The Polytechnic Institute of Santarém is a public Higher Education Institution (HEI), comprised of five Schools: Agriculture Sciences, Education Sciences, Management and Technology, Sport Sciences and Health Care. It offers about 20 bachelor degrees and develops a significant cooperation with other HEI´s of international reference in Europe and in the countries of Portuguese language.
IPSantarém has several Programmes in partnership with foreign institution.
IPSantarém intensively promotes the exchange of teachers, students and researchers, within the framework of various international cooperation programmes, namely the Erasmus+.