Instituto Piaget

{{no footnotes|date=April 2010}} {{Infobox university |name = Piaget Institute |native_name = Instituto Piaget |image_name = |caption = |motto = |established = 1979 |mottoeng = |type = [[Private university]] |calendar = |president = |students = |faculty = |city = [[Almada]], [[Macedo de Cavaleiros]], [[Santo André (Santiago do Cacém)|Santo André]], [[Silves, Portugal|Silves]], [[Vila Nova de Gaia]] and [[Viseu]]. |country = [[Portugal]] |campus = |colors = |affiliations = |website= [http://www.ipiaget.org www.ipiaget.org] }} '''Instituto Piaget''' is a [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[private education|private]] institution of [[higher education]]. It provides both [[university]] and [[polytechnic (Portugal)|polytechnic]] higher education in a number of fields. Instituto Piaget was named after the Swiss philosopher and developmental psychologist [[Jean Piaget]].

It has campuses in several locations of Portugal, namely in [[Almada]], [[Macedo de Cavaleiros]], [[Santo André (Santiago do Cacém)|Santo André]], [[Silves, Portugal|Silves]], [[Vila Nova de Gaia]] and [[Viseu]].

Besides the campuses in Portugal, the Instituto Piaget has affiliated institutions in [[Angola]], [[Brazil]], [[Cape Verde]], [[Guinea-Bissau]] and [[Mozambique]].

==Academics in Portugal==

===Campuses, institutes and schools=== * Almada University Campus: ** Jean Piaget School of Education of Almada ** Institute of Intercultural and Transdisciplinary Studies of Almada * Macedo de Cavaleiros Academic Campus: ** Jean Piaget School of Education of Macedo de Cavaleiros ** Jean Piaget School of Health of Macedo de Cavaleiros * Silves Academic Campus: ** Jean Piaget School of Health of Silves * Vila Nova de Gaia Academic Campus: ** Jean Piaget School of Education of Vila Nova de Gaia ** Jean Piaget School of Health of Vila Nova de Gaia * Santo André Academic Campus: ** Jean Piaget School of Technology and Management * Viseu University Campus: ** Jean Piaget School of Education of Viseu ** Jean Piaget School of Health of Viseu ** Institute of Intercultural and Transdisciplinary Studies of Viseu

===Programmes=== * Bachelor (''licenciatura'') degrees: ** [[Environment, health and safety]] ** Sociocultural animation ** [[Food science]] ** [[Dietetics]] ** [[Basic education]] ** [[Physical education]] and [[sports]] ** [[Nursing]] ** [[Petroleum engineering]] ** [[Pharmacy]] ** [[Physiotherapy]] ** [[Osteopathy]] ** [[Management]] ** Human movement ** [[Music]] ** [[Psychology]] ** [[Radiology]] ** [[Occupational therapy]] * Master's degrees: ** Sustained health cares ** Special education ** Pre-school education ** Pre-school education and 1st cycle of basic education teaching ** Physical education teaching in the basic and secondary education ** Musical education teaching in the basic education ** Music teaching ** 1st and 2nd cycles of basic education teaching ** Food processing and innovation ** Health and clinic psychology ** Organizational and social psychology ** Pedagogics supervision and evaluation * Other programmes: Besides bachelor and master programmes, Instituto Piaget also offers non-degree granting programmes in the fields of education, health, environment and tourism.

==International academics== Instituto Piaget also has a presence out of Portugal, with a number of affiliated higher education institutions in several Portuguese speaking countries, namely: * Universidade Jean Piaget de Angola - [[Viana, Angola|Viana]] and [[Benguela]], [[Angola]] * Faculdade Piaget - [[Suzano]], [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo, Brazil]] * Universidade Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde - [[Praia]] and [[Mindelo]], [[Cape Verde]] * Universidade Jean Piaget da Guiné-Bissau - [[Bissau]], [[Guinea-Bissau]] * Universidade Jean Piaget de Moçambique - [[Beira, Mozambique]]

==See also== *[[Higher education in Portugal]] *[[List of higher education institutions in Portugal]]

== External links == *{{Official website|http://www.ipiaget.org/}} {{in lang|pt}}

[[Category:Higher education in Portugal]]