Porto University

In search of digital innovations with social impact, the World Summit Awards 2021 found in “ZoomGuide” one of the best proposals in the area of “Tourism & Culture”.

The city’s Historic Centre will receive a shot of new blood with the opening of a university residence, in a building owned by Port City Hall, in Bainharia Street. The management of the facilities will be shared between the City Hall, Federação Académica do Porto (FAP) and the University of Porto.

The City and the University of Porto give the go ahead to differentiated projects for three new university student dorms, which will give the city students 270 more beds.

A team of researchers from the Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (Institute for Research and Innovation in Health) (i3S) at the University of Porto found in cell-to-cell communication a way to stop the progression of pancreatic cancer.

The fund, made available by the Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência, will allow the launch of more than 150 new courses and training for adults, as well as five degrees in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics.

The first phase of applications for the 2022/23 academic year extends until 28 February.

The most recent “Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments” highlights Faculdade de Desporto as the 43rd best university in the world in the field of sport science.

The architecture studio SUMMARY is among the 20 best offices in the world, according to the ArchDaily platform.

Organisation is looking for those who want to share the season’s tradition with foreign students living in the city.

This partnership presupposes the hiring of 55 workers, along with more than 70 researchers from the Porto institution.