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University of Aveiro is a Portuguese new generation public university, with its headquarters in Aveiro since its 1973 creation. It also provides polytechnic education in three distinct additional poles.

Administratively, the teaching and research activities are distributed by Departments and Autonomous Sections, both with specialized faculty, that may cooperate in any type of activity.

The University has more than 12,500 students distributed across 58 graduation courses, over 40 MSc courses and 25 PhD programs.

Its main campus is near the centre of Aveiro, including a nearby Administration and Accounting Institute of the University of Aveiro, and also having external regional poles in Águeda, Higher Education Technological and Management School of Águeda, and Oliveira de Azeméis, Higher Education School of North Aveiro.

It is a leading R&D university, having a large number of active research units developing programmes targeted at both the international business community and the significant national industry, in fundamental and applied physics, chemistry, telecommunications, robotics, bioinformatics, sea sciences, materials, design, business administration and industrial engineering.

Its graduates become researchers or work for new companies and established ones such as Portugal Telecom, EFACEC, Nokia Siemens Networks, Cisco Systems, Alcatel, Ericsson, Vodafone, BOSCH and NEC.



Ranking
It is consistently ranked as one of the best in Portugal, mainly in science, engineering and high-tech, according to recent national and international rankings. In 2009 it was ranked in the 38th position in Europe and 137th position in the world for publications in the area of Engineering (see: http://ranking.heeact.edu.tw/en-us/2009%20by%20Field/Domain/ENG/Country/Portugal), with comparable ranking in 2010, when the Engineering category was divided into different branches.

It is the only Portuguese institution in the ECIU network and the ESDP-Network.

It serves as a pole for the MAP inter-university Doctoral program, along with the universities of Porto and Minho.

Its integrated Masters in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering was the first Portuguese IT oriented European Accredited Engineering Masters (EUR-ACE) by the European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE).

Its Chemistry Bachelor carries the Chemistry Eurobachelor Label accreditation from the European Chemistry Thematic Network Association (ECTNA).

Its research units are involved in several autonomous, industry- or European Commission-funded projects, and NATO has shown interest in funding a project with intercontinental partnerships involving its Centre for Environmental and Sea Studies (CESAM).

The university has a high percentage of foreign students and researchers.

In recent years has kept an admission grade above average among several Portuguese Higher Education institutions, even with recent grade inflation problems in the Portuguese National Higher Education Entrance Exams.

Participates in post-graduate technical programs jointly with Carnegie Mellon University.

In 2009 its Rector was elected a Board Member of the European University Association.

Innovation
Hosts in its premises 4 associated laboratories.

In 1994, the top national Internet search engine, SAPO, was created in this university.

Since 1998, the University has been developing an ecological vehicle, Ícaro, aiming to run the largest distance with the smallest amount of consumed fuel, having participated in the international competition Shell Eco Marathon.

Since 2009 it has hosted a SexLab aimed at studying sexual health.

Culture
The University hosts "3810-UA", a weekly national public television program, aired to present itself to a broader audience.

In mid-spring a one-week period of break from formal studies is allowed where anyone may participate in academic activities, concerts or Enterro do Ano, a local academic parade.

The University is known for being a regular participant or organizer of robotics inter-universities or inter-schools competitions: Micro-Rato (hardware robotics) and Cyber-Rato (behavioral software). In 2008, one of its teams has won the Robocup world competition, in China.

The animation movie "Até ao Tecto do Mundo", developed at the Communication and Arts Department, has won several prizes including the "Professional Animation Golden Lion Award" and the "Aloha Accolade Award".

The University occasionally organizes mathematics competitions, PmatE, mostly aimed at pre-university level students.

University Campus Santiago
The university architecture is modern, with more than 25 buildings.

As an organization, the university is composed of departments, autonomous sections, research units, administrative and service facilities, a library, a mediateque, a field track, a multisports building with gym, a residential complex, green spaces, ecological spots and parking lots. The rectory is located in a white building near the campus centre.

The campus also has an entire Administration and Accounting Institute ISCA-UA, which has its own service facilities and parking lots.

List of studies

 * Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics Department
 * Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, (EUR-ACE SCD accredited)
 * Computers and Telematic Engineering
 * Information Technologies and Systems
 * Chemistry Department
 * Biochemistry
 * Biotechnology
 * Chemical Engineering
 * Chemistry, (Chemistry Eurobachelor Label accredited)
 * Physics Department
 * Physics
 * Physics Engineering
 * Ceramics and Glass Department
 * Materials Engineering
 * Sciences for Education Department
 * Basic Education
 * Psychology
 * Biology Department
 * Biology
 * Biology and Geology
 * Environment Department
 * Environmental Engineering
 * Sea Sciences
 * Communication and Arts Department
 * Design
 * Music
 * New Communication Technologies
 * Management and Industrial Engineering Department
 * Economy
 * Industrial Management and Engineering
 * Management
 * Tourism
 * Civil Engineering Department
 * Civil Engineering
 * Mechanical Engineering Department
 * Mechanical Engineering
 * Geosciences Department
 * Geological Engineering
 * Languages and Cultures Department
 * Languages and Business Relations
 * Languages and Editorial Studies
 * Languages, Literature and Cultures
 * Translation
 * Mathematics Department
 * Mathematics
 * Health Sciences Autonomous Section
 * Biomedical Sciences
 * Justice and Political Sciences Autonomous Section
 * Justice Technician
 * Public Administration
 * Higher Education School of North Aveiro (ESAN) (polytechnic sector)
 * Technology and Product Design
 * Administration and Accounting Institute of the Aveiro University (ISCA-UA) (polytechnic sector)
 * Accounting
 * Finances
 * Justice Technician
 * Marketing
 * Public Administration
 * Higher Education Technological and Management School of Águeda (ESTGA) (polytechnic sector)
 * Commerce
 * Documentation and Archives
 * Electrical Engineering
 * Information Technologies
 * Public and Local Management
 * Secretariat Technician

Research Web page

 * research@ua

Research Units
Associated Laboratories
 * Institute of Telecommunications (IT)
 * Centre for Environmental and Sea Studies (CESAM)
 * Centre for Research on Ceramic and Composite Materials (CICECO)
 * Institute of Nanostructures, Nanomodelling and Nanofabrication - Physics of Semiconductors, Optoelectronics and disordered Systems (I3N-FSCOSD)

Minor Research Units


 * Centro de Biologia Celular - CBC
 * Centro de Estudos em Optimização e Controlo - CEOC
 * Centro de Investigação em Didática e Tecnologia na Formação de Formadores - CiDTFF
 * Centro de Investigação em Educação e Ciências do Comportamento-CIECC
 * Centro de Línguas e Culturas - CLC
 * Geobiociências, Geotecnologias e Geo-engenharias - GEOBIOTEC
 * Institute of Electronics and Telematics Engineering of Aveiro (IEETA)
 * Matemática e Applicações - MA
 * Pólo de Aveiro do Instituto de Etnomusicologia - Centro de Estudos de Música e Dança - INET-MD
 * Pólo de Aveiro do Centro de Estudo das Tecnologias e Ciências da Comunicação-CETAC.MEDIA
 * Química Orgânica de Produtos Naturais e Agroalimentares - QOPNA
 * Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação - TEMA
 * Unidade de Investigação em Governança, Competitividade e Políticas Públicas-GOVCOPP
 * Pólo de Aveiro do ID+ Instituto de Investigação em Design, Media e Cultura

Student Groups

 * Associação Académica da Universidade de Aveiro
 * Nucleo de Estudantes de Engenharia do Ambiente (NEEA)
 * Associação de Electrónica, Telecomunicações e Telemática da Universidade de Aveiro (AETTUA)
 * IEEE - Student Branch
 * Grupo Linux da Universidade de Aveiro
 * Núcleo de Estudantes de Engenharia de Computadores e Telemática da Associação Académica da Universidade de Aveiro (NEECT-AAUAv)

Faculty and Alumni

 * Júlio Pedrosa, professor, former Rector, former Minister of Education
 * Maria Helena Nazaré, Rector, EUA Board Member
 * Isabel Alarcão, professor, former designated Rector
 * José Carlos Pedro, researcher at IT, professor, IEEE Fellow
 * José Teixeira Dias, researcher at CICECO, professor, Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow
 * Jacinta, jazz singer