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IPRI-NOVA is an institute dedicated to advanced studies in Political Science and International Relations. The IPRI-NOVA Research Unit is an academic research institute founded in 2003 by NOVA University of Lisbon, the Luso-American Foundation for Development and the Oriente Foundation, with the support of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Since 2012, IPRI-NOVA has also been integrated by other institutions and companies, such as the Millennium BCP Foundation, the EDP Foundation, BPI and REN. IPRI-NOVA was recognized as a Public Utility Institution on October 1, 2010, for its services to the community in the field of culture, through the promotion of academic research in Political Science and International Relations on a multidisciplinary basis. As an institute for advanced studies in Political Science and International Relations, IPRI-NOVA is an integrated project structured around three fundamental axes: scientific research, specialized training – doctorate and post-doctorate –, and knowledge transfer and creation of social value.