University of Porto a modern European University

With origins dating back to the eighteenth century, the University of Porto is one of the oldest and most prestigious Higher Education Institutions in Portugal.

University

3 Campuses 14 Faculties 1 Business School

Faculty of Architecture Faculty of Fine Arts Faculty of Sciences Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences Faculty of Sport

Faculty of Law Faculty of Economics Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Pharmacy Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Dental Medicine Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute Porto Business School

Staff

2,422 Teaching staff (80% PhDs) 1,649 Non-teaching staff

31,749 Students (54% undergraduate / 46% graduate)

9,417 1st Cycle/Degree students 12,794 Integrated Master 5,744 2nd Cycle/Master 3,609 3rd Cycle/Doctorate

603 Training programmes

35 1st Cycle/Degree (3 years) 18 Integrated Master (5 years) 147 2nd Cycle/Master (1.5-2 years) 89 3rd Cycle/Doctorate (3 years) 314 Lifelong Education courses

Tuition fees

Reference values for all students (per year):

Undergraduate €999 Master €1,250 PhD €2,750

The biggest producer of Science in Portugal

2,678 Papers indexed in the ISI Web of Science in 2011 23% Of the papers produced in Portugal 14% Average annual growth rate since 2006

60 Research Units

45 Units (75%) classified as “Excellent” or “Very Good” 18 State Associated Laboratories

Research Units by Field of Study

Engineering and Technology Sciences 20 Arts and Humanities 10 Health Sciences 11 Social Sciences 7 Exact Sciences 6 Natural Sciences 6

Standings in the international rankings (2012)

20,300 HEIs all over the world:

U.Porto amongst the Top 100 EU Universities in 5 rankings U.Porto amongst the Top 350 World Universities in 8 rankings

Standings in the international rankings

Webometrics 16 Europe/93 World 4ICU 24 Europe/141 World The Leiden Ranking (Impact p) 64 Europe/187 World The SCImago Institutions Ranking 61 Europe/125 World URAP Middle East Tech. Uni, Turkey 94 Europe/229 World Shangai Jiao Tong University 127-164 Europe/301-400 World Times Higher Education 154-180 Europe/351-400 World Ranking de Taiwan 137 Europe/318 World QS World University Rankings Europe/343 World

Universitas 21 Ranking of Higher Education Systems 2013

1. USA 9. Singapore 16. France 2. Sweden 10. United Kingdom 18. Ireland 3. Switzerland 11. Austria 19. Israel 4. Canada 12. Norway 20. Spain 5. Denmark 13. Belgium 21. Japan 6. Finland 14. New Zealand 22. PORTUGAL 7. Netherlands 15. Germany 23. Slovenia 8. Australia 16. Hong Kong 24. Korea

PORTO, PORTUGAL The second largest city in the country Historical Centre classified as UNESCO World Heritage

PORTO

Six bridges, six marvels of engineering by Gustave Eiffel and Civil Engineers of the University of Porto like Edgar Cardoso.

PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE

250 million Portuguese speakers - Portuguese Diaspora - Emergent economies

COST OF LIVING One of the Euro countries with still a relatively low cost of living. Reference values for monthly expenses: Transport €25, Accommodation €150 to €250, Meals €150.

THE “CASA DA MÚSICA”

A project of the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas conceived to mark year 2001, Porto’s Cultural Capital of Europe.

SERRALVES MUSEUM

A project of Álvaro Siza opened in 1999 as a space dedicated to contemporary art. Its current Director is Suzanne Cotter, former Guggenheim Museum Curator.

LIVRARIA LELLO

A bookstore with a facade decorated in Art Nouveau with some features of Gothic Revival. One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world along with Selexyz Bookstore (Netherlands) and El Ateneo (Argentina).

2 PRITZKER PRIZE, ARCHITECTURE’S NOBEL

Two architects of the University of Porto: Álvaro Siza and Eduardo Souto Moura.

ÁLVARO SIZA

EDUARDO SOUTO MOURA

THE PORT WINE. A world famous wine

Since 1756, the port wine is produced in the Douro region, the third oldest protected wine region in the world after Tokaj-Hegyalja in Hungary (1730) and Chianti in Italy (1716).

THE FC PORTO

One of Europe’s most prestigious football clubs: 2 Champions Leagues + 2 Europe Leagues Stadium designed by the Portuguese architect Manuel Salgado

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