FEUP IN FIGURES 2011

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

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HUMAN RESOURCES

Human Resources
Teaching staff	540
FTEa Teaching staff	424.2
Teaching staff holding a PhD (FTE)	85.5%
Researchers	28
Non-academic staff	326
FTE non-academic staff	325b
FTE non-academic staff/FTE teaching staff ratio	0.77

(a) - Full-time equivalent.

(b) - Does not include piece work contracts.

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TRAINING OPTIONS, STUDENTS AND EMPLOYABILITY

Programme (2011/2012)

Courses	89
Degree courses
Undergraduate courses	3
Integrated Masters (1st and 2nd cycle) courses	9
Masters courses	10
PhD courses	21
Non-degree courses
Specialisations and Advanced studies courses	7
Stand-alone training courses	39

Admissions (2011/2012)

Admissions to degree courses administered at FEUP	1944
Number of applicants per place available (1st phase)	2.99
Applicants admitted to their first choice courses (1st phase)	60%
Average acceptable admission grade (1st phase)	16.7
New students enrolled on undergraduate courses	22
New students enrolled on Integrated Masters (1st and 2nd cycle) courses	1 472
New students enrolled on Masters courses	264
New students enrolled on PhD courses	186

Students Enrolled (2011/2012)

Students Enrolled	8 538c
Degree syllabus	7 307 (fem.g.: 27.9%)
Undergraduate courses	164
Integrated Masters (1st and 2nd cycle) courses	5 880
Masters courses	437
PhD courses	826
FTE students/FTE teaching staff ratio	16.0d
Non-degree syllabus	1 231
Advanced Studies courses	7
Specialisation courses	23
Stand-alone training courses	593
Training units forming part of FEUP courses	608

(c) - 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.

(d) - Includes the number of FTE students enrolled on 1^st and 2^nd cycle courses in 2011/2012, or in year 1 of PhD courses. Also includes the number of FTE teaching staff as of 31/12/2011.

Graduations

Newly qualified graduates from courses administered at FEUP	905
Undergraduate degree courses	11
Integrated Masters (1st and 2nd cycle) degree courses	707
Masters degree courses	119
PhD courses	68

Employability

Students employed at date of graduation	32%
Students employed 1 month after graduation	48%
Students employed 4-6 months after graduation	79%

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RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

R&D Structures with participation of FEUP academic staff	32
R&D units whose host institution is FEUP	10
R&D units whose host institution is external to FEUP	22
R&D units rated Excellent, or Very Good, or which involve an Associate Laboratory	78%
Scientific Publicationse
Scientific publications indexed to the ISI Web of Science	584
Scientific publications indexed to the ISI Web of Science per FTE PhD holder	1.50
R&D Projectsf
National R&D projects being undertaken (without company involvement)	128
International R&D projects being undertaken (without company involvement)	35
R&D projects in progress in partnership with companies	82

(e) - Provisional figure.

(f) - 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)	140
Dissertations undertaken in companies (2010/2011)	277 (36.2%)
Cooperation agreements with international universities (valid)	471
Dissertations undertaken within mobility programmes (2010/2011)	30 (3.9%)
Technology Transfer
Patent applications filed in 2011/Cumulative total	7/51
Spin-off companies set up in 2011/Cumulative total	3/20
Events	282
Cultural events	25
Scientific and academic events	236
Sports events	6
Events related to student associations	15

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INTERNATIONALIZATION

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

Training at International Level (2011/2012)
Mobility students - INCOMING	241
Mobility students - OUTGOING	319
International students on undergraduate and integrated Masters (1st and 2nd cycle) courses (FTE)	106g
International students on Masters and Specialisation courses (FTE)	31g
International students on 3rd cycle courses (FTE)	158g

University Rankings (2011)
Taiwan Ranking	Rank (Europe/World)
UPorto in the Engineering Field	46/165
Mechanical Engineering	13/47
Chemical Engineering	16/58
Civil Engineering	25/97
University Ranking by Academic Performance	Rank (Europe/World)
UPorto in the Engineering, Computing & Technology Field	39/157

(g) - 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	83 975 m2
Building gross floor area - Library	6 419 m2
Building gross floor area - Interface Institutes	13 630 m2
Departments	9
Teaching labs	60
Number of computers available for teaching	1 815
Investment in lab equipment	1,46 M¤
Financial Resourcesh
State budget	29.10 M¤
Income from FEUP private sources	15.14 M¤
Income from FEUP R&D projects	6.66 M¤

(h) - Does not include income from FEUP academic staff activity under the direction of independent institutes.

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Finalised on 31/05/2012.