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13,675 students 970 academic staff 125 researchers 365 post-doc 630 admin and management staff 1,100 spaces for accommodation 6 refectories 150 hectares for innovation
title University of Aveiro publishing and property University of Aveiro production Communication, Imaging and Public Relations Services of the University of Aveiro
printing Diรกrio do Porto (Porto Journal) year 2018
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about the ua The University of Aveiro, with its well established reputation for innovation, high quality research, teaching and links to the business world, was set up in 1973. It is a pioneer in Portugal in courses in Telecommunications, Integrated teacher training, Ceramic Engineering, Environmental Engineering , Regional and Urban Planning, Management and Industrial Engineering, Tourism and Music. With its special matrix structure and organization with the integration of teaching in the university and polytechnic subsystems, emphasis is given to both the interchange of ideas as well as a sense of harmony between teaching and research.
In just a few years, the University of Aveiro has begun to feature amongst the most highly placed institutions in the most important international Rankings that evaluate quality in Higher Education. In 2018, it was listed among the top 100 Higher Education Institutions in Europe. For example, in the Times Higher Education Europe Teaching Rankings it occupied position 51-75, with an A classification (very good) in 10 of the U-Multirank indicators.
Rankings THE World University Rankings 2018 THE – Europe Teaching Rankings 2018 Times Higher Education Young University Rankings U-Multirank CWUR – Center for World University Ranking 2018
501-600 51-75 101-150 Performance A in10 indicators 551
ARWU – Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Ranking ) 2018 401-500
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Since 2009 the University of Aveiro has been a public foundation under private law. Currently, 13,675 students attend the university, with 9 per cent being international students. The academic community comprises around 1,400 teaching staff and researchers, together with 630 technical, administrative and managerial staff. The UA, by means of the ‘Factory’ - Aveiro Centre for Living Science, is involved in the promotion and sharing of Science with the school population. Another priority area for the UA is culture, and in this context the Autumn Festivals are the highlight. Every year, the local community is treated to musical performances, which, are mostly classical, eclectic and multi-disciplinary. A campus which is open to the academic community and society at large is another of the UA’s distinguishing features. In this respect for more than a decade it has been holding a Summer Academy, whereby hundreds of primary and secondary pupils have been given the opportunity to get to know, live and work on campus.
In the first semester of 2018, the UA welcomed more than 4,700 visitors
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University of Aveiro
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Higher College of Design, Management and Production Technology in North-Aveiro
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Higher College of Teachnology and Management in Águeda
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aveiro and the region Located in the central region of Portugal, Aveiro is the perfect combination of tradition, natural surroundings and modernity. Its main influence is the Aveiro lagoon, or estuary, which lends the city a unique characteristic, making it one of the hydrological wonders of the Portuguese coastal areas. With a population of around 77 thousand, Aveiro provides a safe and peaceful environment, together with the quality of life associated with a medium size town and is both a delightful place to live and work. This region is bordered by the Atalantic on one side and mountainous areas on the other and is well known for its entrepreneurial spirit, its thriving and diversified economy based on the manufacturing industry. The smalll and medium-size companies that make up the business and industrial fabric of the region are particulalry strong in the areas of ceramics, metal working, electronics and industrial chemistry. In recent years an increase has been noticed in the more traditional economic areas such as tourism and the use of natural resources. Its prime location in a modern and lively coastal area, together with its excellent resources, make Aveiro an important Iberian port.
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16 university departaments · environment and planning
· civil engineering
· biology
· materials and ceramic engineering
· medical sciences · social, political and territorial sciences, · communication and art
· mechanical engineering · physics · geosciences
· economics, management, indus- · languages and cultures trial engineering and tourism · mathematics · education and psychology · chemistry · electronics, telecommunications and informatics
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polytecnics
· higher college of design, management and production technology in north-aveiro · UA higher college of health · higher college of technology and management in águeda · UA higher college of accountancy
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teaching The institution offers courses in all the
which are run in the polytechnics, while not
If someone is not a citizen
scientific fields.This can be seen in the vast
being degree-level, candidates are awarded
array of courses currently available in both
level 5 in the National Qualifications
of Portugal or the European
universities and polytechnics in Engineering,
Framework, which is recognised at the
Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Social
European level.
Sciences and Health. These include 51
Union they can still apply to the UA by means of a Special
Undergraduate Degrees, 11 Integrated
Entrance Competition. More
Master’s Degrees, 66 Masters and 48 Ph.D
than a two hundred students
programmes. Besides these there are non-degree courses, two advanced training courses and 14 higher level professional and technical courses (CT and SP). With regard to the CT and SP courses,
have already taken advantage of this opportunity to study in Aveiro!
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VITOR MARQUES
PEDRO NETO
A GRADUATE IN MATERIALS ENGINEERING
MASTER’S GRADUATE IN ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
R&D PROGRAMME MANAGER IN HONEYWELL AEROSPACE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL – PORTUGAL
The UA provides an education and a university experience well
I owe most of my success to the UA. It is a place where you
above the national average, due mostly to the fine balance between
can find people open to the idea of listening, holding dialogue,
purely academic and a more hands-on type of research.
questioning, and who challenge their students to give their best.
The UA awards scholarships to students who excel in sport or who have achieved academic success.
Students whose first choice in the University Application Process is Aveiro, and whose average grade is 17,5 (out of 20) or above, do not have to pay tuition fees.
RAQUEL SILVA
TIAGO MENDES
TEACHER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
UNDERGRADUATE IN INFORMATICS
“Take full advantage of the opportunities that the multi-disciplinary
The UA’s prestige can be seen at all levels. An inescapable fact
and multicultural environment of the UA offers. This diversity of
is that the quality of teaching here is frequently recognised by the
experiences will go towards making a difference and defining who
many world rankings.
you are in your professional life in the future”.
SUSANA MARQUES
FRANCISCA AZEVEDO
TEACHER IN THE HIGHER COLLEGE OF ACCOUNTANCY AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE UA
UNDERGRADUATE IN MUSIC
“The University is a place where you can teach and live with a sense
“What decided it for me was the dynamism of the UA as well as the
of freedom. Only in such a context of freedom can one discover
quality of the teaching staff and the academic life”.
and make full use of one’s full potential”.
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the ua and the city of aveiro are always in my heart
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research Top level research is one of the defining features of the UA, and this has given rise to its reputation as a ‘Research University’. Coninuing committment in diverse scientific areas has promoted a close cooperation and integration of several different disciplines, including Engineering, Natural Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Economics and Management, Life Sciences and Health, as well as informatics. Research in the pioneering areas of emerging global and social importance has highlighted the necessity of a strategy that is geared towards a truly interdisciplinary method of research. Researchers, Ph.D and post-doc students as well as scholarship fellows of the highest level, specialising in a wide range of disciplines and scientific areas, frequent and work on this campus, which comprises university departments, research centres, polytechnics and interface units. This type of integrated structure favours the articulation and harmonisation of the different environments of teaching and research. Similarly it allows being involved in innovative activities with regard to the spread of scientific knowledge and continuous learning. All this reflects the UA’s committment to quality, and allows its hundreds of researchers, post-doc and scholarship research fellow complete access to laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment.
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research units
Most of the 20 research units are interdepartmental, four of which have the status of Associated Laboratories and 83,3% received the classification Very Good or Excellent or Excellent.
· CESAM – Centre for the Studies of the Environment and the Sea · CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials · I3N-FSCOSD – Institute de Nano-structures, Nano-modelling and Nano-fabrication · IT –Telecommunications Institute · iBiMED – Aveiro Biomedical Institute · CIDTFF – Centre for Didactic and Technology Research in Teacher Training · CIDMA – Centre for Research and Development in Mathematics and its Applications · CINTESIS - Centre for Research in Health Technologies and Services · CIPES – Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies · CLLC – Centre for Languages, Literatures and Cultures · DigiMedia – research Centre in Digital Media and Interaction · GEOBIOTEC – Geo-biosciences, Geo-technologies and Geo-engineering · GOVCOPP – Research Unit for Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies · ID+ – Research Institute of Design, Media and Culture · IEETA – Aveiro Institute of Electronic Engineering and Informatics · INET-MD – Institute of Ethno-Musicology – Centre for the Studies of Music and Dance · REQUIMTE – Associated Laboratory for Green Chemestry – Clean Technologies and Processes · RISCO – Centre for Research in Risk and Sustainability in Construction · TEMA – Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation · WJCR – William James Center for Research
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research
Evaluation by International juries – research units (FCT, 2013)
Projects (July 2018)
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exceptional excellent
32%
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european/international projects
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co-ordenation of european/international projects
very good good*
37%
national projects
good
ERC – European Research Council
acceptable
(Starting Grant and Advanced Grant)
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Research at the UA is carried out in ten fields of the ESI (Essential * with access to restructuring fund
Science Indicators – Web of Science). The projects that stand out are the ones involving international partnerships, covered by H2020, such as Teaming (a regenerative medicine and precision project, which is the result of a partnership between the universities
All UA Publications and citations
of Minho, Porto, Lisbon, Nova de Lisboa and University College
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London) and Twinning (developing chemical methods of precision
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applied to natural base systems with the intention of developing
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multifunctional biomedical devices, in collaboration with the Univ.
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Minho, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, University of
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In partnership with some prestigious companies in the national economy the UA has created 5 Guest Chairs:
publications
citations · Economy of the Sea › Caixa Geral de Depósitos (State Bank) · Telecommunications › Nokia · Neurosciences › Fundação Ilídio Pinho (Foundation)
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· Trade › Grupo Jerónimo Martins (Group) · Bio-refinary / bio-economy › Navigator
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co-operation and innovation The UA is an innovator and a pioneer in the fostering of entrepreneurship, the transfer of knowledge and their subsequent conversation into economic value. Its Departments and Schools, its Research Units and Interface Units carry out work hand in hand with business partners and economic stakeholders, and are on hand to offer specialised services and/or promote scientific and technological competences that the UA has at its disposal.
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The UA campus has also welcomed R&D companies such as, Altice and Nokia. Several projects are the result of solid cooperation between university and company, examples of which are the Smart Green Homes project (with Bosch Thermotechnology S.A.), InPacTus (with The Navigator Company, RAIZ and the University of Coimbra) as well as the long-standing partnership with PT Inovação (Innovation), which has, in fact, been in place since the outset.
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Cooperation over four decades between the UA and PT Inovação was awarded a prize in 2013 by COTEC Portugal
IEUA – Incubator of Companies in the University of Aveiro
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new companies
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Internal structures for co-operation with the wider community
Network of co-operative schemes between the UA and other
· University of Aveiro Unit of Technology Transfer (UATEC);
partners:
· Integrated Unit for Continuous Training (UINFOC);
· Park for Science and Innovation, SA – Creative Science Park
· University-Company Bureau
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Aveiro Region;
· Central Testing Laboratory (LCA);
· IERA – Aveiro District Incubator for Businesses (IERA)
· Factory - Centre for Living Science in Aveiro
· ECOMARE – UA Laboratory for Innovation and Sustainability of
· Incubator of Companies in the University of Aveiro (IEUA)
Biological and Marine Resources · Inter-municipal Community in the Region of Aveiro (CIRA)
UA group entities
· Biocant-Centre of Innovation in Bio-technology (Cantanhede);
· UA Association for Professional Training and Research (UNAVE);
· Sanjotec-Business and Technology Centre (S. João da Madeira)
· grupUNAVE-Innovation and Services Ltd (grupUNAVE) · Environment and Development Institute (IDAD);
Co-operation with the region
· Industrial Quality-Control Laboratory (LIQ);
For over 15 years the UA has worked hand in hand with the Inter-municipal Community in the Region of Aveiro (CIRA), with
Technological Platforms
whom it has had a solid and productive relationship. The result
· Agri-foodstuffs Technological Platform
of this has been the joint creation of the Aveiro Digital project, the
· Multidisciplinary High Pressure Tecnhological Platform
Territorial Development Plan in the Lower Vouga and the Territorial
· Tecnhological Platform of the Sea
Development Strategy for the whole region of Aveiro.
· Tecnhological Platform for Moulds & Plastics · Tecnhological Platform for the Bicycle and Active Mobility · Tecnhological Platform for Intelligent Communities · Tecnhological Platform for the Woodlands · Tecnhological Platform for Habitat@ua
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PCI
ECOMARE
The ‘Parque de Ciência e Inovação, SA’ – Creative Science Park
‘ECOMARE’ – the UA Laboratory for Innovation and Sustainability
of the Aveiro Region (PCI), located towards the boundary of the
of Biological Marine Resources is one of the Cluster’s key projects
campus, is a full member of the International Association of Science
in the area of Knowledge and the Economy of the Sea. This
Parks and Spaces of Innovation (IASP). The main strategy for its
is the result of a long-lasting partnership , involving the UA, the
development lies in five areas of interest: Energy; Agro-industry; the
Management of the Port of Aveiro (APA), the Town Hall of Ílhavo
Sea; Materials and Information
(CMI), the Portuguese Society for Wildlife (SPVS) and the Lisbon
Technologies, Communications
and Electronics (TICE). all being the UA’s strengths in the area of
Oceanarium , SA. Ecomare, which is located in the Gafanha
research. One of the university’s main objectives is the shoring
de Nazaré, Ílhavo, close to the estuary and the sea, focuses its
up of joint efforts between the scientific area, the region and the
attention on the development of research, and aims to encourage
business network. To this end, the Design Factory, the Incubator
the sustainable use of marine resources. It houses the Centre for
of Companies in the Region of Aveiro and the Common Use
Expansion and Research into Aquaculture and the Sea (CEPAM)
Laboratories are three premises which are set aside for this
and the Centre for Research and Rehabilitation of Marine Animals
endeavour. The Science and Innovation Park (PCI) also has
(CPRAM), and serves as a laboratory and veterinary unit where
available plots of land for the future setting up of new companies.
such sea creatures can be treated.
The PCI welcomes technology based companies, research groups and advanced training companies.
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internationalisation Whether it be through the creation of knowledge in collaboration with overseas partners; or by means of a policy of alliances and identification of geographical areas where collaboration is a priority;
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or the recruitment of talented staff at International level; or the promotion of events or reinforcement of its presence in transnational organisations, the UA’s international focus has been the distinguishing feature right from the outset.
nationalities on the campuses
As a means of allowing its students to enjoy a unique experience during their course or as part of their vocational Integration, the UA
The UA has always strived to develop a
participates in several exchange programmes such as Erasmus
close relationship with countries which
+ the Santander Totta University programmes, as well as many
share historical and cultural links with
mobility programmes in individual partnership institutions. Joint
Portugal and which have Portuguese as
courses are also run in conjunction with a network of international
the official language, seeking to find a
universities, such as Carnegie Mellon Portugal (CMU Portugal),
relevant role in their development.
the European University Foundation (EUF) and the European
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-
Consortium of Innovative Universities.
Bissau, Mozambique, SĂŁo TomĂŠ and Principe, Timor and even Goa (India) are
In the academic year 2017/18, 283 students Outgoing seized the
countries where the UA has been more
mobility opportunity offered by the UA to continue their studies in
and more involved in projects concerning
another national or overseas higher education institution.
education and research, the promotion of
622 students Incoming came to Aveiro to continue their studies
science, law, as well as, more generally, in
under the various agreements, and with specific programmes
technical assistance towards programmes
or with free mobility. Research too has benefitted from this spirit
geared to training for development.
of cross-border cooperation. The UA aims to be a first-class establishment for research and to have a leading role in the area of European research, and to this end it has been increasing its participation as a key player in several networks, forums and international consortiums.
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international projects started
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countries involved
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partnerships with overseas universities in 59 countries
International partnership networks and forums
· European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU) · European University Association (EUA) · Universia · Columbus Torino Association · Tordesillas Group · Carnegie Mellon Portugal Programme (CMU Portugal) · Association of Universities using Portuguese AULP · Campus Europae · Campus of the Sea · European University Continuing Education Network (EUCEN)
PORTUGAL BRAZIL SPAIN CHINA ANGOLA ITALY CAPE VERDE POLAND EAST TIMOR GERMANY MOZAMBIQUE IRAN SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE INDIA FRANCE HOLLAND CZECH REPUBLIC COLOMBIA TURKEY RUSSIA GUINÉ-BISSAU ROMENIA UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM BULGARIA CROATIA LATVIA KAZAKHSTAN SYRIA AUSTRIA GREECE NIGERIA BELORUSSIA PAKISTAN SLOVAKIA LITHUANIA USA MEXICO HUNGARY SERBIA VENEZUELA SLOVENIA ESTONIA FINLAND TUNISIA BELGIUM CANADA
· Ibero-American Post-grad University Association (AUIP)
CUBA ECUADOR ALGERIA CHILE SOUTH KOREA COSTA RICA IRAQ
· University Technology Enterprise Network (Uten Portugal)
IRELAND ICELAND LIBYA MOROCCO NEW ZEALAND SWITZERLAND
· Ibero-American Association CTS of Education in Science
URUGUAY AFGHANISTAN SOUTH AFRICA ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA BANGLADESH
· Networld2020 European Technology Platform
BOLIVIA BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BURUNDI BUTAN CYPRUS IVORY
· IEEE MTT-20 Wireless Communication
COAST ERITREA ETHIOPIA PHILIPPINES EQUATORIAL GUINEA BRITISH VIRGIN
· European Association of Urban Policies
ISLANDS ISRAEL JAPAN LEBANON MACAU MONTENEGRO NIGER PARAGUAY PORTO RICO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SALVADOR THAILAND TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
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Out of the UA’s 14 thousand students and 1400 teachers and researchers, 85 countries from all continents are represented on its campuses.
THE UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO
The Confucius Institute
American Corner
Opened in 2015, the UA’s Confucius
Housed in the UA Library, the American Corner
The UA also provides a number of
Institute supports and promotes the
is a documentation centre which has at its
Portuguese language courses to
teaching of Chinese and its culture in
disposal a vast array of monographs touching
overseas students and researchers
Portugal and offers a range of specific
on a broad range of contemporary issues in
so that they can take full advantage
Chinese language courses and preparation
the fields of politics, economics, and culture,
of their experience of studying,
courses, with a flexible timetable, for the
for instance, as well as diverse literature about
researching and living in Portugal.
HSK exams (test of proficiency in Chinese)
the USA. By means of eLibraryUSA, students,
Besides allowing them to learn or
and YCT exams. It further promotes the
teachers and researchers can access whole
improve their knowledge of the
teaching of Mandarin in several Primary and
texts, catalogues, statistics, treaties, legal
language, they are also given the
Secondary schools, in partnership with the
information and contents of a more
opportuntiy to get to know something
municipalities.
general nature.
of the culture of the country.
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open museum of contemporary Portuguese art and architecture This is probably the only place on earth where one can see at one
Besides these two buildings, which are located not far from the
glance two architectural works, both rewarded with Pritzker prizes.
water and which are bathed in the natural light from the estuary,
However, the UA Library and the Water Tank, both designed
almost two dozen sculptures and murals scattered around the
by Siza Vieira, and the Department of Geo-Sciences, designed
campus, the work of several national and foreign artists, leave a
by Souto Moura, are just three of the 60 buildings on campus,
lasting impression in the hearts of thousands of people who each
which, conceived by some of the most prestigious national
year visit the university.
architects, represent an authentic Open Museum of Contemporary Portuguese Architecture .
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