economics and businessschool of

Porto, Portugal

Country/Nation

Portugal is the most westerly country in continental Europe. Its national borders are the oldest in Europe and were established in the 13th century.

Five centuries ago, the Portuguese “started” globalization. The main heritage of that process of maritime expansion is the cultural link with seven Portuguese speaking countries, which account for over 230 million people.

Portuguese is the fourth most spoken European language and the sixth most spoken language on the planet.

City/Region

Porto was founded in the Middle Ages. Late in the 1700s it became the location where the world famous Port wine reaches its stage of maturation - the southbank cellars. Over 1 million inhabitants live in the Metropolitan

area of Porto. The city has a dynamic cultural life animated by theatres, museums, art exhibitions, and live concerts.

University of Porto

• 14 Faculties− Faculty of Architecture − Faculty of Fine Arts − Faculty of Sciences − Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences− Faculty of Sport − Faculty of Law − Faculty of Economics − Faculty of Engineering − Faculty of Pharmacy − Faculty of Arts − Faculty of Medicine − Faculty of Dental Medicine − Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences − Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar

• 1 Business School− EGP – University of Porto Business School

• 70 Research Units

• 3 Campuses

The University of Porto is the largest university in Portugal and the most prestigious teaching and research institution in the country.

University of Porto

29.000 students35 First cycle courses (BSc)18 Integrated master courses139 Second cycle courses(MSc)49 Third cycle courses (PhD)400 Lifelong education courses

University of Porto

2479 Foreign students (7.7% of total)

77 Different Nationalities

1155 on international mobility programmes506 in first cycle / Degrees409 in second cycle / Masters283 in 3rd cycle /doctorates126 post-doctoral researchers

University of Porto

One of the top 200 European Universities.

Academic Ranking of World Universities 2009:1 (Portugal) ; 171 (Europe) ; 402 (World)

2009 Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities:1 (Portugal) ; 140 (Europe) ; 332 (World)

Webometrics 2010 (CSIC, Madrid):1 (Portugal) ; 67 (Europe) ; 214 (World)

2122 Articles indexed in the ISI Web of Science in 200922,5% Of the articles produced in Portugal

Some of the most relevant Portuguese industry innovations have come from the research centers of the University of Porto

economics and businessschool of

School of Economics and Business - University of Porto (FEP.UP)

Founded in 1953, FEP.UP aims to be an international reference at the educational level but also in advanced research in Economics, Business and Management.FEP. UP has a high position among the Portuguese schools of Economics and Business.

Highly qualified staff, good facilities and equipment plus good relations with the business world are the bases for the high quality training that FEP provides to its students, which is fully acknowledged by the labour market.

• 132 full-time teachers (77% PhDs)

in all main areas of Economics and Management

• 36 guest lecturers

2979 students: • 1785 Undergraduate• 1194 Postgraduate

20 programmes

2 undergraduate• Bachelor in Economics• Bachelor in Business Administration

16 masters• Master in Economics• Master in Economics and Business Administration• Master in Environmental Economics and

Management • Master in Economics and Management of Cities• Master in Economics and Management of

Innovation• Master in International Business• Master in Human Resources Management• Master in Accounting• Master in Finance

• Master in Finance and Taxation• Master in Sales Management• Master in Health Care Economics and

Management • Master in Services Management• Master in Marketing• Master in Data Analysis and Decision Support

Systems• Master in Quantitative Methods for Economics

and Management

2 PhD• Doctoral Programme in Business and Management

Studies• Doctoral Programme in Economics

2010 FEP.UP attracts the best students in the countryMore than 2400 applications for Master courses and about 100 for Ph.D.

The high numbers of national and international applicants reveal the attractiveness of our School.

In 2010, FEP.UP has enrolled 881 new students:• 372 in Undergraduate programmes• 509 in Masters and Doctoral programmes

Partner of EGP-UPBS

FEP.UP jointly with EGP.UP have created EGP-UPBS – the University of Porto Business School to provide executive education and advanced executive management training.• MBA’s• Postgraduate Programmes• Open Executive Education• Customised Programmes• Business Services

Foreign Students and Mobility Programmes

The School of Economics and Business has mobility programmes with major Universities in Europe, America and in Portuguese speaking Countries.

118 students on international mobility OUT

208 Foreign students at the School of Economics and Business in 2010/1132 In 1st Cycle / Degree (BSc)51 In 2nd Cycle / Masters (MSc)14 In 3rd Cycle / Doctorate (PhD)

111 students on mobility IN

Research and Development

2 Research UnitsCEF.UPLIAAD

2 Units classified as “Very Good”:CEF.UP and LIAAD

45 Scientific articles indexed in the ISI Web of Science in 2009

59 RESEARCHERS

52 ASSOCIATES

7 AFFILIATES

Research center in Economics and Finance hosted at FEP.UP funded by the Science and Technology Foundation (FCT)

7 research areas

Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics

Growth and Technological Change

International and Regional Economy

Microeconomics and Industrial Organization

Financial Economics Business and Accounting

Labor, Education and Health Economics

Schools of Economic Thought, Methodology and Economic History

2003 - 2010

82

International

Articles

56Working

Papers

53 members20 PhD, 27 PhD students, 6 other

The Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support (LIAAD) is one of the R&D Units funded by FCT, founded in 1988.

Data Analysis and Statistical Methods for Decision

Support

Data Mining (DM) for Decision Support

Modeling and Optimization for Decision Support

Tradition of conducting high quality research

in 3 areas

2003 - 2009

88

International

Articles

ISI

122Other

International

Articles

13BOOKS

30CHAPTERS INBOOKS

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