IPRI-NOVA is a research unit dedicated to advanced studies in Political Science and International Relations. It was founded in 2003 by the NOVA University of Lisbon, the Luso-American Foundation for Development (FLAD) and the Orient Foundation, with the support of Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, and was later joined by the Millennium BCP Foundation. It has been recognized as a Public Utility Institution since October 1st 2010, for services rendered to the community in the field of culture, through the promotion of academic research in Political Science and International Relations within a multidisciplinary framework. As an institute dedicated to advanced studies in Political Science and International Relations, IPRI-NOVA defines itself as a structured and integrated project around three fundamental axis: scientific research; specialized training – doctoral and post-doctoral programmes; and knowledge transfer and social value creation.