An Overview of Education in the Area of Civil Engineering in Portugal

摘要

The paper presents the structure of Civil Engineering education in Portugal. Description of the organization of the cycles of studies currently existing, comparing them with the pre-Bologna Process organization in Portugal is presented. Quality assurance mechanisms are outlined. Afterwards, a more detailed description of the Civil Engineering organization at University of Aveiro is presented, taking into consideration the different cycles of studies. Research lines developed at the Civil Engineering Department are also briefly described.