Polytechnic Health Higher Institute of the North

Instituto Politécnico de Saúde do Norte - CESPU

Instituto Politécnico De Saúde Do Norte

Basic information

  • Identifiers
    • DEQARINST2176
    • PT0115
    • PT-ETER.BAS.NATID: 4107
    • Erasmus: P PORTO56
    • WHED: IAU-022510
  • Provider type
    higher education institution
  • Further location(s)
    Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal
    Penafiel, Portugal
  • Website
  • Founding year
    1997
  • QF-EHEA levels
    second cycle, first cycle
  • Part of
  • Previous names
    • Polytechnic Health Higher Institute of the North (Instituto Politécnico de Saúde do Norte) until 30/06/2015

National External Quality Assurance Requirements

  • Institutional Assessment
    Carried out every six years, years, at the end of each regular cycle of assessment/accreditation of all study programmes in operation
  • Accredition of study programmes in operation
    The usual period of validity of the accreditation is 6 years. In case of a lighter touch approach, only a desk analysis is carried out.
  • Further information on external quality assurance in Portugal

External Quality Assurance Reports and Decisions

Institutional level

No results found.

Programme level

Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Enfermagem (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Nursing
  • Qualification/award
    • Licenciatura
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Enfermagem (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Nursing
  • Qualification/award
    • Licenciatura
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Enfermagem de Reabilitação (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Rehabilitation Nursing
  • Qualification/award
    • Mestrado
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Enfermagem Médico-Cirúrgica na área da enfermagem à pessoa em situação perioperatória (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Medical-Surgical Nursing in the area of Nursing for People in Perioperative Situations
  • Qualification/award
    • Mestrado
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Enfermagem Médico-Cirúrgica - na área de especialização em Enfermagem à Pessoa em Situação Crítica (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Medical-Surgical Nursing - specialisation area in Critical Care Nursing
  • Qualification/award
    • Mestrado
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Enfermagem Veterinária (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Veterinary Nursing
  • Qualification/award
    • Licenciatura
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Farmácia (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Pharmacy
  • Qualification/award
    • Licenciatura
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Fisioterapia (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Phisiotherapy
  • Qualification/award
    • Licenciatura
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Fisioterapia (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Physiotherapy
  • Qualification/award
    • Licenciatura
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Imagem Médica e Radioterapia (first cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Osteopatia (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Osteopathy
  • Qualification/award
    • Licenciatura
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Podiatria do Exercício Físico e do Desporto (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Sport and Physical Exercise Podiatry
  • Qualification/award
    • Mestrado
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Podologia (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Podiatry
  • Qualification/award
    • Licenciatura
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme