 3000 students, 230 lecturers and 100 technical and administrative staff. IPT currently offers 17 Bachelor’s degrees, 14 Master’s degrees; 25 Higher National Diplomas, 14 Postgraduate Diplomas, all accredited by the Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES) in study fields such as: Environmental related Studies, Management, Tourism, Design, Communication, Engineering, Technology, Arts and Heritage Conservation.