FEUP IN FIGURES 2013

• 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	547
FTE 1 Teaching staff	409
Teaching staff holding a PhD (FTE)	89%
Researchers	30
Non-academic staff	319 2
Non-academic staff/FTE teaching staff ratio	0.81

(1) Full-time equivalent.

(2) About 33% 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 (2013/2014)

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	22
Non-degree courses
Specialisations and Advanced studies courses	4
Stand-alone training courses	13

Admissions (2013/2014)

Admissions to degree courses administered at FEUP	1 832
Number of applicants per place available (1st phase)	3.0
Applicants admitted to their first choice courses (1st phase)	54%
Average acceptable admission grade (1st phase)	16.3
New students enrolled on undergraduate courses	23
New students enrolled on Integrated Masters (1st and 2nd cycle) courses	1 430
New students enrolled on Masters courses	221
New students enrolled on PhD courses	158

Students Enrolled (2013/2014)

Students Enrolled	8 199 3
Degree syllabus	7 174 (fem.g.:28.9%)
Undergraduate courses	164
Integrated Masters (1st and 2nd cycle) courses	5 832
Masters courses	441
PhD courses	737
FTE students/FTE teaching staff ratio	16.5 4
Non-degree syllabus	1 025
Advanced Studies courses	39
Stand-alone training courses	175
Training units forming part of FEUP courses	811

(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 1^st and 2^nd cycle courses in 2012/2013, or in year 1 of PhD courses. Also includes the number of FTE teaching staff as of 31/12/2013.

Graduations

Newly qualified graduates from courses administered at FEUP	1 139
Undergraduate degree courses	13
Integrated Masters (1st and 2nd cycle) degree courses	847
Masters degree courses	163
PhD courses	116

Employability

Students employed at date of graduation	37%
Students employed 1 month after graduation	52%
Students employed 4-6 months after graduation	78%

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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,	729
from which, with foreign coauthors	307
Scientific publications indexed to the Web of Science per FTE PhD holder	1.86
R&D Projects
National R&D projects being undertaken (without company involvement)	101 5
International R&D projects being undertaken (without company involvement)	36 5
R&D projects in progress in partnership with companies	42 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)	170
Dissertations undertaken in companies (2012/2013)	328 (37.1%)
Cooperation agreements with international universities (valid)	309
Dissertations undertaken within mobility programmes (2012/2013)	53 (6.0%)
Technology Transfer
Patent applications filed in 2013/Cumulative total	14/71
Spin-off companies set up in 2013 (cumulative total)	19
Events	291
Cultural events	37
Scientific and academic events	223
Sports events	4
Events related to student associations	27
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, ESMU, IACEE, EAUC, ASEE, SEFI, etc.

Training at International Level (2013/2014)
Mobility students - INCOMING	241
Mobility students - OUTGOING	319
International students on undergraduate and integrated Masters (1st and 2nd cycle) courses (FTE)	93 7
International students on Masters and Specialisation courses (FTE)	45 7
International students on 3rd cycle courses (FTE)	150 7

International University Rankings
NTU Ranking (Taiwan)	Rank (Europe/World)
UPorto in the Engineering Field	50/170
Civil Engineering	14/54
Chemical Engineering	13/64
Mechanical Engineering	28/92
Qs Ranking	Rank (Europe/World)
UPorto in the Engineering Field (Europe/World)	56/152

(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	83 975 m2
Building gross floor area - Library	6 419 m2
Building gross floor area - Interface Institutes	13 630 m2
Departments	9
Teaching and research labs	191
Number of computers available for teaching	1 560
Investment in lab equipment	1.21 M¤
Financial Resources 8
State budget	24.77 M¤
Income from FEUP private sources	14.72 M¤
Income from FEUP R&D projects	12.68 M¤

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

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Finalised on 23/05/2014.