 Portuguese universities have existed since 1290.The oldest such institution, the University of Coimbra, was first established in Lisbon before moving to Coimbra.Historically, within the scope of the now defunct Portuguese Empire, the Portuguese founded in 1792 the oldest engineering school of the Americas (the Real Academia de Artilharia, Fortificação e Desenho), as well as the oldest medical college of Asia (the Escola Médico-Cirúrgica de Goa) in 1842.