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FEUP IN FIGURES 2014

• HUMAN RESOURCES
• TRAINING OFFER, STUDENTS AND EMPLOYABILITY
• RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
• FEUP AND SOCIETY – THE THIRD MISSION
• INTERNATIONALIZATION
• RESOURCES

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HUMAN RESOURCES

Human Resources
Teaching staff	525
FTE 1 Teaching staff	393
Teaching staff holding a PhD (FTE)	91%
Researchers	26
Non-academic staff	319 2
Non-academic staff/FTE teaching staff ratio	0.79

¹ FTE – Full-time equivalent.

² About 30% belong to the new shared services of UPorto (SPUP). Does not include piece work contracts.

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TRAINING OFFER, STUDENTS AND EMPLOYABILITY

Programme (2014/2015)

Courses	63
Degree courses
Undergraduate courses	3
Integrated Masters (1st and 2nd cycle) courses	9
All the integrated masters, as well as the master in Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering exhibit the European quality label EUR-ACE (www.enaee.eu).
Masters courses	12
PhD courses	23
Non-degree courses
Advanced studies courses	4
Stand-alone training courses	27

Admissions (2014/2015)

Admissions to degree courses administered at FEUP	1 711
Number of applicants per place available (1st phase)	2.9
Applicants admitted to their first choice courses (1st phase)	60%
Average acceptable admission grade (1st phase)	16.5
New students enrolled on undergraduate courses	22
New students enrolled on Integrated Masters (1st and 2nd cycle) courses	1 321
New students enrolled on Masters courses	213
New students enrolled on PhD courses	155

Students Enrolled³ (2014/2015)

Degree syllabus	6 971 (fem.g.:28.8%) 3
Undergraduate courses	158
Integrated Masters (1st and 2nd cycle) courses	5 660
Masters courses	424
PhD courses	729
FTE students/FTE teaching staff ratio	16.6 4
Non-degree syllabus	1056
Advanced Studies courses	39
Stand-alone training courses	236
Training units forming part of FEUP courses	781

³ Does not include students on mobility programmes (see Internationalization). Includes the share of FEUP in courses in partnership with other organic units of UPorto, or with other Higher Education institutions.

⁴ Includes the number of FTE students enrolled on 1st and 2nd cycle courses in 2014/2015, or in year 1 of PhD courses. Also includes the number of FTE teaching staff as of 31/12/2014.

Graduations

Newly qualified graduates from courses administered at FEUP	1 120
Undergraduate degree courses	7
Integrated Masters (1st and 2nd cycle) degree courses	869
Masters degree courses	148
PhD courses	96

Employability

Students employed at date of graduation	38%
Students employed 1 month after graduation	53%
Students employed 6 months after graduation	80%

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RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

R&D Structures with participation of FEUP academic staff	30
R&D units whose host institution is FEUP	9
R&D units whose host institution is external to FEUP	21
R&D units rated Excellent, or Very Good, or which involve an Associate Laboratory	83%
Scientific Publications
Scientific publications indexed to the Web of Science - Thomson Reuters,	689
from which, with foreign coauthors	284
Scientific publications indexed to the Web of Science per FTE PhD holder	1,80
R&D Projects
National R&D projects being undertaken (without company involvement)	109 5
International R&D projects being undertaken (without company involvement)	40 5
R&D projects in progress in partnership with companies	45 5

⁵ The figures do not include projects under the direction of independent institutes.

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FEUP AND SOCIETY – THE THIRD MISSION

Cooperation
Cooperation agreements with companies (active)	132
Dissertations undertaken in companies (2013/2014)	428 (46.7%)
Cooperation agreements with international universities (valid)	277
Dissertations undertaken within mobility programmes (2013/2014)	64 (7.0%)
Technology Transfer
Patent applications filed in 2014/Cumulative total	14/85
Spin-off companies set up in 2014 (cumulative total)	20
Events	230
Cultural events	40
Scientific and academic events	174
Sports events	3
Events related to student associations	13
Economic Impact
Economic impact of FEUP activity in Porto 6	32.7 M¤

⁶ The economic impact of FEUP was estimated by means of multipliers method (Fernandes, R. (2007). ‘Local and regional impacts of the University of Porto’, Master’s thesis in Economy, Faculdade de Economia , Universidade do Porto, Porto.)

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INTERNATIONALIZATION

FEUP as a Member of International Associations
Participation in international associations	CESAER, MAGALHÃES, IACEE, EAUC, AESOP, SEFI, IGIP, etc.

Training at International Level (2014/2015)
Mobility students - INCOMING	303
Mobility students - OUTGOING	305
International students on undergraduate and integrated Masters (1st and 2nd cycle) courses (FTE)	72 7
International students on Masters and Specialisation courses (FTE)	63 7
International students on 3rd cycle courses (FTE)	179 7

International University Rankings
NTU Ranking (Taiwan)	Rank
UPorto in the Engineering Field (Europe/World)	38/156
Civil Engineering (Europe/World)	13/50
Mechanical Engineering (Europe/World)	19/65
Chemical Engineering (Europe/World)	14/69
Qs Ranking
UPorto in the Engineering Field (Europe/World)	55/169
Best Global University Ranking
UPorto in the Engineering Field (Europe/World)	26/99

⁷ Does not include students on mobility programmes.

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RESOURCES

Physical Resources
Total area of the FEUP campus	93 918 m2
Green spaces	23 000 m2
Building footprint area – FEUP and Students’Union	26 778 m2
Building footprint area - Interface Institutes	3 600 m2
Building gross floor area - FEUP and Students’Union	84 485 m2
Building gross floor area - Library	6 419 m2
Building gross floor area - Interface Institutes	13 630 m2
Departments	9
Teaching and research labs	261
Number of computers available for teaching	2 052
Investment in lab equipment	1.97 M¤
Financial Resources 8
State budget	24.28 M¤
Income from FEUP private sources	15.22 M¤
Income from FEUP R&D projects	10.71 M¤

⁸ Does not include income from FEUP academic staff activity under the direction of independent institutes.

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Finalised on 22/05/2015.