Universidade do Porto, University of Porto

• Established: 1911
• Location: Porto, Portugal
• Students age: from 17 years old
• Number of students: 32,000 students
• Language of instruction: Portuguese
• Type of study: state university.

U.Porto is the second largest Portuguese university after Lisbon, one of the top 150 universities in Europe according to leading international rankings. If you are looking for a modern university with a century of history, cosmopolitan, open to the world and able to provide excellent training, then the University of Porto is the place for you.

The University of Porto provides students with a wide variety of canteens, bars and university residences scattered throughout the campus.

Every year U.Porto reserves a set of places for international students. The university residences, scattered across the three parts of the University of Porto, are equipped with 1-2-bed rooms with private or shared bathroom, kitchen or kitchenette, study, living room and self-service laundry.

U.Porto provides the academic community with 9 residential buildings, 20 food outlets, free social and medical support services and other facilities to meet the basic needs of daily life. Students can use modern sports facilities at any time during their trip.

Student associations operate in several areas: from the provision of services (stationery, copy centers) to various cultural, recreational and sports events.

An important part of the cultural policy of the University of Porto is the strengthening of its institutional memory and heritage. The various museums of the University of Porto - a guide to the history of knowledge and art, the custodian of some of the city's priceless treasures.

U.Porto Sports Center (CDUP-UP) provides a sports-friendly environment at three university centers. It is there that every day hundreds of people, including students, alumni, employees, people outside the university, children and people with special needs, participate in more than three dozen activities within the UPFit program - "Fitness at U.Porto".

• The quality of education, the low cost of living, the diversity of the cultural arena, the great climate and the opportunity to share life experiences with other international students. These are just some of the reasons why thousands of students from all over the world come to the University of Porto every year.
• U.Porto is an open higher education institution that maintains close ties with companies and institutions in the region, the best universities in the world.
• U.Porto is a research university, the result of the work of hundreds of highly qualified scientists striving to meet the needs of society.
• Reflecting the spirit of Portugal and the city of Porto, U.Porto welcomes international students regardless of their background, religion and socio-economic background.
• U.Porto is an innovative university that strives to turn ideas into successful projects.
• Due to the high rate of student advancement in the labor market, U.Porto produces leaders in various fields of knowledge.
• The U.Porto campus is visited by Portugal's richest and most cosmopolitan academic community. It has the infrastructure to guarantee the best academic, social and cultural experience.
• U.Porto is a recognized university in the top 100 European universities in major international rankings.

The University of Porto consists of 4 buildings scattered across Porto, 15 schools (14 colleges and business schools), a modern network of libraries, laboratories, computer and classrooms, classrooms, computer, audiovisual services to support teaching, learning and research, open to the entire academic community. The university campus has a constant internet connection, allowing you to take advantage of innovative e-learning tools.

The University of Porto offers financial aid programs for international students. Each faculty of the University of Porto provides financial incentives for students admitted through the Special Competition for International Students without Academic Merit. International students can apply for the Scholarship, awarded to students with exceptional academic performance, regardless of their geographic origin or socioeconomic status.

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