University of Lisbon
The University of Lisbon traces its roots to 1290, when King Dinis I promulgated the letter *Scientiae thesaurus mirabilis*, establishing a studium generale for students in Lisbon. That early university life was closely tied to the Portuguese Crown and Church funding, and it repeatedly shifted between Lisbon and Coimbra—before settling permanently in Coimbra in 1537. Centuries later, the university’s first modern form reappears in 1911, when the former University of Lisbon was founded. In 1930, the Technical University of Lisbon added a second pillar, and both institutions ultimately converged: the merger process began in 2011, was made into law on 31 December 2012, and the new University of Lisbon began its legal existence when the newly elected rector took office on 25 July 2013. …
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