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University of Porto
University of Porto is a public university in Porto, Portugal, founded in 1911.
- Type
- Public university
- Location
- Porto, Portugal
- Founded
- 1911
- Teaching language
- Portuguese, English (some programmes)
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The University of Porto (Universidade do Porto, U.Porto) is a public research university in Porto, Portugal. It was founded in 1911, building on earlier schools such as the Polytechnic Academy and the Medical-Surgical School of Porto.
Its 14 faculties and a business school cover architecture, fine arts, sciences, sport, law, economics, engineering, pharmacy, letters, medicine (including the Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences), dental medicine, nutrition and food sciences, and psychology and education. The Faculty of Architecture, associated with Pritzker Prize winners Álvaro Siza and Eduardo Souto de Moura, is internationally known.
Teaching is mostly in Portuguese, with English-taught master's and doctoral programmes. Public fees are moderate for Portuguese and EU students, with a separate fee scale for international students.
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Courses at University of Porto are taught in Portuguese, English (some programmes).
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University of Porto was founded in 1911.
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