The growing concern with sustainability and the well-being of the community and its surroundings is evident in several activities developed, for which the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) relies on the collaboration of its commissioners. In addition to the Commissariat for Sustainability, there are the following Commissariats:

We highlight some initiatives carried out in 2019 in the field of social responsibility:

  • the support to several institutions through the Social Commissariat of FEUP, namely:
    • ARSAP (Associação Ronda dos Sem Abrigo do Porto), through the sale of sunglasses in the FEUP Summer Sunset event;
    • to the Land of Dreams Association through the organization of some end-of-school-year concerts of the FEUP Jazz and Classical Orchestra groups (joint organization of the Commissariat of Culture, Commissariat of Social Affairs, FEUP Events Centre and C.M.P.);
    • to the victims of cyclones Idai and Kenneth in Mozambique, through the Helpo organisation. This support was carried out through funds resulting from the sales of works from a photography exhibition by José Sá Pereira, from 27 June to 27 September 2019;
    • to GAS Porto through the Magusto held on 11 November.
  • participation in the U.Porto Volunteering Week through a session of presentations of some of the institutions, charitable and voluntary associations supported by FEUP;
  • the organisation of the Christmas social fair, which consisted, as usual, of stalls from organisations supported by the FEUP, placed in hall B for sale and fund-raising.

 

More detailed information on social responsibility initiatives can be found on the website of the Social Commission.