Universidade da Beira Interior
Higher EducationCastelo Branco, Portugal1001-5000 Employees
Universidade da Beira Interior is a sizable Portuguese higher education institution based in Covilhã, in the Castelo Branco region. Having achieved academy status, it serves students from across Portugal and international students from dozens of nationalities, including lusophone countries and Latin America. The university comprises five faculties—Artes e Letras, Ciências, Ciências da Saúde, Ciências Sociais e Humanas, and Engenharia—and offers programs aligned with the Bologna process, supported by laboratories and research structures connected to society and industry. Its guiding values include intellectual freedom, academic integrity, diversity, excellence, social responsibility, lifelong learning, and rationality. In 2026, a collaboration with INESC TEC produced CitiLink AI models developed in partnership with UBI and the University of Porto, which have since been made openly accessible to researchers and potential users. These partnerships reflect an emphasis on applying knowledge through research collaborations with industry and other institutions to generate real-world impact.