It was aproved in October 2018 by the Science Council of the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Lisbon, to offer a Master Degree Program on e-Planning, with colaboration with other Institutes, like FC-UL, IST-UL.
While the Certification process moves along (it takes one full year), on 2019/07/17, the Science Council of the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Lisbon approved a new course of Advanced Studies on e-Planning (pos-grad). The course does not have the same requirements of a degree program (such as a Thesis), and aims to respond to training needs and required qualifications both in the private and public sector.
However, those who complete for credit and are certified with this "Advanced Studies" course, can use those credits towards the Master Degree on e-Planning, or even towrds the PhD on e-Planning, if they have already an eligible previous Master Degree. [ e-Planning Advanced Studies site at FA-UL ].
www.fa.ulisboa.pt/index.php/pt/63-cruso-de-estudos-avancados-em-e-planning .
It is interesting to note that this Master Program at FA-UL was preceded by another Joint Master Program on e-Planning aproved by the Science Councils of ISCSP-UTL and FC-UL in 2012, that already included some collaboration with FA-UL, but was not implemented until now.
e-Planning "Consortium"
Portugal with MIT
Several Universities, Research Centers and other Education Institutes created an informal "Consortium on e-Planning" in Portugal, in collaboration with MIT (USA) and other international institutions.
The Portugal e-Planning Consortium, in collaboration with MIT, presented its research agenda and curriculum on the 27th March 2008 in a colloquium held at ISCSP (The Institute of Social Sciences and Politics), Technical University of Lisbon, at the "Polo da Ajuda" Campus. The colloquium included presentations by several MIT and Portuguese University researchers.
Within the e-Planning Consortium, 4 Universities in Portugal registered a new Joint PhD Program on e-Planning, taught in english. Interested students, including non-portuguese citizens, may apply since school year 2009/2010.
In this site you will find updated information concerning the new agenda on e-Planning, including Doctoral Program, Research, Exchange Programs and links to activities engaging civil society.