World Heritage, Portugal

1. 
On 22nd June 2013 at 11:19 the University of Coimbra has
been classified by UNESCO as World Heritage. The
organization justifies the decision with 'unquestionable
exceptional universal value "of the University.
The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Cambodia, ruled
this morning that the good 'Coimbra University, High
and Sofia', proposed by Portugal, possessed
unquestionable exceptional universal value and they
deserve to be classified as Heritage of Humanity, says a
note from Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
More than architectural value, the Committee stressed the
importance of the role of the institution in the Portuguese
language and culture and the value that Portugal had in the
world.

2.  The University of Coimbra (UC) was founded in 1290 and it
is one of the oldest universities in Europe. It is located in the
city of Coimbra, in the Portugal’s Central Region.
It offers a wide variety of recognized graduate and
postgraduate degree programmes covering almost all fields of
scientific research and knowledge. Currently, the UC has 8
Faculties and 150 Research Centres and Institutes.
Every year, the UC welcomes more than 1600 international
students from all around the world. Its scientific activities are
developed in international interpersonal and inter-institutional
networks. More than a dozen research units of the University
have received the classification of excellent from the
Foundation for Science and Technology.
A true icon of Portugal in the world, the capacities of the
University of Coimbra and the links it establishes with the
community make it an essential reference point in the
dissemination of the Portuguese culture throughout the world
and in the gestation of the science and technology made in
Portugal.

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COIMBRA