BUILDING EUROPE’S CAMPUS FOR GLOBAL HEALTH
Founded in 1911, the University of Porto is one of the largest Higher Education and Research Institutions in Portugal, with 31,897 students (20% international, including mobility), 2,698 academics & researchers and 1,643 administrative staff. U. Porto is one of the best-positioned Portuguese Higher Education Institutions in national and international rankings.
U.Porto has 14 Faculties, 1 Business School and 47 Research Centres located on 3 fully equipped campuses embedded around the city to guarantee an excellent academic and sociocultural experience. The university is the most sought-after Portuguese Higher Education Institution (1.7 applicants/vacancy) and a leading producer of science, responsible for around 23.8% of the Portuguese scientific production.
Ensuring high-quality training, education and research is of paramount importance to the university, together with its strong commitment to society. In fact, U.Porto is an important driving force for economic, social, cultural and scientific development in the northern region and in the country.
U. Porto has been reinforcing its role as the ideal place for new and talented brains to come and transform their bright ideas into entrepreneurial initiatives. It is a birthplace for innovation in Portugal, as best illustrated by the more than 250 new businesses fostered at the Science and Technology Park of U. Porto (UPTEC), which themselves are responsible for the creation of 2,700 new jobs in arts, sciences and technologies.
With more than 6000 international students representing about 90 different nationalities, internationalisation is one of U.Porto‘s strategic pillars, leading to the development of innovative cooperation actions with institutions from all over the world. U. Porto definitely has its doors opened to the world. The university has coordinated or been a contributing partner in a number of Erasmus+ and Erasmus Mundus projects, which together represent a direct management by U.Porto of roughly €67M.
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