Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria

Instituto Politécnico De Leiria

Basic information

  • Identifiers
    • DEQARINST2121
    • PT0022
    • ROR: https://ror.org/010dvvh94
    • SCHAC: ipleiria.pt
    • Erasmus-Charter: E10188089
    • EU-PIC: 996273421
    • EU-VAT: PT506971244
    • PT-ETER.BAS.NATID: 3100
    • Erasmus: P LEIRIA01
    • WHED: IAU-008811
  • Provider type
    higher education institution
  • Further location(s)
    Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
  • Website
  • Founding year
    1980
  • QF-EHEA levels
    second cycle, first cycle

National External Quality Assurance Requirements

  • Institutional Assessment
    Carried out every six years, years, at the end of each regular cycle of assessment/accreditation of all study programmes in operation
  • Accredition of study programmes in operation
    The usual period of validity of the accreditation is 6 years. In case of a lighter touch approach, only a desk analysis is carried out.
  • Further information on external quality assurance in Portugal

External Quality Assurance Reports and Decisions

Institutional level

This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Institutional audit
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Institutional assessment

Programme level

This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Administração Pública (first cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Administração Pública (second cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Artes Plásticas (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Fine Arts
  • Qualification/award
    • Licenciatura
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Artes Plásticas (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Fine Art
  • Qualification/award
    • Mestrado
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Biologia Marinha (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Marine Biology
  • Qualification/award
    • Licenciatura
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Biotecnologia dos Recursos Marinhos (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Marine Resources Biotecnology
  • Qualification/award
    • Mestrado
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Cibersegurança e Informática Forense (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Cibersecurity and Digital Forensics
  • Qualification/award
    • Mestrado
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Ciências da Educação - Educação e Desenvolvimento Comunitário (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Educational Sciences (Education and Community Development)
  • Qualification/award
    • Mestrado
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Ciências da Educação - Gestão Escolar (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Educational Sciences - School Management
  • Qualification/award
    • Mestrado
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Comunicação e Media (second cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Comunicação e Media (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Communication and Media
  • Qualification/award
    • Licenciatura
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Contabilidade e Finanças (first cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Controlo de Gestão (second cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Cuidados Paliativos (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Palliative Care
  • Qualification/award
    • Mestrado
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Curso de Licenciatura em Enfermagem (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Nursing degree
  • Qualification/award
    • Licenciatura
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Curso de Licenciatura em Fisioterapia (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Physiotherapy degree
  • Qualification/award
    • Licenciatura
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Curso de Licenciatura em Terapia da Fala (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Speech Therapy degree
  • Qualification/award
    • Licenciatura
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Curso de Licenciatura em Terapia Ocupacional (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Occupacional Therapy degree
  • Qualification/award
    • Licenciatura
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Design de Ambientes (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Interior and Spatial Design
  • Qualification/award
    • Licenciatura
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Design de Produto (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Product Design
  • Qualification/award
    • Mestrado
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Design de Produto – Cerâmica e Vidro (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Product Design - Ceramic and Glass
  • Qualification/award
    • Licenciatura
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Design Gráfico (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Graphic Design
  • Qualification/award
    • Mestrado
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Design Gráfico e Multimédia (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Graphic Design and Multimedia Design
  • Qualification/award
    • Licenciatura
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Design Industrial (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Industrial Design
  • Qualification/award
    • Licenciatura
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Design para as Tecnologias da Saúde e Bem Estar (second cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Desporto e Bem-Estar (first cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Didática do Português Língua Global (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Didactics of Portuguese as a Global Language
  • Qualification/award
    • Mestrado
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Dietética e Nutrição (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Dietetics and Nutrition
  • Qualification/award
    • Licenciatura
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Direção e Gestão de Organizações de Intervenção Social (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Master in Direction and Management of Social Intervention Organizations
  • Qualification/award
    • Mestrado
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Educação Básica (first cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Educação especial – Domínio Cognitivo-Motor (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Special Education, Cognitive-Motor Domain
  • Qualification/award
    • Mestrado
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Educação Pré-Escolar (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Pre-School Education
  • Qualification/award
    • Mestrado
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Educação Pré-Escolar e Ensino do1.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Pre-School and 1st Cycle of Basic Education
  • Qualification/award
    • Mestrado
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Educação Social (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Social Education
  • Qualification/award
    • Licenciatura
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Enfermagem médico-cirúrgica na área de Enfermagem à Pessoa em Situação Crítica (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Medical-Surgical Nursing in the area of Critical Care Nursing
  • Qualification/award
    • Mestrado
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Engenharia Alimentar (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Food Engineering
  • Qualification/award
    • Licenciatura
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Engenharia Civil (first cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Engenharia Civil - Construções Civis (second cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores - Regime Pós-Laboral (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Electrical and Computer Engineering - Evening Classes
  • Qualification/award
    • Licenciatura
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Engenharia para Fabricação Digital Direta (second cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Ensino do 1.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • 1st Cycle of Basic Education
  • Qualification/award
    • Mestrado
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Ensino do 1.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico e de Matemática e Ciências Naturais no 2.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Teaching 1st Cycle of Basic Education and Mathematics and Natural Sciences in the 2nd Cycle of Basic Education
  • Qualification/award
    • Mestrado
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Ensino do 1.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico e de Português e História e Geografia de Portugal no 2.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Teaching 1st Cycle of Basic Education and Portuguese and History and Geography of Portugal in the 2nd Cycle of Basic Education
  • Qualification/award
    • Mestrado
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Fisioterapia (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Physiotherapy
  • Qualification/award
    • Mestrado
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Gestão (first cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Gestão de Eventos (first cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Gestão e Direcção Hoteleira (second cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Intervenção e Animação Artísticas (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Artistic Intervention and Animation
  • Qualification/award
    • Mestrado
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Jogos Digitais e Multimédia (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Games and Multimedia
  • Qualification/award
    • Licenciatura
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Língua Portuguesa Aplicada (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Applied Portuguese Language
  • Qualification/award
    • Licenciatura
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Marketing (first cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Marketing e Promoção Turística (second cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Marketing Relacional (second cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Marketing Turístico (first cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Decision: positive Joint programme
Master Degree Programme on the Integrated STEAM Education (MASTED) (second cycle degree, 60 ECTS)
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Negócios Internacionais (second cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Prescrição do Exercício e Promoção da Saúde (second cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Programação e Produção Cultural (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Cultural Programming and Production
  • Qualification/award
    • Licenciatura
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Relações Humanas e Comunicação Organizacional (first cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Relações Humanas e Comunicação Organizacional (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Human Relations and Organisational Communication
  • Qualification/award
    • Licenciatura
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Serviço Social (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Social Work
  • Qualification/award
    • Licenciatura
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Som e Imagem (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Sound & Image
  • Qualification/award
    • Licenciatura
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Turismo e Ambiente (second cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Utilização Pedagógica das TIC (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Pedagogical use of ICT
  • Qualification/award
    • Mestrado
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme