The IPSantarém is a public polytechnic higher education institution in the service of society, committed to qualifying senior citizens, for the production and dissemination of knowledge creation, transmission and dissemination of knowledge of a professional nature, culture, science, technology, the arts, targeted research and experimental development, emphasizing the centrality of the student and the surrounding community, an international frame of reference. The IPSantarém is a public polytechnic higher education institution in the service of society, committed to qualifying senior citizens, for the production and dissemination of knowledge creation, transmission and dissemination of knowledge of a professional nature, culture, science, technology, the arts, targeted research and experimental development, emphasizing the centrality of the student and the surrounding community, an international frame of reference. It is recognized as a center of development and a reference in training, culture and research developed in the region, created in the 70s, is currently comprised of five Schools, four in the city of Santarém and the city of Rio Maior.