Oriente Foundation

The Oriente Foundation’s mission is to carry out cultural, educational, artistic, scientific, social and philanthropic activities, especially in Portugal and Macau, which the aim of strengthening and continuing the historical and cultural relations between Portugal and the East. The main areas of intervention of the Oriente Foundation include culture, education, science and philanthropy.
The Foundation’s priorities in the scientific field include scholarship programmes and the funding of research projects in specialised fields, as well as support for the organisation of courses, conferences and workshops.
In Portugal, the Foundation's name has become associated with various civil hospital services and medical research institutions, as a result of the support it has provided, both for the purchase of equipment and for the funding of specific projects.
The Oriente Foundation supports the advanced training of researchers in projects related to the relationship between Portugal and the East, in the social sciences and humanities, with priority given to the study of the collections of the Oriente Museum.