Research Center for Science and Technology of the Arts (CITAR)

Name

Research Center for Science and Technology of the Arts (CITAR)

Legal name

Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Website

https://artes.ucp.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

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Headquarters

HQ city

Porto

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Research Funding: Funded by Portuguese national science funding bodies including FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia) and PRR (Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência) through project codes UID/00622/2025, UID/00622/PRR/2025, and UID/00622/PRR2/2025.

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Core offering

CITAR is an academic research center within the School of Arts at Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Porto, Portugal, conducting interdisciplinary research at the intersection of science, technology, and the arts. It supports Bachelor's and Master's degree programs, artistic residencies, and funded research projects through Portuguese national science funding bodies (FCT and PRR). The center operates alongside the Conservation and Restoration Center and the Digital Creativity Center as part of the university's broader research infrastructure.

Product overview

Research Center for Science and Technology of the Arts (CITAR) is a research unit within the School of Arts at Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto. It operates alongside the Conservation and Restoration Center and the Digital Creativity Center. The homepage does not provide specific details about CITAR's individual products, services, or research outputs.

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Brands

• CITAR: Research Center for Science and Technology of the Arts
• Conservation and Restoration Center
• Digital Creativity Center
• Art Center

Products and services

• Bachelor's and Master's Degree Programs Academic degree programs in arts disciplines including Cinema, Conservation and Restoration, and Sound and Image, delivered through the School of Arts at Universidade Católica Portuguesa Porto. Targeted at prospective undergraduate and graduate students.
• Artistic Residencies Residency program for visiting artists and researchers to engage in collaborative interdisciplinary projects at the School of Arts at Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
• Summer School Intensive summer programs offered by the School of Arts for students and artists seeking focused short-term study in arts disciplines.
• Funded Research Projects Interdisciplinary research projects at the intersection of science, technology, and the arts, funded by Portuguese national science funding bodies FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia) and the Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência (PRR).

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Direct peers

• MIT Media Lab: MIT's interdisciplinary research lab conducting groundbreaking work at the intersection of technology, media, and the arts - the global benchmark for university-based interdisciplinary arts-technology research similar to CITAR's mission.
• Ars Electronica Futurelab: Austrian research and development lab at the intersection of art, technology, and society, running interdisciplinary projects and residencies - directly comparable to CITAR's science-technology-arts research mandate and exhibition/residency model.
• ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe: German center for art and media technology conducting research, exhibitions, and residencies at the intersection of art and digital technology - a leading European arts-tech research institution analogous to CITAR's focus and programming model.
• CCRMA Stanford: Stanford's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics - a university research center combining science, technology, and the arts, paralleling CITAR's interdisciplinary arts-science research model.
• IRCAM: French institute for research and coordination in acoustics/music, affiliated with Centre Pompidou. Combines scientific research with artistic creation in sound, paralleling CITAR's science-arts research model within a publicly supported research structure.
• CREATE (UCSB): Center for Research in Electronic Art Technology at UC Santa Barbara - a university research center combining arts, technology, and science, directly comparable to CITAR's interdisciplinary research profile.

Regional players

• INESC TEC: Portugal-based private non-profit research institute operating in science and technology with public funding partnerships - comparable as a Portuguese publicly-funded research institution with multi-source grant funding, though focused on engineering/technology rather than arts.
• i2ADS: Institute for Research in Art, Design and Society at the University of Porto - a Portugal-based university research institute combining art, design, and society research, closely paralleling CITAR's mission within the Portuguese academic landscape.

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Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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