Instituto Politécnico de Leiria

Polytechnic Institute of Leiria Portal

Did you know that students from over 60 different countries have chosen Polytechnic of Leiria’s (IPLeiria) as their first study option? Learn why Portugal is the perfect destination and why studying at IPLeiria might be a real life-changing experience.

Portugal can choose between being at Europe’s periphery or at its center. At IPLeiria we choose to be at the center of the world. The internationalization strategy that we follow has turned us into a multicultural Polytechnic, with students coming from all over the world – from America to Asia, from Europe to Africa – and cooperation agreements in all the continents.

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The Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (IPL) is a public institution of Higher Education that offers courses of training on an Undergraduate Degree, Masters, Post-Graduate, Technology Specialization and Preparation Courses for Access to Higher Education level. It began its activity in 1980 and is present in the Leiria and West region through its five schools, divided in five campus, located in the cities of Leiria (School of Education and Social Sciences, School of Technology and Management and School of Health Sciences), Caldas da Rainha (School of Fine Art and Design) and Peniche (School of Tourism and Maritime Technology). IPL offers Undergraduate e master's degrees courses in the areas of: Art and Design, Law studies, Education and Communication, Engineering and Technology, Tourism and Health.