Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra ( IPC ) – public higher education institution in Portugal. IPC became active in 1979. The main building of the university proudly stands in Coimbra inside an urban campus. Application process and the cost of tuition. The results of the examinations and the certificate of the academic performance are required to submission by the admission committee. The majority of IPC applicants successfully enrolls as there are about 90 seats per 100 applicants. The academic year is traditionally consists of two semesters. As a state university, IPC provides scholarships to remarkable students.
The composition of the university. Being a medium scale university, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra teaches more than 14 thousand students. Foreign citizens can submit their applications along with the local students. To ensure that the quality of education stays high the university has an academic staff consisting of more than 1400 specialists. IPC has exchange agreements with many educational institutions. Infrastructure of IPC. The university has a dedicated library. The campus dormitories that can be offered to the students upon request.
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra is a part of a few associations like – Conselho Coordenador dos Institutos Superiores Politécnicos (CCISP), Pólo Universitário Transfronteiriço de Castilla y Leon e da Região Centro de Portugal, PRIME (Professional Inter-University Management for Educational Network), European University Association (EUA), Associação de Universidades de Língua Portuguesa (AULP), Associação Politécnica, Exploratório Infante D, Henrique, Associação Portuguesa de Gestão e Engenharia Industrial (APGEI), Associação Tecnopólo de Coimbra, Conselho Empresarial do Centro, Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN).