FEUP RUA DR ROBERTO FRIAS 4200 465 PORTO

FEUP – RUA DR. ROBERTO FRIAS | 4200 -465 PORTO – PORTUGAL | TEL: +351 22 5081400 | FAX: +351 22 5081440 URL: http: //www. fe. up. pt | E-mail: feup@fe. up. pt

University of Porto Born in 1911 15 Faculties, enabling breadth and depth research 60 graduate degree courses 120 master degree courses 100 doctoral degree courses 2200 lecturers and researchers 1600 administrative staff 27000 students, of which 3500 postgraduate

FEUP : Faculty of Engineering The Engineering Faculty (FEUP) is the largest faculty of the University of Porto and has statutory, scientific, administrative and financial autonomy. The origin of FEUP dates from the creation of the Nautical School in 1762 and in its present designation exists since 1926.

AREAS OF ACTIVITY : TEACHING 9 undergraduate courses, 30 MSc courses and Ph. D in 12 fields of engineering. : RESEARCH FEUP is currently involved in more than one hundred research projects, many of these on an international basis and in cooperation with industry.

AREAS OF ACTIVITY : DEVELOPMENT FEUP provides significant support to the community, in close cooperation with the national industry. A wide type of services are offered, namely: production of software, prototype development, consulting, technical and economic feasibility studies, chemical analysis and other laboratory support services.

BUILDING AREAS 46% LABORATORIES OFFICES 19% LECTURE ROOMS 19% 7% LIBRARY 4% ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES SOCIAL SERVICES STUDENTS UNION COMPUTER CENTER 2% 2% 1% Total area 90. 000 m 2

DEPARTMENTS Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer and Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Management Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Mining Engineering Physics

LIBRARY More than 60. 000 monographs, including technical materials. More than 500 scientific journals. On-line access to full-text services. Subscription of databases in engineering: El Compendex, Inspec, Iconda, Current Contents. Access to e-books from: Ebrary, Knovel, Referex Engineering, Safari Tech Books Online. Automated library functions. Group work and multimedia areas. About 600 places for reading.

COMPUTER CENTER Network Equipment Gigabit local network (4 Gbit/s) Grid cluster for research 6000 access points 30 computer labs for general use Full wireless LAN coverage (802. 11 g) dual boot Linux/Windows PCs Remote access from home using VPN connections Student/computer ratio ~ 5: 1 Information system: Si. FEUP National and International awards: Descartes 1998 and EUNIS 2000 Management information on education and research

ACADEMIC COMMUNITY Undergraduate Master Doctor Total number of students 6257 Teaching + Researching staff 418 d. ETI Non-Teaching staff 239 s. ETI 5165 ratio 13: 1 735 357

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Management and Industrial Engineering Informatics and Computing Engineering Mechanical Engineering Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering Management Information Sciences * Journalism and Communication Systems * * in cooperation with other schools

MSc PROGRAMMES Applied Statistics and Modeling Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Systems * Automation, Instrumentation and Control Biomedical Engineering Building Construction Chemical Process Engineering Design and Manufacturing of Automotive Components Communication Networks and Services Computational Methods in Science and Engineering * Electrical and Computer Engineering * Environmental Planning and Urban Project * Environmental Engineering Fundamentals and Applications of Fluid Mechanics Industrial Design * Industrial Maintenance * Informatics Engineering Information Management * * Innovation and Technological Entrepreneurship * Materials Engineering Mechanical Engineering Metallurgical Engineering (Foundry) Multimedia Technology * Occupational Health and Safety Engineering Rehabilitation of Built-up Property Safety and Occupational Engineering Soil Mechanics and Geo-technical Engineering * Structures of Civil Engineering Technology and Management of Mineral Resources Transportation Transport Infrastructure * in cooperation with other schools

Ph. D PROGRAMMES Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Sciences Informatics Engineering Mechanical Engineering Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Mining Engineering Materials Engineering * Metallurgical Engineering Biomedical Engineering * in cooperation with other schools

BOLOGNA PROCESS - FEUP § Actual undergraduate programmes (5 years study) will become in 2006/2007: Integrated Master Programmes (5+0) § All Integrated Master Programmes will include in the final year a training period in industry to provide students a first experience on integration in a enterprise environment. § MSc Programmes § Ph. D Programmes

INTEGRATED MASTER COURSES Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Management and Industrial Engineering Informatics and Computing Engineering Mechanical Engineering Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering Management Bioengineering * * a new programme starting in 2006/2007

FOREIGN STUDENTS

74 8 79 50 50 137 1

ERASMUS MOBILITY

INTERCHANGES STUDENTS 2005/2006

3/4 1/13 ERASMUS 2005/06 – INCOMING/OUTGOING Students by Country 1/1 3/5 0/7 0/8 0/5 14/11 3/0 1/8 1/7 0/3 5/13 2/3 1/1 0/2 1/0 0/2 26/15 9/25 3/0 0/4

SOCRATES/ERASMUS Partner Institutions – 2006/07 GERMANY Total: 15 universities AUSTRIA Total: 1 university • • • • Aachen: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen Berlin: Technische Universität Berlin Braunschweig: Technische Universität Braunschweig Darmstadt: Technische Universität Darmstadt Dresden: Technische Universität Dresden Kaiserslautern: Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Karlsruhe: Universität Karlsruhe: Berufsaakademie Karlsruhe Magdeburg: Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg Munchen: Technische Universität Munchen Nürnberg: Georg-Simon-Ohm-Fachochschule Nürnberg Osnabrück: Fachhochschule Osnabrück Sigmaringen: Fachhochschule Albstadt-Sigmaringen Suttgart: Universität Suttgart Trier: Fachhochschule Trier • Graz: Technische Universität Graz

SOCRATES/ERASMUS Partner Institutions – 2006/07 BELGIUM • • Antwerpen: Hogeschool Antwerpen Brussels: Vrije Universiteit Brussel Gent: Universiteit Gent: Katholieke Hogeschool Sint-Lieven Total: 1 university • Sofia: Sofia University DENMARK • • • Horsens: Vitus Bering - Centre for Higher Education Lyngby: Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Odense: Ingeniørhøjskolen Odense Teknikum • • Bratislava: Slovenska Technická Univerzita v Bratislave Zilina: University of Zilina Total: 4 universities BULGARIA Total: 3 universities SLOVAK REPUBLIC Total: 2 universities

SOCRATES/ERASMUS Partner Institutions – 2006/07 SLOVENIA • Ljubljana: Univerza v Ljubljani • • • • • Barcelona: Universitat Politècnica de Cataluña Girona: Universitat de Girona Granada: Universidad de Granada La Coruña: Universidad de la Coruña Las Palmas: Univeridad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Leon: Universidad de Leon Madrid: Universidad Pontificia Comillas Madrid: Universidad Complutense de Madrid: Universidad Politecnica de Madrid: Universidad Privada Alfonso X El Sabio Murcia: Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena Santander: Universidad de Cantabria Santiago: Universidad de Santiago de Compostela Tenerife: Universidad de La Laguna Terragona: Universitat Rovira I Virgili Valencia: Universidad Politécnica de Valencia Valladolid: Universidad de Valladolid Vigo: Universidad de Vigo Zaragoza: Universidad de Zaragoza Total: 1 university SPAIN Total: 19 universities

SOCRATES/ERASMUS Partner Institutions – 2006/07 ESTONIA • Tallinn: Tallinn Technical University • • Lappeenranta: Lappeenranta University of Technology Oulu: University of Oulu (Oulun Yliopisto) Seinäjoki: Seinäjoki Polytechnic Tampere: Tampere University of Technology • • Athens: National Technical University of Athens Thessaloniki: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki • • • Delft: Technische Universiteit Delft Eindhoven: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Enscheden: University of Twente Total: 1 university FINLAND Total: 4 universities GREECE Total: 2 universities NETHERLANDS Total: 3 universities

SOCRATES/ERASMUS Partner Institutions – 2006/07 FRANCE Total: 20 universities • • • • • Bordeaux: École Nat. Sup. d'Elect. , Infor. et Radiocom. de Bordeaux Cergy: École Nat. Sup. de l'Electronique et des ses Applications Compiègne: Université de Technologie de Compiègne La Rochelle: Université de La Rochelle Lyon: Université Claude Bernard Lyon I Lyon: INSA Lyon - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon Marseille: Ecole Genéraliste D'Ingenieur de Marseille - EGIM Nancy: Institute National Polytechnique de Lorraine Paris: Universite Pierre et Marie Curie Paris: Université de Paris-Dauphine Paris: Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers Paris: Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers Paris: Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées Pau: Université de Pau – E. N. S. en Génie des Telechnologies Industrielles Rennes: INSA de Rennes Saint-Etienne: Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Etienne Strasbourg: Université de Louis Pasteur (Strasbourg I) Toulouse: INSA Toulouse: Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse Tours: Université François Rabelais/École Polytechnique

SOCRATES/ERASMUS Partner Institutions – 2006/07 HUNGARY Total: 1 university • Budapest: Budapest University of Technology and Economics ITALY • • • Benevento: Universita Degli Studi del Sannio Cagliari: Università degli Studi di Cagliari Firenze: Università degli Studi di Firenze Milano: Politecnico di Milano Napoli: Università degli Studi di Napoli Frederico II Padova: Università degli Studi di Padova Palermo: Università degli Studi di Palermo Perugia: Università degli Studi di Perugia Pisa: Università di Pisa Roma: Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza" Salerno: Università degli Studi di Salerno Trento: Universitá Degli Studi di Trento • • Kaunas: Kaunas University of Technology Vilniaus: Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas Total: 12 universities LITHUANIA Total: 2 universities

SOCRATES/ERASMUS Partner Institutions – 2006/07 NORWAY Total: 2 universities POLAND Total: 7 universities UNITED KINGDOM Total: 8 universities • • Kongsberg: Buskerud University College Trondheim: Norwegian University of Science and Technology • • Lodz: University of Lodz: The Academy of Humanities and Economics in Lodz Lublin: Maria Curie-Sklodowska University Lublin: Academia Medyczna w Lublinie Poznan: Poznan University of Technology Szczecin: Szczecin University Wroclaw: Wroclaw University of Technology • • Bristol: University of West England Dundee: University of Abertay Dundee Hull: University of Hull London: London Metropolitan University Loughborough: Loughborough University York: University of York

SOCRATES/ERASMUS Partner Institutions – 2006/07 CZECH REPUBLIC Total: 2 universities ROMANIA Total: 7 universities SWITZERLAND Total: 1 university • • Prague: Institut of Chemical Engineering, Prague: Czech Technical University in Prague • • Brasov: Universitatea "Transilvania" Din Brasov Bucharest: Universitatea. Tehnica de Constructii din Bucuresti Bucharest: Universitatea Politehnica din Bucuresti Cluj-Napoca: Technical University of Cluj-Napoca Iasi: Universitatea Tehnica “Gh. Asachi” din Iasi Suceava: Universitatea “Stefan cal Mare” Suceava Timisoara: Universitatea Polithenica din Timisoara • Lausanne: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

SOCRATES/ERASMUS Partner Institutions – 2006/07 SWEDEN Total: 4 universities TURKEY Total: 2 universities • • Gotebörg: Chalmers Tekniska Högskola Linköping: Linköpings Universitet Lund: Lunds Universitet Stockholm: Royal Institute of Technology • • EskiŞehir: Anadolu University Izmir: Ege University TOTAL: 24 COUNTRIES AND 124 UNIVERSITIES

SOCRATES/ERASMUS at UP – University of Porto • UNIVERSITY OF PORTO - International Office Institutional Coordinator: Mrs. Cristina Ferreira • FACULTY OF ENGINEERING - Cooperation Office Local Coordinator: Prof. Fernando Jorge Monteiro International Officer: Ms. Carla Rocha – erasmus@fe. up. pt DEPARTMENTS In each Department the Faculty of Engineering has a Teacher Responsible for the ERASMUS Mobility: Informatics and Computing Eng. - Prof. Augusto de Sousa Civil Eng. - Prof. Francisco Taveira Pinto Electrical and Computers Eng. - Prof. Artur Cardoso Mechanical Eng. - Prof. João Tavares Management and Industrial Eng. - Prof. António Brito Metallurgical and Materials Eng. - Prof. Filomena Viana Mining and Geo-Environmental Eng. - Prof. Jorge Carvalho Chemical Eng. - Prof. Miguel Madeira

RESEARCH UNITS INTERFACE INSTITUTES CEC – Research Centre of Construction CEEEA - Centre for Wind Energy and Atmospheric Flows CEFT – Research Centre in Transport Phenomena CEHRA – Studies Centre of Hydraulics and Environmental Resources CIGAR - Geo-environmental and Resources Research Centre CITTA – Research Centre for Territory Transports and Environment GMM/IMAT – Group of Metallic Materials of the Institute of Materials ISR-Porto – Institute for Systems and Robotics Porto LABEST – Laboratory of Concrete Technology and Structural Behavior LCM – Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials LEPAE – Laboratory of Process Engineering Environment Energy LIACC/NIAR – Artificial Intelligence and Computer Sciences Laboratory LSRE – Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering LSS - Laboratory of Signals and Systems IDMEC – Mechanical Engineering Institute INEB – Biomedical Engineering Institute INEGI – National Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Management INESC-Porto – System and Computers Engineering Institute of Porto IHRH - Hydraulics and Water Resources Institute IDIT - Institute of Development and Technological Innovation

INTERFACE INSTITUTES INEB – Institute for Biomedical Engineering The areas of activity of INEB are: Biomaterials and Biomedical Signal and Image IDMEC – Mechanical Engineering Institute R&D Groups: Design and Experimental Validation; Energy in the Built Environmental; Management and Industrial Engineering; Numerical Methods in Mechanical and Structural Engineering ; System Integration and Process Automation; New Energy Technologies IHRH - Hydraulics and Water Resources Institute Main areas of activity: Water Supply Systems, Sewerage Systems and Water Resources Management, Fluvial Hydraulics and Hydroelectric Power Plants, Coastal Engineering. INEGI - Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Management R&D Areas: design, materials, production, energy, maintenance, management and environment. INESC Porto - Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering of Porto Activities are clustered as follows: Telecommunications and Multimedia, Power Systems Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Information and Communication Systems , Optoelectronics ISR – Institute for Systems and Robotics – R&D areas: optimisation and control, process systems and control engineering, industrial automation and robotics.

Spin-offs BERD

Products Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) VENTOS - Wind flow prediction software Oceanographic Data Collection Autonomous Underwater Vehicle - ISURUS Patented relative acceleration transducer Inspection of Underwater Structures

Students in research 5 th in Robo. Cup World Championship - 2002 3 rd in Robo. Cup World Championship - 2001 Robo. Cup German Open Champions - 2001 Robo. Cup World Champions - 2000 Robo. Cup European Champions - 2000 Robo. Cup is an international joint project to promote (Distributed) Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Robotics

Students in research The Shell Eco-Marathon is an annual fuel-economy competition Air Cargo challenge is a national competition Aiming to the development of aeromodels. SSETI – the Student Space Exploration and Technology Initiative aims to increase the number of European students working in the fields of space technology and science by giving them practical hands-on experience of working on space missions.

FEUP – RUA DR. ROBERTO FRIAS 4200 -465 PORTO – PORTUGAL TEL: +351 22 5081400 FAX: +351 22 5081440 URL: http: //www. fe. up. pt E-mail: feup@fe. up. pt PORTO World Heritage