Edgar Pereira

Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa

The Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa (Lisbon School of Health Technology) - ESTeSL is a public school, integrated in the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon (IPL). Located at Parque das Nações, ESTeSL offers ten Degree Courses, adapted to the Bologna Process, in the area of Health Technologies. With a unique history and culture, ESTeSL has an innovating school concept that connects internship activities, research projects and community services in the health domain. ESTeSL is a higher education institute that has been recognized in the area of Health Technologies consequential to the high quality work performed by the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Professionals that it prepares for the labour market. The School believes that a strong connection with the community is of the utmost importance. To that purpose, the school has developed several scientific and cultural activities and established protocols with national and international institutions in the education, health and research areas, in order to develop internship activities and research projects. The Bologna Process gave higher education a new paradigm, where continuous training is an imperative. With its continuous training courses, namely post-graduate courses (that do not provide an academic degree) and master degrees programmes, ESTeSL provides Health Technology professionals with a constant update of their knowledge.