The Universidade Católica Portuguesa is member of the following associations:
CRUP - (Portuguese Rector's Conference) - www.crup.pt
FUP - (Portuguese University Foundation) - www.fup.pt
AULP - (Association of Portuguese-speaking Universities) - www.aulp.org
EUA - (European Universities Association) - www.eua.be
IFCU - (International Federation of Catholic Universities) - www.finc.org
EFCU - (European Federation of Catholic Universities) - www.finc.org/fuce

The School of Arts is a member of the Following Associations:

• ELIA - The European League of Institutes of the Arts -http://www.elia-artschools.org/
• ENCORE - European Network for Conservation-Restoration Education - http://www.encore-edu.org/

The Faculty of Biotechnology is a member of the Following Associations:

• Iseki Food Association - www.iseki-food.net/
• The Safe Consortium - www.safeconsortium.org
• EuropeanSensory Network - www.esn-network.com/

The College of Theology is a member of the Following Associations:

• Junta de Decanos de Teologia da Península Ibérica
• Europäische Gesellschaft für ökumenische Theologie
• European Society of CAtholic Theology
• Conference of Catholic Theological Institutions (COTI)