Polytechnic University of Lisbon Establishes Statutory Assembly for New Statutes

The process of drafting and approving new Statutes aims to reflect on the university's organization, functioning, and institutional future.

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The Polytechnic University of Lisbon has established its Statutory Assembly to draft and approve the institution's new Statutes, in compliance with Law No. 32/2026. The process involves elected representatives and co-opted personalities.

The entry into force of Law No. 32/2026, of July 20, which amended the Legal Regime of Higher Education Institutions, requires public higher education institutions to approve their respective new Statutes within one year. For this purpose, the Statutory Assembly of the Polytechnic University of Lisbon has been constituted.
The Assembly will include elected representatives of career faculty and researchers, students, and technical, specialist, and management staff, as well as external personalities of recognized merit, co-opted by the elected members. The drafting of the new Statutes is a moment of particular relevance for the University, allowing for reflection on its organization, functioning, and future institutional framework.
The participation of the academic community in this process is of special importance, contributing to ensuring the representativeness of the University's different bodies and to the collective construction of its future. The official page gathers all information related to the election and co-optation process of the Statutory Assembly members, including the electoral regulation and calendar, electoral rolls, candidacies, decisions of the Electoral Commission, results, and other relevant documents.
All official information and updates regarding the development of the process will be progressively made available in this space, and regular consultation is recommended. The electoral process includes the regulation, calendar, dispatch from the electoral commission, and electoral rolls for students, faculty and researchers, and technical, administrative, and management staff.
Based on information from the official source: ESD - Escola Superior de Dança (UPL) (21/10/2026)