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located in Portugal ’ s central r egion

located in Portugal ’ s central r egion. t he university in numbers. 488000 (11500 online). 13600 students. 320 post-doc. 5150 g raduated courses. 77 nationalities ( campus). 1020 beds. 6 canteens. 630 non-teaching staff. 910 professors. 100 researchers.

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located in Portugal ’ s central r egion

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  1. located in Portugal’s central region

  2. the university in numbers 488000 (11500 online) 13600 students 320 post-doc 5150 graduated courses 77 nationalities (campus) 1020 beds 6 canteens 630 non-teaching staff 910 professors 100 researchers

  3. a distinctive organisation a young university (1973), pioneer in its educational offer • telecommunications, integrated teacher training, ceramics engineering, environmental engineering, regional and urban planning, industrial management and engineering, tourism, music… were innovations at national level binary system (2014/2015) • university education: 30 undergraduate degrees – 1st cycle, 7 integrated masters, 60 masters – 2nd cycle, 57 doctoral programmes • polytechnic education: 20 undergraduate degrees – 1st cycle, 8 masters – 2nd cycle • non-degree education - advanced training programmes (1), specialization courses (8), technological specialisation courses (17), and professional graduate staff course (3) and training supplement (2)

  4. a distinctive organisation no faculties 16 departments • science • Chemistry • Mathematics • Geosciences • Physics • Biology • others • Social, Political and Territorial Sciences • Health Sciences • Economics, Management and Industrial Engineering • Education • engineering • Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics • Environment and Planning • Materials and Ceramics • Mechanical Engineering • Civil Engineering • humanities and arts • Languages and Cultures • Communication and Art 4 polytechnicschools(since 1997) • Águeda School of Technology and Management • Health School • Aveiro Institute of Accounting and Administration • School of Design, Management and Production Technologies

  5. matrix and interdisciplinary organisation

  6. a distinctive organisation • public foundation operating under private law • budget ~102M€ (2014) • income % (2014)

  7. comprehensive degrees in 7 out of the 8 CNAEF fields

  8. comprehensive, with an emphasis on sciences and engineering PhDs by area of study

  9. recognised for its educational commitment • holds the ECTS Label (2009) and the Diploma Supplement Label (2009) • 5 Master programmes recognised by EUR-ACE (electronic and telecommunications engineering, computers and telematics engineering, civil engineering, environmental engineering and physical engineering) • innovative in its teaching (PBL, “Aalborg model”,…) • intensive programme for integrating and monitoring students, promoting close ties tutor-student • “Teachingday” (promotingthe debate onTeaching& Learning) • Quality Assurance System (SubGQ_UC: Subsystem for Quality Assurance of the Course Unit) • commitment to different publics and professional education(UNAVE, UINFOC)

  10. recognised for its educational commitment concerned with employability (internships and careers office, “entrepreneurship simulation” project …)

  11. recognised for its educational commitment concerned with employability

  12. recognised for its educational commitment with other Portuguese universities (post-graduate) • 5 with UP • 4 with UP and UMinho • 3 with UMinho • 2 with UC • 2 with UL and UNL • 2 with UL • 1 with UBI • 1 with UL and UC • 1 with UP, UC, UL and UNL • 1 with UP, UL, UC, Uminho and UBI • 1 with UP and UAlg • 1 with UP and UNL • 1 with Uminho and UBI • 1 with Uminho and UTAD • 1 with Uminho and UCatólica • 1 with UTAD and IPB • 1 com UNL, UÉvora • 1 com ISCTE-IUL 30 in total (+ 4 than in 2013/2014) a wide teaching network with the region (polytechnic schools, technological specialization courses, professional graduate staff course)

  13. recognised for its educational commitment a wide teaching network with European universities • 3 Erasmus Mundus masters • 2 Erasmus Mundus mobility programmes • 2 Erasmus Mundus doctoral programmes with CPLP (community of Portuguese speaking countries) governments and universities • Angola (ISPTEC; Academia Sonangol; Higher Institute of Benguela) • Brazil (Science without Borders, International Undergraduate Degree Programme, lifelong teacher’s training) • Cape Verde (Assembly, various ministries, Uni-CV) • Mozambique (UEM, UniZambeze, UniLúrio, UP, pensas@MOZ) • Timor-Leste (school curricula and textbooks, Faculty of Exact Sciences of UNTL)

  14. supporting its students • social services • social fund • active social support • social vouchers (food, accommodation, transportation, learning materials) • social merit scholarships • on-campus health care and agreements with health units • specific support for students with special needs • student helpline - LUA

  15. excelling in research 19 research centres, most of them interdepartmental • CESAM – Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies • CICECO – Materials Institute of Aveiro • I3N-FSCOSD – Institute for Nanostructures, Nanomodelling and Nanofabrication • IT – Telecommunications Institute • iBi-MED – BiomedicineInstituteof Aveiro • CIDTFF – Research Centre for Didactics and Technology in Teacher Education • CIDMA – Centre of Research and Development in Mathematics and Applications • CINTESIS – Research Centre onHealthTechonologiesandServices • CIPES – Research Centre on Higher Education Policies • CLLC – Centre for Languages, Literatures and Cultures • GEOBIOTEC –GeoBioSciences, GeoTechnologies and GeoEngineering • GOVCOPP – Research Unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies • ID+ – Research Institute for Design, Media and Culture • IEETA – Institute of Telematics and Electronic Engineering of Aveiro • INET-MD – Ethnomusicology Institute – Centre for the Study of Music and Dance • CIC.DIGITAL – Research Centre onCommunication, Informationand Digital Culture • QOPNA – Organic Chemistry, Natural and Agro-food Products • RISCO – Research Centre for RisksandSustainabilityinConstruction • TEMA – Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation

  16. excelling in research evaluated by international panels – research units (FCT, 2013) * with access to the restructuring fund

  17. excelling in research evaluated by international panels – integrated members (FCT, 2013) * with access to the restructuring fund

  18. excelling in research • 87% of teaching staff (FTE) hold a PhD (2014) • doctoral school (since 2011) • research support office (ongoing projects on 31.07.2015) • ranked in 8 ISI fields (essential science indicators - Web of Science)

  19. excelling in research

  20. excelling in research invited chairs • marine studies • neuroscience • telecomunications • retail management

  21. excelling in research publications – benchmarking

  22. excelling in research publications and citations

  23. excelling in research publications and citations

  24. excelling in research

  25. excelling in research • PERFORMANCE A (VERY GOOD) • 6research | 2internationalisation • 1technologytransfer | 1 link withtheregion 69th POSITION • ONE OF THE BEST 50 EUROPEAN DESIGN COURSES • 212thPOSITION • INTERNATIONAL REGISTRERED PATENTS (1st NATIONAL) • INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SATISFACTION AWARD 2015 • VERY GOOD (8+ outof 10) 26th POSITION

  26. excelling in research • 157th- chemicalsciences • 163th- engineering • 171th- design andprojectedenvironments 145th- chemicalengineering 147th- materialssciences 151th- engineering 178th- environment / ecology 189th- chemistry • 128th- mathematics • 132th- materialssciences • 172th- chemistry

  27. with impact on innovation and wealth creation incubating companies

  28. with impact on innovation and wealth creation IEUA graduate companies 1997-2015

  29. with impact on innovation and wealth creation IEUA among the best... 2014 • winner in the “Return on Investment” category (conference “Boosting Academic Enterpreneurship”, University of Twente) • second place in “Best Science Based Incubator” (Technopolicy Network – The Netherlands) 2013 • it ranked among the three best in the "Fastest Growth“ and "Self Sustainability“ categories(conference “Boosting Academic Enterpreneurship”, University of Twente)

  30. with impact on innovation and wealth creation inventions – benchmarking numberof inventions (gathered between 2008-2012) / 100 professors

  31. with impact on innovation and wealth creation revenue from licensing / technology transfer

  32. with impact on innovation and wealth creation contracts with industry and services

  33. with impact on innovation and wealth creation with specific tools for promoting cooperation • UATEC, GrupUNAVE, IDAD, service portfolio, University-Enterprise Office houses major R&D companies on Campus • PT Inovação (IT) • Nokia Siemens (150 engineers, IT) • Sapo (20 grant holders, 150 students) supporting and being supported by the region • promoter of Aveiro Digital with PT Inovação and the region (2003-2007) • case study for the QREN Observatory • thinking the region with CIRA – Intermunicipal Community of the Aveiro Region: Aveiro 2020 – Innovative and Competitive Region • ECOMARE with CM Ílhavo and Administração do Porto de Aveiro – anchor projects of the ocean cluster Sea Economics Association

  34. with impact on innovation and wealth creation Science and Innovation Park – Creative Science Park Aveiro Region • an extension of the campus • 19 stakeholders: UA, 2 town halls, CIRA, 2 banks, 8 companies, 5 institutional partners • 5 thematic areas

  35. with impact on innovation and wealth creation • a “single distributed incubator” in several municipalities of the region of Aveiro • promoting and developing local entrepreneurial policies • Biocant, Sanjotec, …

  36. promoting public understanding of science large number of initiatives • Fábrica de Ciência Viva • PmatE – Mathematics teaching project • BiologianaNoite • CAMBADA, Micro-rato • Chemistry Olympiad • Research Day • Summer Academy • Campus Junior • Tecla – Student tournament in Multilanguage Computing • Electronics competition "Met'Água" • Project ÍCARO • Horizontes da Física (conference cycle)

  37. promoting culture • open language courses • GrETUA (experimental theatre) • Centre for Jazz Studies (and collection José Duarte) • collection Madeira Luís - largest non-public Portuguese collection of posters • other collections and assets (Frederico de Freitas, José Moças - Fado, Aldónio Gomes, collection of ceramics and glass, ...) • organiser of main music festival of the region and leader of the OrquestraFilarmonia das Beiras

  38. with growing international character • member of ECIU - European Consortium of Innovative Universities, Campus of the Sea (University of Vigo…), AULP, EUCEN, AUIP, Campus Europae • presidency of Columbus Association (Rector) • vice-presidency of TordesilhasGrup (Rector) • international institutional assessment: CRE – 1996, EUA – 2007 • Asian Studies Centre , India Platform, Gent • Confucius Institution of the University of Aveiro • multiple cooperation projects with CPLP countries (Cape Verde, Timor-Leste…)

  39. with growing international character a large international community • 77 countries on Campus!

  40. a model university campus: modernity, human touch, … • open museum of Portuguese contemporary architecture • (2 Pritzker prize laureates) • a close liaison with Students Union (AAUAv) and with Alumni • (partnership with alumni association, alumni office) • a sustainable campus programme • (increased accessibility, energy efficiency, biodiversity)

  41. a model university campus: modernity, human touch, … it’s good to live and work on campus

  42. a university with a vision • comprehensive, intimate, excellent, inclusive, attractive • leader among Portuguese universities • european reference in at least two areas • international dimension in all activities • recognised as an innovation research university

  43. SOURCES • GPE – Gabinete de Planeamento Estratégico • UATEC - Unidade de Transferência de Tecnologia da Universidade de Aveiro • IEUA - Incubadora de Empresas da Universidade de Aveiro • GAI – Gabinete de Apoio à Investigação • GESP – Gabinete de Estágios e Saídas Profissionais

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