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Universidade Portucalense will welcome first-year students of its first cycle study programmes on 8 and 10 September, with a set of activities specially designed to promote their confident, active, and participatory integration into academic life. On 8 September, at 9.30 a.m., the Aula Magna hosts the Welcome Session. Between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., the Academic Departments will be presented in rooms organised by subject area, providing a first contact with lecturers, colleagues, and the structure of the programmes. The day will end with a social event, starting at 1 p.m., next to the Espelho d’Água, with the motto “Meeting Point: Start Here!” On 10 September, activities resume at 2 p.m. with the distribution of freshers’ kits, also at the Espelho d’Água. At 2.30 p.m., the Family Photo 2025 will be taken, bringing together all the new students and lecturers. The afternoon continues with the dynamic “Freshers’ Mission: Challenge yourself and Connect!” between 3 p.m. and 5.30 p.m., on campus. The programme will end with the Institutional Welcome Session at 5.30 p.m. in the Aula Magna, which will officially mark the opening of the new academic year and the start of the new students’ academic journey.

The second round of applications (2025-2026) for the 15 1st cycle study programmes at Universidade Portucalense runs until 4 August. Architecture and Urbanism, Multimedia and Arts, Law, Legal Services, International Relations, Economics, Management, Health Management and Administration, Marketing, Industrial Engineering and Management, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Psychology, Education, Tourism, and Hospitality Management are part of the study programmes offered. With a qualified teaching staff, Universidade Portucalense stands out in higher education for the quality and innovation of the study programmes offered as well as for its research capacity. The large and modern campus of Universidade Portucalense is within the Asprela University Campus, in Porto, and has both metro and bus stops right outside its grounds. Application information can be found here. See Study Programmes Offered.

No dia 21 de maio, o Summit Marketing Relacional – Sustentabilidade traz à Universidade Portucalense oradores de referência.

From 12 to 16 May, Universidade Portucalense will be promoting the 3rd edition of Sustainability Week, under the theme “The future is today”, with the aim of inspiring and mobilising the academic community to build a healthier future, starting with everyday behaviours.

On 1 and 2 July, Universidade Portucalense is holding the 2nd International Symposium on Human Rights and Citizenship, on the theme “Human Rights in Crisis? Tensions between Global Challenges and Local Conjunctures.”

Universidade Portucalense is holding the PNUM 2025, the 13th PNUM Conference of the Lusophone Urban Morphology Network, from 28 to 30 July.

On 19 May, Rector Fernando Ramos will take part in the online event “The Future of Distance Education: Challenges and Opportunities in a Lusophone and European Context”, promoted by ABED – the Brazilian Distance Education Association.

Universidade Portucalense, through Cultura@Portucalense and the Department of Tourism, Heritage, and Culture, will hold the “Resilient Heritage” Talks on 29 April. This initiative, part of the celebrations for the International Day of Monuments and Sites (18 April), will reflect on the importance of this date; address the challenges in preserving archaeological heritage; highlight practical cases and innovative solutions; and analyse the relevance of religious heritage. PROGRAMME 2h30 pm – Welcoming the participants 2h15 pm – Opening session Fernando Ramos, Rector of Universidade Portucalense Isabel Vaz de Freitas, Director of the Department of Tourism, Heritage, and Culture. Fátima Matos Silva, Coordinator of the Cultura@Portucalense project Moderated by: Helena Albuquerque, lecturer at the Department of Tourism, Heritage, and Culture 3h00 pm – Challenges in Preserving Archaeological Heritage Maria Antónia Silva, Head of the Culture and Tourism Division of the Municipality of Paredes 3h30 pm – What is the International Monuments and Sites Day and what is it for? Orlando Sousa, Archaeologist, President of ICOMOS Portugal 4h00 pm – On the humanistic value of religious art: religious heritage as a metaphor for humanity Marco Daniel Duarte Director of the Museum of the Sanctuary of Fátima, Correspondent of the National Academy of Fine Arts 4h30 pm – Debate 5h00 pm – Coffee-break Registration  

On 24 April, at 2pm, the Aula Magna will host a special programme for the “VI Image Play – International Video Art Festival”. This screening will show experimental audiovisual works that explore the process and cycles of algorithmic permutation of digital scientific and technological thinking. With this initiative, Universidade Portucalense aims to highlight the social importance of experimental audiovisual creations as a language of contemporary art and to encourage inter-institutional and international collaboration. Registration 

All of Universidade Portucalense’s research units have been rated “Very Good” by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). The FCT’s announcement on 15 April 2025 of the provisional results of the evaluation of research units brought great news for our university: all four research units, CIAUD.UPT, CINTESIS-UPT (RISE.Health), IJP, and REMIT, were rated “Very Good”. Congratulations are therefore in order to all of the institution’s employees, especially the researchers and support staff, whose committed contribution was decisive for this result. This result recognises the continuous improvement that the University has been making in all areas, with special emphasis on research. It is yet another strong incentive to reinforce the standards of quality and innovation adopted in all the University’s scope of action, namely in undergraduate, postgraduate, and executive education, and in research.