Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) is a reputed school of engineering, part of Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (Technical University of Lisbon). IST is the largest and the most prestigious schools of engineering in Portugal. It is a public school with large scientific and financial autonomy, founded in 1911. IST, since its foundation, has been the largest school of engineering, science and technology in Portugal, at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It develops strong research and development activities in accordance with the highest international standards. It has two campi, both located in the Greater Lisbon area (Alameda in Lisbon and Taguspark in Oeiras), and consists of ten Departments and one Autonomous Section that are responsible for teaching the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Each Department is organised in sections, which group together specific subjects within its scientific area. In addition, the laboratories of the several Departments are an important source of support to the teaching and research activities carried out at IST.