University of Minho

GENERAL PRESENTATION

The University of Minho (UMinho), founded in 1973, began its academic activity in 1975/76. UMinho is renowned for the quality of its teaching, the quality of its students, the public recognition given to its Alumni, and for its intervention and strong links with the local community and the surrounding region. Throughout the years the University has achieved a high reputation as an institution of learning and leadership, combining strategic vision with a capacity to innovate, and rigorous scientific, academic, administrative and financial management. The University is located in the Minho region of Northern Portugal, a region with an extremely strong tradition of vibrant enterprise, essentially of small and medium-sized businesses. UMinho has two campi located 20 km apart: one in Braga and the other in Guimarães. The University of Minho has 11 Institutes and Schools, organized in organic sub-units, the Departments and Research Units. The Departments are permanent organisations for the creation and transmission of knowledge in the context of a discipline or group of disciplines. The research units (RU), named Research Centres, enjoy scientific autonomy and are structured according to specific areas of knowledge and activity.

Website: www.uminho.pt

KEY FIGURES

14.781 undergraduation and pos-graduation students:

• 12.038 undergraduation students
• 2.743 pos-graduation students

593 non-teaching staff

11 teaching and research organic units:

• School of Sciences
• School of Engineering
• Institute of Education
• Institute of Arts and Human Sciences
• Institute of Social Sciences
• School of Economics and Management
• School of Law
• School of Health Sciences
• School of Architecture
• School of Psychology
• Polytechnic of Nursing

52 Undergraduate degree courses and Integrated Masters 60 Master and Specialisation Degree Programmes

RESEARCH

1.075 teaching staff (FTE):

• 805 teachers with PhD
• around 60% dedication to research
• 79 Full Time Researchers (100%)
• 1.153 PhD students
• 236 Research Fellows – grants attributed under R&D project and Research Units
• 125 Integration into Research Grants – attributed to students within UMinho’s Research Units
• 13 M€ - total R&D turnover

Around 550 R&D Projects, of which:

• 22 projects, under the EC 7 FP
• 7 projects, under EC initiatives and grants
• 500 projects, under national programmes

30 Research Units:

• Distributed by several scientific domains
• Recognized and financed by the National Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)
• Periodically evaluated by international panels in different scientific areas

In the last evaluation exercise, UMinho achieved successful results:

• 57% Excellent and Very Good
• 30% Good
• 6,7% Fair

2 Associated Laboratories:

• IBB - Institute of Biotechnology and Bioengineering
• I3N - Institute of Nanostructures, Nano Models and Nanoproducts

Research Management Structure:

1 Central Service: GAP – Projects Liaison Office (under direct supervision of the Rectorate), Decentralized management structures under the Research Units.

Scientific production repositorium:

RepositórUM – ranked as 1st at national level and as 16th at international level, by the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities.

Universidade do Minho, Largo do Paço, 4704-553 Braga, Portugal

Contact: Mrs. Carla Santos; Mrs. Cristina Ferreira - +351 253 604502/03 - gap gap.uminho.pt