Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon
The Polytechnical Institute of Lisbon (Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa) is one of the biggest state-run polytechnic institutes in Portugal. It was founded in Lisbon in 1985, being composed by several higher education institutes and schools, some of them with a longer history. In total, 12,933 students were enrolled on all schools for the 2007-2008 school-year. Institutes and schools ISEL - Lisbon College of Engineering (Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa) ISCAL - Lisbon College of Accountancy and Administration (Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração de Lisboa) ESELx - Lisbon College of Education (Escola Superior de Educação de Lisboa) ESCS - Lisbon College of Communication (Escola Superior de Comunicação Social) ESTeSL - Lisbon College of Health Technology (Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa) ESTC - Lisbon Theatre and Film School (Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema) ESML - Lisbon College of Music (Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa) ESD - Lisbon College of Dance (Escola Superior de Dança) See also list of colleges and universities in Portugal Higher education in Portugal External links IPL - Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa ISEL - Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa ISCAL - Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração de Lisboa ESELx -