PORTUGAL

2015

GENERAL OVERVIEW

With origins dating back to the XVIII century, the University ofPorto is a prestigious Portuguese Higher Education and ResearchInstitution, ranked between the 63-160 best Universities inEurope.

GENERAL OVERVIEW

3 Campuses

14 Faculties

1 Business School

GENERAL OVERVIEW

GENERAL OVERVIEW

CAMPUS 1 CITY CENTRE

� Faculty of Fine Arts

� Faculty of Law

� Faculty of Pharmacy

� Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar

GENERAL OVERVIEW

CAMPUS 2 ASPRELA

� Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences

� Faculty of Sports

� Faculty of Economics

� Faculty of Engineering

� Faculty of Medicine

� Faculty of Dental Medicine

� Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences

GENERAL OVERVIEW

CAMPUS 3 CAMPO ALEGRE

� Faculty of Arts (Humanities and Social Sciences)

� Faculty of Architecture

� Faculty of Sciences

GENERAL OVERVIEW

INFRASTRUCTURES

� 11 refectories + 1 restaurant + 7 snack-bars + 1 grill� 9 Halls of Residence� 16 Libraries� 12 Museums� 2 E-Learning Cafes� Sports Centre

� Wireless connection in all University buildings

GENERAL OVERVIEW

U.Porto Classics

Essays

•(Social and Human Sciences, Biological and Health Sciences, Engineering and Technological Sciences, Exact and Applied Sciences, Architecture and Urbanism, Law, Sports, Arts)

Teaching and University Education

Teaching of Portuguese as a Foreign Language

Museum of the University

EDUCATION

EDUCATION

BOLOGNA STRUCTURE

3rd Cycle – PhD

180 ECTS

2nd Cycle Master

120 ECTS

1st Cycle Bachelor

180/240 ECTS

1st + 2nd Cycle

Integrated Master

300 ECTS

EDUCATION

2ND LARGEST PORTUGUESE UNIVERSITY:

30.066 Students, 11% of which are international (2014/15)

5.5732nd Cycle / Master

Students

3.2363rd Cycle / PhD Students

8.7131st Cycle / Bachelor Students

12.544Integrated Master

Students

EDUCATION

2.286 Teaching staff and researchers (Dec. 31st 2014)

1.707 Full Time Equivalent teaching staff and researchers85% Teaching staff and researchers with PhD

1.542 Technical and Administrative staff

EDUCATION

663 TRAINING PROGRAMMES (2014/15)

376LifeLong Learning Courses

933rd Cycle/PhD courses

1412nd Cycle / Master

courses

351st Cycle / Bachelor courses

18Integrated Master courses

EDUCATION

The most sought-after University by Portuguese students / popular among Portuguese students4.160 1st cycle and Integrated Master vacancies 7.630 applicants with the U.Porto as 1st choice1.83 applicants in 1st choice per vacancy96% of vacancies filled

EDUCATION

Highest access grades to the university154.9/200 weighted average of minimum entry marks3 in top 5 courses with the highest minimum entry marks 5 in top 10 courses with the highest minimum entry marks10 in top 25 courses with the highest minimum entry marks

EDUCATION

7.978 GRADUATES, 295 International (2014/15)

3.5711st Cycle / Bachelor

4623rd Cycle/PhD

1851Integrated Master

20942nd Cycle / Master

EDUCATION

81% students’ employability rate

5.1 average time for a placement in months

44% Permanent contract employees

EDUCATION

2 PRITZKER PRIZE, ARCHITECTURE’S NOBEL

Two architects and professors of the University of Porto

Álvaro Siza Vieira1992

Eduardo Souto Moura2011

R&D AND INNOVATION

R&D AND INNOVATION

The largest producer of Science in Portugal

3.861 Papers indexed in the ISI Web of Science in 2013

23.1% of the papers produced in Portugal

12% Average annual growth rate since 2009

R&D AND INNOVATION

6.8 Average of quotes per published paper

410 R&D projects (73.5 M €) with international (24%) and national (76%) funding (between 2013-2015)

Nr. of Published papers by FTE

Funding from R&D projects 2013-2015 (million €)

0

0,5

1

1,5

2

2,5

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

2.02.3

ISI-Wos Scopus

2013 20142015 (up to

30th of June)

€ 33 618 162 20 040 451 19 877 322

0

10

20

30

40

R&D AND INNOVATION

50 R&D Units / 9 Interface Institutes

35 Units classified as “Exceptional” (4), “Excellent” (8) or “Very Good” (23)

R&D AND INNOVATION

9 Interface InstitutesINESC – Institute of Information Technologies, Telecommunications and ElectronicsINEGI – Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial ManagementCIIMAR – Centre of Marine and Environmental ResearchREQUIMTE - Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Pharmacology and Food Science and TechnologyIBMC – Institute of Mollecular and Cell BiologyINEB – Institute of Biomedical engineeringIPATIMUP – Institute of Molecular Pathology and ImmunologyCEPESE – Research Centre for the Study of Population, Economics and SocietyCIBIO – Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources

R&D AND INNOVATION

Science and Technology Park

Technology Center

Creative Industries Center

Sea Center

Biotechnology Center

R&D AND INNOVATION

30 000 Square meters

186 Business projects

32M€ Impact in Portuguese GDP

6M€ Annual tax revenues

120 Export destination countries

Science and Technology Park

R&D AND INNOVATION

Science and Technology Park

UPTEC: Award for “Smart Growth”

R&D AND INNOVATION

Largest innovation centre in Portugal

154 National and international active patents

196 Existing companies and ventures

1.763 Highly qualified jobs

COMMITMENT TO SOCIETY

Nr. of Participants in scientific, cultural and artistic activities organized by

U.Porto

Nr. of Participants in Volunteering Projects

0

10 000

20 000

30 000

40 000

50 000

60 000

70 000

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

30.000

35.000

59.073

51.820

60.856

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

1.574

7071.011

1.341

1.773

COMMITMENT TO SOCIETY

Junior University 2015

5.500 Students in U.Porto Jr

Participants aged between 11 and 17

29 Partnerships established with Municipalities

COMMITMENT TO SOCIETY

U.Porto Education Fair

13.654 Participants in the 2014 Edition

98 Schools involved

RANKINGS

RANKINGS

RANKINGS

QS World University Rankings 2014/2015

Portugal 1

Europe 137

Ibero-America 16

World 293

ARWU (Shanghai Jiao Tong University) 2014

Portugal 2

Europe 123-160

Ibero-America 7-15

World 301-400

SCImago Institutions Ranking2014

Portugal 2

Europe 63

Ibero-America 10

World 188

URAP - University Ranking by Academic Performance 2014/15

Portugal 2

Europe 84

Ibero-America 8

World 189

INTERNATIONAL

COOPERATION

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

from 154 Countries

53 Erasmus Mundus Projects(3 Actions)

1925 Agreements

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

U.Porto students in mobility programmes abroad (2014/15)

1144 students in 44 countries

Europe: 985Americas: 144Africa: 1Asia/Pacific: 14

Faculty ofArchitecture

Faculty of Arts

Faculty ofEconomics

Institute ofBiomedical

SciencesAbel Salazar

Faculty ofEngineering

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Overview

U.Porto Outgoing students (2014/15)

628516

France

Germany

Brazil

ItalySpain

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

3,458 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (2014/15)

(11% OF THE TOTAL)

124 NATIONALITIES

1.867Students in mobility programmes

1741st Cycle / Bachelor Students

5882nd Cycle /

Master Students

6503rd Cycle/PhD Students

179Integrated Master

Students

Germany

Poland

Italy

SpainBrazil

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Faculty ofPsychology

and EducationSciences

Faculty of Fine Arts

Faculty ofEconomics

Faculty ofEngineering

Faculty

of Arts

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

Overview

U.Porto Incoming Mobility Students (2014/15)

1159708

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

THE U.PORTO IN THE ERASMUS MUNDUS PROGRAMME (ACTION 2)

1st Project Coordinated with Brazil, 2008

47 Consortia

2014 Rankings: U.Porto is a leading Institution in Europe

- 3rd European University with more coordinated projects (9)

- 5th European University with higher participation in partnerships (38)

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

9 Coordinations

38 Partnerships

5 Continents

142 Countries

728 Institutions involved

7.360 Mobility flows

141 Million euros in total

35,5 Million euros managed by U.Porto

THE U.PORTO IN THE ERASMUS MUNDUS PROGRAMME(ACTION 2)

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

THE U.PORTO IN THE ERASMUS+ PROGRAMME 2015

Erasmus+ Traditional Mobility

Programme Countries - Europe

Mobile+ Project

International Credit Mobility - 26 Partner Countries

225 Flows: Students (1st, 2nd and 3rd Cycles), Teachingand Administrative Staff

Work+ Project

Placement Mobility Consortium

€1.261.310

€ 867.950

€ 827.960

Key Action 1 – Learning Mobility of Individuals

3 Project Coordinations

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

THE U.PORTO IN THE ERASMUS+ PROGRAMME 2015

KA 2 - Strategic Partnerships

4 Project Coordinations Approved | 2 Selected for Funding

+ 25 Partnerships Submitted

KA 2 - Capacity Building Higher Education

4 Projects Selected for Funding

€ 699.190

€3.809.790

KA 1 – Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees

1 Project Selected for Funding

WINTOUR – Wine Tourism Innovation

€ 2.508.000

Key Action 2 Cooperation for Good Practices

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

THE U.PORTO IN THE ERASMUS+ PROGRAMME 2015

KA 3 - Forward Looking Cooperation Projects4 Projectos Submitted| 3 Selected for fundingKA 3 - Forward Looking Cooperation Projects4 Projectos Submitted| 3 Selected for funding

≥ 12 Millions € in Total | ± 5 M€ Managed by U.Porto

€ 1499.40

Key Action 3 – Support for Policy Reform

LIVING IN PORTO

LIVING IN PORTO

PORTO

• Best European Travel destination 2013 & 2014

• One of the less expensive cities in Europe

LIVING IN PORTO

PORTO

• Excellent accesses

• Safe city

LIVING IN PORTO

PORTO

• Wide range of cultural events

• City centre – UNESCO world heritage

Transportation €30,10 (monthly Z2 card)

Meals €150 - €200 (monthly)

Accommodation €130 - €250 (monthly)

1 litre Milk €0.70

1 litre Water €0.20

Bread €0.12

1 Kg Rice €1

1 coffee (espresso)

€0.60 – €0.80

1 meal (canteen) €2.45

1 meal –restaurant

€5 - €25

Bus + Metro €1.20 – 1.50 (Z2/Z3 trip)

Newspaper €1.10 - €2.70

Cinema € 5,10 (students)

COST OF LIVING IN PORTO

LIVING IN PORTO

LIVING IN PORTO

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LIVING IN PORTO

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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 Medicine

Faculty of Dental Medicine

Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences

Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar