I’m Maria and I study in the Civil Engineering Integrated Master’s Degree at FEUP. I chose this course due to my interest in this area and because FEUP it’s a very well-rated college at European level for its excellence in teaching. Another reason that made me choose this school was the great academic environment I witnessed when I attended events at FEUP, such as the exhibitions for students or the Junior University. At the moment, my opinion about the academic and course environment remains. I feel that within the excellent infrastructure of this college we are a big family where we help each other and where we feel at home.

In terms of the quality of teaching, I can say that teachers are excellent and very demanding, so we leave each year with greater capacity to learn about increasingly complex and challenging subjects. In addition, teachers have a great relationship with us, always available to help us, allowing us to learn naturally and develop critical thinking.

In this way, FEUP provides a great perspective for the future because I know that we all finish college with a high level of education complemented by the coexistence with companies in job fairs that give us the notion that many institutions seek feup students for their skills and work ability. In relation to skills, many of them are achieved through extracurricular activities such as the students associations and the various departments. In my case, at IACES, I feel that I have gained the capacity to work as a team, to help and to solve problems that I might not have acquired if I was not part of this association.

In a sense, FEUP creates good professionals and above all good people where the feeling of belonging to a community prevails, so I advise this institution to all students who want to study engineering.