With a history dating back to 1979, the Polytechnic University of Setúbal has been a catalyst for change and progress in the region, committed to providing quality training with high practical application and training generations of talented professionals to face the challenges of the modern world.

The organization of the Polytechnic University of Setúbal is designed to facilitate academic and administrative growth, guaranteeing efficient and transparent management and a strong link with the region’s economic agents. Our schools and departments work together to offer courses tailored to the needs of our students and society in general.

With two campuses in the cities of Setúbal and Barreiro, equipped with study spaces, laboratories, libraries and social areas, IPS provides an environment conducive to learning, research and personal development for its students.

At the Polytechnic University of Setúbal, we value diversity, inclusion and collaboration. A participatory and diverse academic community made up of students, teachers and staff who work every day to promote and encourage academic success and collective progress.

This commitment extends outside the institution. Committed to having a positive impact on society, we carry out social responsibility initiatives and projects in partnership with the community, contributing to the sustainable development social justice and local and global well-being.

With the aim of strengthening this proximity, we have created a new way of publicizing Polytechnic University of Setúbal a concept that brings the Institute closer to schools, organizations and the entire community, sharing the knowledge that is produced here and showing, in the first person, what it means to study, innovate and grow with us.