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It is one of the largest donations ever made in Portugal to a higher education institution and it was formalized this Thursday: a total of 12 million euros donated by the José de Mello group and the José de Mello family to the Portuguese Catholic University ( UCP)
The donation will help build the new campus of the UCP in Lisbon, where the Catholic School of Business and Economics of Lisbon and the rectory will be transferred, and where a multifunctional building will be built, with a large auditorium and spaces for innovation, says institution. in a sentence. The Veritati campus will be north of Lusíada Avenue and will be connected to the current facilities.
In recognition of the donation, the new building of Católica Lisboa will be called “Edifício José Manuel de Mello”. “Our support aims to strengthen the role of university institutions in the training of qualified young people who can contribute to the development of Portugal”, explains Vasco de Mello, president of the group.
With this investment, the UCP also hopes to strengthen the international attractiveness of its business school, already present in several world rankings.
