The Polytechnic Institute of Santarém is a public polytechnic higher education institution, at the service of society, committed to the high-level qualification of citizens, aimed at the production and dissemination of knowledge, creation, transmission and diffusion of knowledge of a professional nature, of culture, science, technology, the arts, guided research and experimental development, highlighting the centrality of the student and the surrounding community, within an international reference framework. It is recognized as a development hub and a reference in training, culture and research developed in the region, created in the 1970s, currently integrating five Higher Schools, four in the city of Santarém and one in the city of Rio Maior.

IPSantarém is a public polytechnic higher education institution, at the service of society, committed to the high-level qualification of citizens, aimed at the production and dissemination of knowledge, creation, transmission and diffusion of knowledge of a professional nature, culture, science, technology, the arts, oriented research and experimental development, highlighting the centrality in the student and the surrounding community, within an international reference framework.