+50
Years of history
Made its mark in the creative scene in Portugal.
Welcome to IADE!
IADE has been a laboratory of creativity, talent and leadership recognized by the whole society since it was founded in the late 1960s, having made its mark in the creative scene in Portugal throughout these more than 50 years of history.
Recognized internationally, as part of the 50 best design schools in Europe (Domus Ranking), it was a pioneer in the teaching of Design in Portugal, and is currently the leading institution in this area, with an employability rate of around 94%.
IADE has encouraged students to test their own talent and to believe in themselves and in their ability to leave their mark on organisations and on society itself. It is the ideal ecosystem for students to unleash their creativity and create their own future, with constant mentoring by a dedicated team of teachers and collaborators.
Its teaching model “Learning through Creation” has laboratories and spaces where students can bring their own projects to life and also work on challenges with iconic brands, putting into practice what they learn throughout their course.
The technology is part of the institution's DNA with space for new areas related to Soft STEAM, having as its engine the areas of Arts, Design and Creative Technology.
In face-to-face or online format, IADE grants Undergraduate, Masters and PhD degrees, as well as Executive Training programmes, in training areas related to creation: Design, Arts, Communication, Marketing, Advertising, Photography and Technologies.
In 2024, the Universidade Europeia, an institution of which IADE is a part, was unconditionally accredited for six years (maximum period applicable) by A3ES - the Higher Education Assessment and Accreditation Agency. The maximum evaluation awarded to the institution reveals the value and active contribution that Universidade Europeia and IADE have made to the academic community with high quality standards in various areas such as teaching, innovation and research.
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Employability
It was a pioneer in the teaching of Design in Portugal, and is currently the leading institution in this area, with an employability rate of around 94%.
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Training programmes
Design, Arts, Communication, Marketing, Advertising, Photography and Technologies.
As a result of our innovative, disruptive and avant-garde spirit, we are pioneers in the launch of Degrees taught entirely in English in creative areas and we have been challenging the Portuguese market by launching programmes that did not exist until now:
- Degree in Game Development (2015)
- Degree in Creative Technologies (2018)
- Doctorate in Digital Game Development (2022 - first doctorate in the Iberian Peninsula in this area).
Mission
Provide our students with a complete education, training leaders and professionals prepared to respond to the needs of a global world, bringing value to their professions and contributing to social progress from an entrepreneurial spirit and with an ethical commitment. Generate and transfer knowledge through applied research, also contributing to progress and putting us at the forefront of intellectual and technical development.
Vision
IADE considers academic excellence to be one of its strategic pillars. In this sense, our educational model follows the principles of the European Higher Education Area, based on a person’s holistic learning. In this model, the teacher is a reference and also a mentor who accompanies the student throughout their academic life. The student, in turn, traces their own education path by developing the knowledge, skills, aptitudes and values required by today's society. Our model places special emphasis on student maturity and autonomy so that they are able to adapt to an increasingly complex and constantly changing world.
competencies, skills and values required by today's society. Our model places special emphasis on student maturity and autonomy so that they are able to adapt to an increasingly complex and constantly changing world.
Values
At IADE we are:
Collaborative
We are guided by what distinguishes us: our entrepreneurial spirit. We are determined and bold, and we put students first. We collaborate and work together to implement best practices in our institution.
International
We have a global vocation and reach, while retaining our local roots. We provide international resources to support and strengthen local education. We are an inclusive and multicultural organisation that values diversity and respects all points of view and cultural traits.
Analytics
Through rigorous self-assessment, we constantly seek to expand our information and knowledge to improve our performance. This thoughtful approach, based on data analysis, distinguishes us as an institution.
Reliable
If we want to be “here forever”, we must earn the trust of our students and their families, employers and the communities in which we operate. We are guided by highly rigorous criteria, acting with integrity and taking due responsibility for our actions, at all levels of our organisation.
Daring
We are entrepreneurs, willing to act boldly and take calculated risks while making decisions based on rational and thoughtful planning. We act quickly to take advantage of opportunities and produce positive changes to enrich the experience of our students. We look for new ways to improve borderless learning and transform the traditional educational model. We have an innovative mindset and offer members of the academic community the opportunity to question the “status quo”. We apply creative approaches in the field of education and in business. We never stop exploring new approaches, new technologies, new business models and new theories. We are leaders, not followers.
Responsible
Taking responsibility for student outcomes is the cornerstone of the revolution we are waging when it comes to education. We focus on students and employers to tailor our programmes to their real needs. We strive to maintain high levels of retention, academic success and employability, so that our students enter the market and generate a truly positive social impact.
Why IADE?
- Unique opportunity to study in a School that is a true laboratory of creativity and talent in the areas that integrate it: Design, Marketing and Advertising, Communication, Photography, Arts and Technologies.
- An unequivocal reference in the teaching of Creativity, being the pioneer School in the teaching of Design in Portugal and one of the best in Europe.
- “Hands-On” School: where the teaching methodology takes place through the creative process, in partnership with the business environment and in collaboration with different areas of IADE.
- FÁBRICA: the space where ideas come to life. Where students can give wings to their creativity and forge their own path, with the support and mentoring of a team dedicated to helping test their own talent and who believe they can be whatever they want to be.
- #MADEINIADE: possibility to be part of a community of creators from the most diverse areas, with an unconventional spirit, based on a cultural movement with a legacy of more than 50 years of pioneering, innovation and irreverence (once IADE, always IADE!)
- Unique laboratories to support the development of your projects (media lab, 3-D lab, print lab, tech lab, ux lab).
- Faculty that combines highly specialized doctorates and professionals from the business world.
- Exclusive mobility programmes in prestigious international institutions in the areas that integrate IADE, New School of Architecture and Design (U.S.A.), NABA (Italy), ELISAVA (Spain), Abertay University (Scotland), among others.