The Universidade Nova de Lisboa or NOVA is a Portuguese public university established in 1973, in Lisbon. In Portuguese language, the name of the University means "New University of Lisbon" and it reflects the fact of being the youngest of the three public universities of Lisbon. The University is commonly referred to, and is now officially branded as NOVA (Portuguese for "new").
Since 2006, the THE-QS World University Rankings has ranked NOVA as one of the world's 500 best universities. The university is especially strong in the fields of Business, Economics and Law, being ranked number 245 in the world in 2008, as well as in the Arts and Humanities fields.
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