Porto University

U.Porto ranks among the 100 best Universities in the world in five scientific areas

The University of Porto (U.Porto) is among the 100 best universities in the world in five research areas, with regards to scientific production, namely Civil Engineering, Agrarian Sciences, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, according to the Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities 2017, from the National Taiwan University.

i3S Scientific Platforms Open Day happens 2 October

i3S Scientific platforms Open Day will take place 2 October and its main aim is to identify existing research capacity in i3S and seek to enhance networking and synergies, both at academic level and at businesses level, namely life sciences area, health care and service. This Open Day will be the privileged opportunity to meet our experts, visit the labs and discover the state-of-the-art technology available at i3S to the scientific community.

University of Porto bombards Porto Book fair with over 230 titles

Porto University will "bombard" Porto Book fair with books of all kinds at bargain prices from 1 to 17 September in Palácio de Cristal. With its own exhibition space (pavilion 26), the University of Porto will present over 230 sponsored titles by U. Porto Editions, by Instituto Marques da Silva, by Casa-Museu Abel Salazar and the Faculties of Architecture, Sports, Engineering and Arts.

U.Porto is at the forefront of innovation in the field of Higher Education

The University of Porto provides coordination and organisational support, with other European and Uzbeke universities, under the E+ CBHE (Capacity Building in the field Higher Education), 2 (KA2) of Erasmus + Programme. Two of the six approved projects with a total funding of EUR 6 million will be coordinated by the University of Porto.

"Do it" exhibition at Faculty of Fine Arts of Porto runs until June 23

"Do it" exhibition at Faculty of Fine Arts of Porto runs until June 23. The point of departure are the written instructions, which are then interpreted anew every time they are enacted by the audiences.

The University of Porto celebrates its 106th anniversary on March 22

Porto University is commemorating its 106th anniversaryand invites students, professors, alumni, prospective students, and friends to engage on the celebration programme that was prepared to mark this occasion.

Conquer the cold and raise money for Cancer Research UK

FEUPLink UK, alumni from the Faculty of Engineering of Porto, University of Porto, joined the Winter Run Series UK to raise much-needed funds to help fight cancer.

10th Young Researchers Meeting at the University of Porto

The 10th Young Researchers Meeting will be held in Porto, Portugal from 8 -10 February 2017, at the Medical Research Centre of the Faculty of Medicine.

Employability for life with the University of Porto

The University of Porto is among the 200 institutions of higher education worldwide - and 75 in Europe - that best promote their students' employability, according to the 2017 edition of the QS Graduate Employability Rankings, recently released by the British consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).

Best Portuguese University

The University of Porto is again the best Portuguese university ranked in the QS World University Rankings, one of the most important international rankings of higher education. Overall, the University of Porto ranked 323 as best university from more than 3,800 institutions considered around the world.