University of PortoVice-rectorate of International CooperationNovember 2009

Portugal in the worldVicer-rectorate of International CooperationNovember 2009

The city of Porto in PortugalVice-rectorate of International CooperationNovember 2009

The city of PortoVice-rectorate of International CooperationNovember 2009At the Douro river banks, Porto was born in the Middle Ages. It is one of the oldest cities of Europe and the second largest city of Portugal

The city of PortoVice-rectorate of International CooperationNovember 2009

The city of PortoVice-rectorate of International CooperationNovember 2009Also known as the city of bridges, it is famous the bridge Lus I, built between 1881 and 1886, by Tefilo Seyrig, partner of Gustave Eiffel

The city of PortoVice-rectorate of International CooperationNovember 2009

The city of PortoVicerrectorado de Cooperacin InternacionalNoviembre 2009The famous port wine, whose name was borrowed from this emblematic city, was transported down Douro river in the traditional boats rabelos

The city of PortoVice-rectorate of International CooperationNovember 2009

The city of PortoVice-rectorate of International CooperationNovember 2009In December 1996, UNESCO classified the city of Porto as Cultural Heritage of Humanity

The University of PortoVice-rectorate of International CooperationNovember 2009The University of Porto is the largest higher education and research institution of Portugal and one of the top 200 European universities.With origins dating back to the 18th century, is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Portugal.

Campuses of U.PortoVice-rectorate of International CooperationNovember 2009Campus ICampus IICampus IIIThe University of Porto is composed of 3 campuses spread around the city of Porto, where our 14 faculties and 1 Business School are located.

Faculties of U.PortoVice-rectorate of International CooperationNovember 2009Campus I City CentreFaculty of ArchitectureFaculty of Fine ArtsFaculty of LawFaculty of PharmacyInstitute of Biomedical Sciences Abel SalazarCampus II AsprelaFaculty of Dental MedicineFaculty of EconomicsFaculty of EngineeringFaculty of MedicineFaculty of Nutrition and Food SciencesFaculty of Psychology and Educational SciencesFaculty of SportCampus III Campo AlegreFaculty of ArtsFaculty of SciencesEGP - University of Porto Business School

U.Portos StaffVice-rectorate of International CooperationNovember 20091.895academic staff (75% doctorates)1.689non academic staff

U.Portos StudentsVice-rectorate of International CooperationNovember 200929.896Students22.220 1st Cycle/Degree Students 4.933 2nd Cycle/Master Students 468 Specialization programmes students2.2753rd Cycle/Doctorate Students

U.Porto Mobility StudentsVice-rectorate of International CooperationNovember 2009883U.Portos mobility students in 2009710in European institutions 154in Brazilian institutions11in Latin American (without Brazil) institutions8in North American institutions

Foreign students at U.PortoVice-rectorate of International CooperationNovember 20092.478Foreign students in 2009 (8,3% of the total)1.155On international mobility programmes 505in 1st Cycle/Degrees409 in 2nd Cycle/Masters283in 3rd Cycle/Doctorates126post-doctoral researchers77different nationalities

Foreign students at U.PortoVice-rectorate of International CooperationNovember 2009Foreign students in 2009 by country of origin333Africa 9Middle East78Asia50 North America21Central America 4Oceania903Europe1080South America

U.Portos CoursesVice-rectorate of International CooperationNovember 2009641 Training programmes351st Cycle/Degree (BSc) courses18 Integrated Master (BSc + MSc) courses139 2nd Cycle/Master (MSc) courses493rd Cycle/Doctorate (PhD) courses400 Lifelong education courses

Science at U.PortoVice-rectorate of International CooperationNovember 2009The biggest producer of science in Portugal2.080 indexed articles in the ISI Web of Science (2008)21,4% of the articles produced in Portugal13% average annual growth rate since 2005

Research at U.PortoVice-rectorate of International CooperationNovember 200969 Research units31 units classified as Excellent or Very Good13state associated laboratories

U.Porto at international rankingsVice-rectorate of International CooperationNovember 2009Academic Ranking of World Universities 2009:1 (Portugal) + 171-208 (Europe) + 402-501 (World)Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities 2009:1 (Portugal) + 140 (Europe) + 332 (World)Webometrics 2009:1 (Portugal) + 40 (Europe) + 149 (World)

U.Porto at international rankingsVice-rectorate of International CooperationNovember 2009THE QS World University Rankings 2009:3 (Portugal) + 501-600 (World)The SCImago Institutions Ranking 2009:2 (Portugal) + 109 (Europe) + 320 (World)International Professional Ranking of Higher Education Institutions 2009:1 (Portugal) + 131 (Europe) + 343 (World)

Student associationsVice-rectorate of International CooperationNovember 2009Each faculty has its own student association. Besides, there are other associations specifically for foreign students:

ESN Erasmus Students NetworkPraa Gomes Teixeira4099-002 PortoPortugalhttp://www.esnporto.org

BRASUP Brazilian Students at University of Porto Praa Gomes Teixeira4099-002 PortoPortugalhttp://brasup.up.pt

Cost of living in PortoVice-rectorate of International CooperationNovember 2009Approximate costs (2009):

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University of PortoVice-rectorate of International CooperationNovember 2009Thank you!