PORTO COMMUNICATION HIGHER EDUCATION STAFF WEEK

Hosting Institution: Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto – https://sigarra.up.pt/feup

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Porto

The city of Porto, known as Cidade Invicta (invincible city), is the second largest in Portugal, the capital of the Porto district and the country’s northern region. Located along the Douro River estuary in northern Portugal, Porto is one of the oldest European centers, and its core was proclaimed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996. The historic area is also a National Monument of Portugal. The western part of its urban area extends to the coastline of the Atlantic Ocean. Its settlement dates back many centuries when it was an outpost of the Roman Empire. Its combined Celtic-Latin name, Portus Cale, has been referred to as the origin of the name Portugal, based on transliteration and oral evolution from Latin. Porto elected Europe’s Leading City Break Destination 2023.

FEUP

FEUP is located in the Asprela Pole of the University of Porto, an area designated as the Porto Innovation District. Concentrated within one square kilometer, this District is constituted not only by several faculties of the University of Porto and schools of the Polytechnic Institute of Porto but also by private universities, a central teaching hospital, an institute of oncology, and various national and international research institutes. With 50,000 talented people working here, it is primarily a technological location, where the strong presence of engineering technologies, health sciences, and entrepreneurship lend considerable impetus to the process of innovation.

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