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ESAP-Escola Superior Artistica do Porto has an institutional affiliation with the Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Artistico do Porto (CESAP), a public non-profit entity, established in May 1982 and legalized by public deed in the Diario da Republica no. 202, III series, of 1 September 1982, with operating authorization granted by Order on 28 June. The location in the historic center of Porto - a world heritage site - corresponds to a strategic option that has contributed to significant interaction with the local community and the urban environment in which it is inserted. ESAP is one of the associate schools of UNESCO and has established various national and international protocols with universities and other institutions of artistic and cultural nature. The teachings here practiced are the various media that configure contemporary artistic and architectural production. Through an interdisciplinary practice, students construct their referential field, as a space of confrontation, in which different experiences and multiple theoretical-practical perspectives intersect. ESAP is a space for encouraging the research and meetings between artists, theoreticians, researchers, curators, or other professionals, national and international, both inside and outside the institution. The place that ESAP occupies in the territory of the arts and architecture is manifested in the growing recognition of its partners. Erasmus + started on 1 January 2014. The program replaced the previous European Commission funding programs in the areas of education, training, youth, and sport, namely: the Lifelong Learning Program, the Youth Program in Action, and other international programs, including Jean Monnet and Erasmus Mundus. The Erasmus + program is designed to support education, training, youth, and sport in all sectors of lifelong learning, including higher education, vocational training, adult education, school education, and youth activities. A new structure for the Erasmus + program was proposed to reflect the need for further simplification and rationalization. Bringing together a range of different programs and initiatives of the European Commission it is hoped that its funding program will become more efficient and more accessible. Erasmus + is an integrated program, which means that it is based on Actions. Some activities funded under Lifelong Learning and Youth in Action will disappear and others to be translated into the new structure of Erasmus +. Erasmus + is a simplified EU funding program for education and training, youth, and sport. The activities are based on different types of opportunities which are all the projects offered by the Erasmus + program grouped into broader actions. Each action represents a different type of project aligned with a given area. We have four departments: Department of Architecture, Department of Visual Arts, Department of Theater and Cinema, Department of Theory and History. View full university

Founded in 1911, the University of Porto (U.Porto) is a benchmark institution for Higher Education and Scientific Research in Portugal and one of the top 200 European Universities according to the most relevant international ranking systems. The U.Porto combines high-quality education focused on individual vocations and talents as well as market needs with the claim to being the greatest birthplace of science in Portugal. It is committed to converting into social assets the talent and innovation from its 14 faculties, one business school, and over 50 research centers. The U.Porto has the richest academic community in Portugal and brings together the country’s highest-ranked students, a highly qualified scientific and teaching staff, and a growing number of international students, teachers, and researchers. Its fully-equipped campus embedded within the city guarantees an optimal academic, scientific, and also social, and cultural experience. Being open to the community and business is the main trademark of the U.Porto. The University is itself an important driving force for economic, social, cultural, and scientific development in Northern Portugal and the country as a whole. The U.Porto creates leaders, promotes innovators, and encourages entrepreneurs. In short, it trains people who can make a difference in their communities. This is the attitude we are projecting to the world. Currently, the U.Porto is the most international of Portugal’s universities thanks to its active cooperation with hundreds of higher education institutions worldwide. Our ambition now is to establish the U.Porto as one of the top 100 universities in the world by 2020. The University of Porto rose to seventh place in the best Ibero-American (Latin American, Caribbean, and the Iberian Peninsula) Universities list, according to the SCImago Ibero-American Institutions Ranking 2015. Published by the SCImago Group, using the Scopus database as the source, this ranking is the result of a comparative analysis of the universities scientific activity between 2009 and 2013, according to bibliometric indicators such as the number of publications, the impact factor quality, specialization index, scientific leadership and excellence of publications. The University of Porto raised three spots from last year's ranking and was the only one in the top 10 list that moved up in the classification. To this performance contributed the 17,783 scientific articles published by the University between 2009 and 2013 – 2,000 more than the previous studied period (2008-2012). Besides the number of publications, the University also registers a 1.16 in the impact factor (citations per publication), meaning its articles are cited about 16% above the world average. The University of Porto offers the community specialized services based on its knowledge areas, through schools and research centers, or facilities created for the purpose. You can take a pet to the veterinary clinic at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS) you can have dental care provided by the students at the Faculty of Dental Medicine (FMDUP) you can check the authenticity of a manuscript signature with the help of biology experts from the Faculty of Sciences (FCUP), and you can benefit from some of the world’s most advanced methods for cancer diagnosis at IPATIMUP. Apart from services rendered by the schools and research centers, the University of Porto also has several multidisciplinary structures which provide answers to specific problems posed by the community. The U.Porto’s 15 schools (14 faculties + 1 business school) provide unique conditions to pursue an outstanding academic record that will be valued in the job market. All of this takes place in a multicultural learning environment committed to the highest standards of excellence. The courses at the U.Porto are remarkably diverse: over 600 training programs (graduate, postgraduate and lifelong) guarantee solutions for all types of students starting from 1st cycle undergraduates up to Masters degree and Doctoral degree students. We also offer a vast number of lifelong learning courses, advanced training courses, and specialization courses with a strong emphasis on the professional re-qualification of the participants. Education at the U.Porto is aimed at employability and immediate inclusion in the job market. Our curricula respond to market needs and focus on “hands-on” learning, which is in permanent contact with professionals from various institutions. As a result, U.Porto students have a high level of employment rate. Every year, major Portuguese companies contact the University looking for potential employees. At U.Porto, you have the privilege to learn from highly qualified and specialized teaching staff, have access to advanced laboratory equipment and technology, be able to study in modern libraries, or enjoy one of the many opportunities for academic mobility. All of this is done in close connection with scientific research groups and regional and national industries and companies, as well as with the city’s two central hospitals. View full university