History The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine was the first institution to prepare veterinarians in Portugal. It was created by the King D. Manuel in 1830 with the decree issued in the "Gazeta de Lisboa" issued on the 7th April. Its first name was "Real Escola de Veterinária" - Royal School of Veterinary. The veterinary school was fused with the agronomic studies from 1852 to 1910, when it was established as the School of Veterinary Medicine. In 1918 the school was integrated in the university teaching model and named "Escola Superior de Medicina Veterinária" - High School of Veterinary Medicine. In 1930 along with four more schools, ESMV founds the Technical University of Lisbon - "Universidade Técnica de Lisboa". Finally in the 1st of August 1989 the school adopts its present name "Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMV)" - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Mission and objectives The mission of FMV, according with their Statutory Decree (6 February 2003) is to "work for the quality and development of the Country in the area of Animal Sciences, in particular in the area of Veterinary Sciences". This document states the objectives of FMV as: . to give university graduate teaching; . to contribute for the scientific progress and technological development; . to serve the community with quality; . to make available life long learning activities; . to attribute academic degrees and honorific titles; . to cooperate with other national and international institutions in scientific, technical and cultural matters; and . to consolidate the social and cultural growth of its members. The teaching and non-teaching staff and the students of FMV are deeply enrolled in the achievement of these objectives. Personnel Teaching staff – 70 (57 with a PhD degree) Other staff – 116 (33 with university degrees)