FEUP is located in the Asprela Pole of the University of Porto, an area known as the Porto Innovation District.
Concentrated in one square kilometre, this area is home to several faculties of the University of Porto, schools of the Polytechnic Institute of Porto, private universities, a central teaching hospital, an oncology institute and several national and international research institutes.
With around 50,000 people, it is primarily a technological centre, where the strong presence of engineering technologies, health sciences and entrepreneurship give considerable impetus to the innovation process.