The Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco is a public institution of higher education created in 1980. It is located in Castelo Branco, a town in the inner Portuguese land esteemed as it's major town and the second most important town of central Portugal with the highest growth rate in the last decade. The "Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco" has taken part in this growth, contributing actively to the regional development and to the improvement of the town's life quality.
With six Schools, 39 graduations, high level teaching and research departments, accommodation, high quality sport facilities and with more and more efficient connections to the market and the surrounding community, the "Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco" is nowadays a modern and solid Institution proceed of its high standards of quality.
It's main objectives are initial, continuing and specialized training of highly competent professionals, scientific and technological research, provision of services to the community and the promotion of regional development.
The strong connections that the IPCB has with the community and with cultural and economic development have evolved into partnerships with the most important national scientific offices and into research and development partnerships with several European universities (List of European Universities).
The IPCB is a member, among others, of the Associação das Universidades de Língua Portuguesa (Association of the Portuguese Language Universities), of the Associação Universitária Ibero-Americana de Pós-Graduação (Ibero-American University Association of Post-graduation Courses) and of the Associação dos Institutos Politécnicos do Centro - POLITÉCNICA, holding presently its presidency.
The courses taught at the IPCB combine strong practical and technical training with theorical frameworks at the highest scientific level, preparing competent professionals.