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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 15 schools and over 50 research centres. 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 in 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.

Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP) is recognized by the Portuguese State as a free, autonomous university institution of public utility. UCP is recognized for the quality of its teaching, excellence in research, and education for citizenship and human values, boasting amongst its alumni several of the top CEO’s in the world, and recognized leaders in European politics, international law, economics and the arts. With the project Training for Resilience - a value for the future the Universidade Católica aims at: - Graduating 669 more graduates in STEAM areas - Increase the participation of + 5 537 adults in skills reconversion programmes - Benefit 21 334 students by reinforcing the quality of infrastructures - Develop + 3 Post-Graduate Alliances/Schools Inserted in the Recovery and Resilience Plan, the project has a total funding of 8,563,495 €

“Se formos apenas mais uma escola, seremos uma escola a mais” A Escola Superior de Comunicação Social (ESCS) é um estabelecimento de ensino superior público, pertencente ao Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa. A ESCS é uma instituição de referência no ensino da Comunicação em Portugal. A componente prática dos cursos e a relação com o mundo empresarial permitem que os alunos façam a ponte entre os saberes teóricos e práticos, o que possibilita um contacto mais próximo com a realidade profissional. A Escola ministra quatro cursos de licenciatura e outros quatro de mestrado nas áreas do Audiovisual e Multimédia; do Jornalismo; da Publicidade e Marketing; e das Relações Públicas; e um curso de pós-graduação em Branding e Content Marketing. A ESCS dispõe de um corpo docente altamente qualificado e de um conjunto de equipamentos tecnológicos que permitem o desenvolvimento de projetos nas áreas da televisão/vídeo, rádio/áudio e multimédia. A Escola está equipada com os seguintes espaços tecnológicos: estúdios de televisão (analógico e virtual); estúdios de rádio; redação multimédia; gabinetes de edição e pós-produção de vídeo; laboratórios multimédia; laboratórios de informática; e laboratório de comunicação organizacional. A ESCS oferece, ainda, a oportunidade de os alunos participarem em atividades extracurriculares, as quais representam uma mais-valia para a sua formação pessoal, académica e profissional.