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A delegation from the University of Electronics Science and Technology of China (UESTC), a world reference in electronics and communications, visited Iscte on 10 April 2026.
The visit aimed to discuss ongoing activities between the two institutions (joint programmes, double degrees, Summer Schools) and to sign a Letter of Intent to strengthen student exchange across different study cycles. The Chinese delegation was led by Professor LUO Guangchun, Vice-President of the institution, and was received by Iscte's Rector, Professor Helena Carreiras, and members of her team — Ricardo Paes Mamede, Sofia Vale and Jorge Costa.
The UESTC delegation also visited facilities on the Iscte Lisboa campus: Iscte Conhecimento e Inovação, and laboratories such as LUMiring, LAPSO and Vitruvius Fablab. The visit concluded with a performance by the Iscte Tuna offered to the guests.
The Doctoral Programme in Management (DoM) was launched in 2007 and welcomed its first cohort in January 2009, with a focus on applied research. Up to 2025, 15 cohorts had been enrolled, totalling 425 students (with an average of 11 years of management experience). By last November, 231 students had successfully defended their doctoral thesis, receiving the title of Doctor in Management from Iscte.
The University of Electronic Science and Technology of China ranks among the top 200 universities in the world. Through the bilateral cooperation agreement, initiated almost 20 years ago, dozens of Chinese executives have gone on to complete their doctoral studies at Iscte.
In January of this year, an Iscte delegation visited UESTC, where the continuation of the partnership was agreed upon. On that occasion, the president of the Chinese university stated that Iscte is "an important strategic partner," highlighting the need to deepen the learning exchange between faculty and students from both universities. At the time, the then Rector of Iscte, Maria de Lurdes Rodrigues, emphasised that bilateral cooperation should be strengthened, citing as an example fields in which UESTC excels, such as Communications Engineering.
