FEUP IN FIGURES 2012

• HUMAN RESOURCES
• TRAINING OPTIONS, STUDENTS AND EMPLOYABILITY
• RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
• FEUP AND SOCIETY – THE THIRD MISSION
• INTERNATIONALIZATION
• RESOURCES

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HUMAN RESOURCES

Human Resources
Teaching staff	534
FTEa Teaching staff	416.7
Teaching staff holding a PhD (FTE)	88%
Researchers	25
FTE non-academic staff	324b
FTE non-academic staff/FTE teaching staff ratio	0.78

(a) - Full-time equivalent.

(b) - Does not include piece work contracts.

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TRAINING OPTIONS, STUDENTS AND EMPLOYABILITY

Programme (2012/2013)

Courses	68
Degree courses
Undergraduate courses	3
Integrated Masters (1st and 2nd cycle) courses	9
All the integrated masters, as well as the master in Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering exhibit the European quality label EUR-ACE (www.enaee.eu).
Masters courses	11
PhD courses	22
Non-degree courses
Specialisations and Advanced studies courses	3
Stand-alone training courses	20

Admissions (2012/2013)

Admissions to degree courses administered at FEUP	1 660
Number of applicants per place available (1st phase)	3.2
Applicants admitted to their first choice courses (1st phase)	56%
Average acceptable admission grade (1st phase)	16.5
New students enrolled on undergraduate courses	20
New students enrolled on Integrated Masters (1st and 2nd cycle) courses	1 263
New students enrolled on Masters courses	237
New students enrolled on PhD courses	140

Students Enrolled (2012/2013)

Students Enrolled	8 559c
Degree syllabus	7 295 (fem.g.:31.5%)
Undergraduate courses	164
Integrated Masters (1st and 2nd cycle) courses	5 856
Masters courses	463
PhD courses	812
FTE students/FTE teaching staff ratio	16.4d
Non-degree syllabus	1 264
Advanced Studies courses	6
Specialisation courses	16
Stand-alone training courses	288
Training units forming part of FEUP courses	954

(c) - Does not include students on mobility programmes (see Internationalization). Includes the share of FEUP in courses in partnership with other organic units of UPorto, or with other Higher Education institutions.

(d) - Includes the number of FTE students enrolled on 1^st and 2^nd cycle courses in 2012/2013, or in year 1 of PhD courses. Also includes the number of FTE teaching staff as of 31/12/2012.

Graduations

Newly qualified graduates from courses administered at FEUP	1 055
Undergraduate degree courses	6
Integrated Masters (1st and 2nd cycle) degree courses	833
Masters degree courses	125
PhD courses	91

Employability (2011)

Students employed at date of graduation	32%
Students employed 1 month after graduation	48%
Students employed 4-6 months after graduation	79%

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RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

R&D Structures with participation of FEUP academic staff	30
R&D units whose host institution is FEUP	9
R&D units whose host institution is external to FEUP	21
R&D units rated Excellent, or Very Good, or which involve an Associate Laboratory	83%
Scientific Publications
Scientific publications indexed to the Web of Science - Thomson Reuters,	656
from which, with foreign coauthors	293
Scientific publications indexed to the Web of Science per FTE PhD holder	1.68
R&D Projectsf
National R&D projects being undertaken (without company involvement)	139
International R&D projects being undertaken (without company involvement)	33
R&D projects in progress in partnership with companies	73

(f) - The figures do not include projects under the direction of independent institutes.

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FEUP AND SOCIETY – THE THIRD MISSION

Cooperation
Cooperation agreements with companies (active)	165
Dissertations undertaken in companies (2011/2012)	367 (43.8%)
Cooperation agreements with international universities (valid)	296
Dissertations undertaken within mobility programmes (2011/2012)	38 (4.5%)
Technology Transfer
Patent applications filed in 2012/Cumulative total	6/57
Spin-off companies set up in 2012 (cumulative total)	20
Events	271
Cultural events	29
Scientific and academic events	224
Sports events	7
Events related to student associations	11

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INTERNATIONALIZATION

FEUP as a Member of International Associations
Participation in international associations	CESAER, MAGALHÃES, ESMU, IACEE, EAUC, ASEE, SEFI, etc.

Training at International Level (2012/2013)
Mobility students - INCOMING	494
Mobility students - OUTGOING	271
International students on undergraduate and integrated Masters (1st and 2nd cycle) courses (FTE)	93g
International students on Masters and Specialisation courses (FTE)	40g
International students on 3rd cycle courses (FTE)	157g

University Rankings
NTU Ranking	Rank (Europe/World)
UPorto in the Engineering Field	43/164
Mechanical Engineering	7/30
Chemical Engineering	12/60
Civil Engineering	16/67
University Ranking by Academic Performance	Rank (Europe/World)
UPorto in the Engineering, Computing & Technology Field	39/156

(g) - Does not include students on mobility programmes.

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RESOURCES

Physical Resources
Total area of the FEUP campus	93 918 m2
Green spaces	23 000 m2
Building footprint area – FEUP and Students’Union	26 778 m2
Building footprint area - Interface Institutes	3 600 m2
Building gross floor area - FEUP and Students’Union	83 975 m2
Building gross floor area - Library	6 419 m2
Building gross floor area - Interface Institutes	13 630 m2
Departments	9
Teaching labs	79
Number of computers available for teaching	1 610
Investment in lab equipment	1.50 M¤
Financial Resourcesh
State budget	22.60 M¤
Income from FEUP private sources	18.92 M¤
Income from FEUP R&D projects	11.47 M¤

(h) - Does not include income from FEUP academic staff activity under the direction of independent institutes.

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Finalised on 28/06/2013.