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economics and business

school of. economics and business. Porto, Portugal. Country/Nation Portugal is the most westerly country in continental Europe. Its national borders are the oldest in Europe and were established in the 13th century.

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  1. school of economicsandbusiness

  2. Porto, Portugal

  3. Country/Nation Portugal is the most westerly country in continental Europe. Its national borders are theoldest in Europe and were established in the 13th century. Five centuries ago, the Portuguese “started” globalization. The main heritage of that process of maritime expansion is the cultural link with seven Portuguese speaking countries, which account for over 230 million people. Portuguese is the fourth most spoken European language and the sixth most spoken language on the planet.

  4. City/Region Porto was founded in the Middle Ages. Late in the 1700s it became the location where the world famous Port wine reaches its stage of maturation - the southbank cellars. Over 1 million inhabitants live in the Metropolitan area of Porto. The city has a dynamiccultural life animated by theatres, museums, art exhibitions, and live concerts.

  5. 14 Faculties • Faculty of Architecture • Faculty of Fine Arts • Faculty of Sciences • Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences • Faculty of Sport • Faculty of Law • Faculty of Economics • Faculty of Engineering • Faculty of Pharmacy • Faculty of Arts • Faculty of Medicine • Faculty of Dental Medicine • Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences • Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar • 1 Business School • EGP – University of Porto Business School • 70 Research Units • 3 Campuses University of Porto The University of Porto is the largest university in Portugal and the most prestigious teaching and research institution in the country.

  6. University of Porto 29.000 students 35 First cycle courses (BSc) 18 Integrated master courses 139 Second cycle courses(MSc) 49 Third cycle courses (PhD) 400 Lifelong education courses

  7. University of Porto 2479 Foreign students (7.7% of total) 77 Different Nationalities 1155 on international mobility programmes 506 in first cycle / Degrees 409 in second cycle / Masters 283 in 3rd cycle /doctorates 126 post-doctoral researchers

  8. University of Porto One of the top 200 European Universities. 2122 Articles indexed in the ISI Web of Science in 2009 22,5% Of the articles produced in Portugal Academic Ranking of World Universities 2009: 1 (Portugal) ; 171 (Europe) ; 402 (World) 2009 Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities: 1 (Portugal) ; 140 (Europe) ; 332 (World) Webometrics 2010 (CSIC, Madrid): 1 (Portugal) ; 67 (Europe) ; 214 (World) Some of the most relevant Portuguese industry innovations have come from theresearch centers of the University of Porto

  9. school of economicsandbusiness

  10. School of Economics and Business - University of Porto (FEP.UP) Founded in 1953, FEP.UP aims to be an international reference at the educational level but also in advanced research in Economics, Business and Management. FEP. UP has a high position among the Portuguese schools of Economics and Business.

  11. Highly qualified staff, good facilities and equipment plus good relations with the business world are the bases for the high quality training that FEP provides to its students, which is fully acknowledged by the labour market. • 2979 students: • 1785 Undergraduate • 1194 Postgraduate • 132 full-time teachers (77% PhDs) • in all main areas of Economics and Management • 36 guest lecturers

  12. 20 programmes 2 undergraduate • Bachelor in Economics • Bachelor in Business Administration 2 PhD • Doctoral Programme in Business and Management Studies • DoctoralProgrammeinEconomics • 16 masters • MasterinEconomics • Master in Economics and Business Administration • Master in Environmental Economics and Management • Master in Economics and Management of Cities • Master in Economics and Management of Innovation • MasterinInternationalBusiness • Master in Human Resources Management • MasterinAccounting • MasterinFinance • Master in Finance and Taxation • Masterin Sales Management • Master in Health Care Economics and Management • MasterinServicesManagement • Masterin Marketing • Master in Data Analysis and Decision Support Systems • Master in Quantitative Methods for Economics and Management

  13. 2010 • FEP.UP attracts the best students in the country • More than 2400 applications for Master courses and about 100 for Ph.D. • The high numbers of national and international applicants reveal the attractiveness of our School. • In 2010, FEP.UP has enrolled 881 new students: • 372 in Undergraduate programmes • 509 in Masters and Doctoral programmes

  14. Partner of EGP-UPBS FEP.UP jointly with EGP.UP have created EGP-UPBS – the University of Porto Business School to provide executive education and advanced executive management training. • MBA’s • Postgraduate Programmes • Open Executive Education • Customised Programmes • Business Services

  15. Foreign Students and Mobility Programmes 208 Foreign students at the School of Economics and Business in 2010/11 32 In 1st Cycle / Degree (BSc) 51 In 2nd Cycle / Masters (MSc) 14 In 3rd Cycle / Doctorate (PhD) 111 studentsonmobility IN The School of Economics and Business has mobility programmes with major Universities in Europe, America and in Portuguese speaking Countries. 118 students on international mobility OUT

  16. Research and Development 2 ResearchUnits CEF.UP LIAAD 2 Units classified as “Very Good”: CEF.UP and LIAAD 45 Scientific articles indexed in the ISI Web of Science in 2009

  17. 56 WorkingPapers 82 InternationalArticles 59 RESEARCHERS 52 ASSOCIATES 7 AFFILIATES Research center in Economics and Finance hosted at FEP.UP funded by the Science and Technology Foundation (FCT) 7 researchareas 2003 - 2010 Internationaland Regional Economy GrowthandTechnologicalChange Microeconomicsand Industrial Organization MacroeconomicsandMonetaryEconomics Financial EconomicsBusinessandAccounting Labor, EducationandHealthEconomics SchoolsofEconomicThought, MethodologyandEconomicHistory

  18. 13 BOOKS 53 members 20 PhD, 27 PhDstudents, 6 other 122 OtherInternationalArticles 88 InternationalArticles ISI 30 CHAPTERSIN BOOKS The Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support (LIAAD) is one of the R&D Units funded by FCT, founded in 1988. 2003 - 2009 Data Mining (DM) for DecisionSupport Traditionofconductinghighqualityresearchin 3 areas Data AnalysisandStatisticalMethods for DecisionSupport ModelingandOptimization for DecisionSupport

  19. SchoolofEconomicsandBusiness, Universityof Porto Rua Dr. Roberto Frias 4200-464 Porto Portugal Telephone: +351 225 571 100 Fax: +351 225 505 050 cexecutivo@fep.up.pt www.fep.up.pt

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