University of Porto
Portugal's largest university, with leading engineering, medicine and science faculties in the country's second city.
Why it's a good choice
Top-ranked in Portugal for engineering and medicine; strong ties to Porto's hospitals and growing tech scene.
Strongest for
Courses to look at here
BA Graphic Design
Typography, branding and visual storytelling with a portfolio focus.
BA Illustration
Drawing, narrative image-making, digital techniques and building a commissioned portfolio.
BA Journalism
Reporting, writing, media law and ethics, with newsroom practice and work placements.
BEng Civil Engineering
Structures, roads, bridges, water and how cities are physically built.
BEng Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Circuits, signals and hardware — the base for chips, robotics and energy tech.
BEng Industrial / Manufacturing Engineering
How factories and operations are designed, measured and improved.
BEng Mechanical Engineering
Machines, thermodynamics and manufacturing — the broadest engineering degree.
BSc Business Management
Broad grounding in how organisations work: strategy, finance, operations and people.
BSc Computer Science
Programming, algorithms, systems and theory — the widest door into tech.
BSc Economics
How markets, money and policy interact, with a strong quantitative core.
BSc Nursing
Clinical placements from year one leading to registration as a nurse.
Degree in Medicine
Six years, the highest entrance marks in the country, and the only route to becoming a doctor of any specialty.
Course availability changes each year — always check the centre's own site before you apply.