About us

The School

Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto (ESEP) is a public higher education institution distinguished both at national and international levels for its commitment to excellence in nursing education and to the creation and dissemination of culture, knowledge science and technology, through learning, education and research.

Mission

ESEP’s mission is to provide nursing education at degree level, as well as to offer other training programmes and orientation in skills development in the nursing field.

ESEP’s mission statement also focuses on the promotion of research and development programmes that generate disciplinary knowledge and innovation in health care.

In search of maximum effectiveness, ESEP strategically takes action and promotes partnerships and networking with other national and international institutions.

Striving to achieve excellence in Nursing, ESEP has become a national reference in education and research.

History

ESEP is a non-integrated polytechnic higher education institution, devoted to the teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate nursing courses, located in Porto, Portugal.

It was created on the 1st January 2007 and is the result of the merger between three other higher education nursing institutions in Porto: Escola Superior de Enfermagem de D. Ana Guedes, Escola Superior de Enfermagem Cidade do Porto and Escola Superior de Enfermagem São João.

ESEP has always been committed to nursing education, and its origins date back to 15^th June 1896, when the nursing diploma was created at Hospital Geral de Santo António. It is one of the oldest nursing schools in the country. For that reason, June 15^th is celebrated as the school’s official day.

In line with the mid-20th century technical and healthcare developments, the first public school in nursing was created in Porto, in 1954 and, more recently, in 1983, a new school dedicated to specialised nursing training was founded.

It is the history of Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto (ESEP) and the successful merger of the three schools, that makes it possible to take advantage of the best each school had to offer. The result is an innovative school open to the community, and a champion of nursing education and research with a very supportive teaching environment, enabling nursing education to play a more significant and interventionalist role in the community, with a strong impact on health and wellbeing.