University of Madeira
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The University of Madeira (UMa – , univɨɾsiˈdad(ɨ) dɐ mɐˈdɐjɾɐ, 32°39′32"N 16°55′28"W) is a Portuguese
public university
, created in 1988 in Funchal
. It houses the following departments (or faculties) and autonomous sections.
The university offers first and second cycle academic degree
s in a wide range of fields, in accordance with the Bologna process
. It is now under the CMU/Portugal agreement with Carnegie Mellon University
, having master program of Human Computer Interaction and Entertainment Technology
. Students admitted will be eligible for scholarships and have internship opportunity during summer break. In addition, Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, founded in January 2010, is devoted to build international partnership with other educational institutes and industry.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
public university
Public university
A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions...
, created in 1988 in Funchal
Funchal
Funchal is the largest city, the municipal seat and the capital of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira. The city has a population of 112,015 and has been the capital of Madeira for more than five centuries.-Etymology:...
. It houses the following departments (or faculties) and autonomous sections.
Departments
- Art and Design - Departamento de Arte e Design
- Biology - Departamento de Biologia
- Educational Sciences - Departamento de Ciências da Educação
- Medicine - Departamento de Ciências da Saúde
- Physical Education and Sports - Departamento de Educação Física e Desporto
- English and German Studies - Departamento de Estudos Anglísticos e Germanísticos
- Romanic Studies - Departamento de Estudos Romanísticos
- Physics - Departamento de Física
- Management and Economy - Departamento de Gestão e Economia
- Mathematics and Engineering - Departamento de Matemática e Engenharias
- Psychology and Humanistic Studies - Departamento de Psicologia e Estudos Humanísticos
- Chemistry - Departamento de Química
- Nursing School - Escola Superior de Enfermagem (polytechnicPolytechnic (Portugal)A polytechnic is a higher education educational institution in Portugal created in the 1980s. After 1998 they were upgraded to institutions which are allowed to confer licenciatura degrees. Before then, they only awarded short-cycle degrees which were known as bacharelatos and didn't provide...
sector)
The university offers first and second cycle academic degree
Academic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
s in a wide range of fields, in accordance with the Bologna process
Bologna process
The purpose of the Bologna Process is the creation of the European Higher Education Area by making academic degree standards and quality assurance standards more comparable and compatible throughout Europe, in particular under the Lisbon Recognition Convention...
. It is now under the CMU/Portugal agreement with Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
, having master program of Human Computer Interaction and Entertainment Technology
Entertainment technology
Entertainment technology is the discipline of using manufactured or created components to enhance or make possible any sort of entertainment experience. Because entertainment categories are so broad, and because entertainment models the world in many ways, the types of implemented technology are...
. Students admitted will be eligible for scholarships and have internship opportunity during summer break. In addition, Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, founded in January 2010, is devoted to build international partnership with other educational institutes and industry.