Rectory
The Rectory is the central hub of U.Porto’s organisation. All of the University’s central governing bodies form part of the Rectory.
Organisational Units
U.Porto comprises 14 Teaching and Research Organisational Units (faculties) and 11 Research Organisational Units (associated research institutes), all of which have scientific, educational, administrative and financial autonomy.
Autonomous Services
The Autonomous Services are entities that operate centrally. While the University’s central governing bodies are all autonomous, they all form part of the Rectory. U.Porto has three Autonomous Services:
- SASUP (Social Support Services of the University of Porto) represents the most visible social support that U.Porto offers its students, in the form of assistance, benefits and services related to housing, food, health care and scholarships.
- SPUP (Shared Services of the University of Porto) provides shared support services to the organisational units. It is administratively and financially autonomous, although it depends on U.Porto’s central governing bodies.
- CDUP-UP (Sports Centre of the University of Porto) is responsible for encouraging and enabling sport to be practiced by U.Porto’s academic community.
Operational Centres
While the Operational Centres provide specialised services to U.Porto entities, they are also geared to serve external entities:
Competence Centres
Competence Centres support R&D activities as well as scientific and technical training: