Origins
The origins of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto date back to 1762, with the creation of the Nautical Classroom, which became the Royal Academy of Marine and Commerce of the City of Porto in 1803.
In 1837, it was renamed the Polytechnic Academy of Porto, considered to be the first engineering school in the country. With the creation of the University of Porto in 1911, the engineering programmes at the University of Porto became an 'attached school' to the Faculty of Sciences, until the Technical Faculty was created with its own autonomy in 1915. In 1926, the school changed its name to the Faculty of Engineering, which it has retained to this day.