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University of Aveiro
Universidade de Aveiro
Motto	Theoria, Poiesis, Praxis
Type	Foundation University
Established	1973
Rector	Manuel Assunção
Administrative staff	927
Students	12,584 (2008)
Location	Aveiro, Portugal
Campus	Urban
Colours	White and green
Affiliations	EUA, ECIU, ESDP-Network, UNIMED
Website	www.ua.pt

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.

Geosciences department of Aveiro University.

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^{[citation needed]}.

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^{[citation needed]}.

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^{[citation needed]}.

Participates in post-graduate technical programs jointly with Carnegie Mellon University [1].

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)
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

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

References

^ http://www.estatisticas.gpeari.mctes.pt/archive/doc/insc07_08__difusao_.xls

External links

Aveiro Category:1973 establishments in Portugal Category:Educational institutions established in 1973

[1] ttp://www.estatisticas.gpeari.mctes.pt/archive/doc/insc07_08__difusao_.xls

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