The Universidade Atlântica is a private university located near Taguspark in Oeiras Municipality, Portugal (near Lisbon).
Atlântica was founded in 1996 by the initiative of university professors, researchers, banks, private companies, and the Oeiras local government.
The university is housed in the former Barcarena Gunpowder factory (Fábrica da Pólvora de Barcarena), and is administered by Ensino, Investigação e Administração S.A. (EIA), an entity created in 1993.
A Higher School of Health Sciences (Escola Superior de Saúde) was established in 2001.
The present Rector of Atlântica [1] is Professor Nelson Lourenço[2], a sociologist with expertise in environmental issues.