Mission, Vision and Values

The IIFA's mission is to accrue, attain and enhance knowledge at the University of Évora.

In this context, it provides integral support for research activity in order to ensure the quality of the work of research units, ensures evaluation of their scientific production and articulates their scientific activity with advance training education system, including the 3^rd  cycles and international degree programs.

The aim of IIFA is to create a set of technical and scientific structures to provide multidisciplinary support for research at the UE and develop all the necessary services to support inter-institutional scientific cooperation and mobilization of all necessary human resources for promotion of scientific activity.

IIFA aspires to achieve excellence and shall make every effort so that the students, staff and faculty as well as researchers and fellows, that are an integral part of this organic unit, feel accomplished and motivated.