Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (NOVA) is the youngest public institution for higher education and scientific research within the Lisbon metropolitan area, with teaching units in Lisbon, Almada, Oeiras, and Cascais. Universidade NOVA de Lisboa currently constitutes an incontestable cultural, artistic, academic and technological resource. NOVA has a strong tradition of work in areas of innovation, with corresponding outcomes in the economy, services, and in extracurricular training, establishing important protocols with its peers both nationally and internationally.